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Olive Thomson Shaw 1909–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jul 1909

Birth Location: Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Nov 1991

Death Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Shaw

Mother: Jeanie Thomson

Spouse(s): William Holt

Children(s):

The story of Olive Thomson Shaw began in 1909 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland. In 1921, Olive Thomson Shaw resided in Ottawa Dalhousie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Olive Thomson Shaw married William Frank Holt, and had children including Holt. Olive Thomson Shaw passed away in 1991 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Olive Thomson Shaw began in 1909 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • In 1921, Olive Thomson Shaw resided in Ottawa Dalhousie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • Olive Thomson Shaw married William Frank Holt, and had children including Holt.
  • Olive Thomson Shaw passed away in 1991 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Olive Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Olive Shaw
1909–1991
Birth Place: Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Campbell Shaw
1874–1948
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jeanie (Bone) Thomson
1874–1959
Glasgow Clyde, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Oliver (Martin) Thomson
1845–1899
Ireland
Jane ("Jessie") Bone
1845–1881
St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bone
1808–1877
Ann Drummond
1811–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bone
1764–1859
Margaret Walker
1788–

Olive Shaw's Timeline

3 Records

1909
05 Jul 1909
Birth of Olive Thomson Shaw in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1921
01 Jun 1921
Age 12
Olive Thomson Shaw resided here in Ottawa Dalhousie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa Dalhousie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1991
20 Nov 1991
Age 82
Death of Olive Thomson Shaw in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Canadian Passenger Lists
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 77; Census Place: Dalhousie Ward, Ottawa, Ontario; Page Number: 19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canadian Passenger Lists
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 77; Census Place: Dalhousie Ward, Ottawa, Ontario; Page Number: 19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Ottawa Dalhousie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 77; Census Place: Dalhousie Ward, Ottawa, Ontario; Page Number: 19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Canadian Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1991
    Event Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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