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Thomas Shaw 1540 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: CA 1540

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 14 MAR 1575

Death Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Christopher Shaw

Mother: Elizabeth Dewke

Spouse(s): Sybil Mason

Children(s): Joanna Owsley

The story of Thomas Shaw began in 1540 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Thomas Shaw married Sybil "Sibella" Thome Mason, and had children including Joanna Shaw Owsley. Thomas Shaw passed away in 1575 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Shaw began in 1540 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
  • Thomas Shaw married Sybil "Sibella" Thome Mason, and had children including Joanna Shaw Owsley.
  • Thomas Shaw passed away in 1575 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Shaw
1518 – 1583
Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
CS
Elizabeth Dewke
1520 – 1583
Birth Location: England
ED

Spouses(s)

Sybil Mason
1540 – 1589
Birth Location: Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
SM

Children(s)

Joanna Owsley
1560 – 1624
Birth Location: Barrington, Somerset, England
JO

Thomas Shaw's Ancestors

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Thomas Shaw
1540 – 1575
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Christopher Thomas Shaw
1518 – 1583
Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Cutlove Shawe) Dewke
1520 – 1583
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Shaw's Descendants

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Thomas Shaw (CA 1540 – 14 MAR 1575) m. Sybil ("Sibella" Thome) Mason (Abt. 1540 – Abt. 1589)
  1. 1. Joanna (Shaw) Owsley (1560 – 1624) m. Zachary Bicknell (01 Jan 1556 – 8 Jun 1621)
    1. 1. Jane (Ann) Bicknell (1585 – 1641) m. William Gamlett (1580 – 1630)
      1. 1. Anne Gamlett (1608 – 14 Dec 1695) m. Lieutenant (Samuel) Rider (19 Jun 1601 – 2 Dec 1679)
        1. 1. John RIDER**** (4 Dec 1636 – 5 Jan 1706) m. Hannah Barnes (1645 – 23 Oct 1691)

Thomas Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1540
CA 1540
Birth of Thomas Shaw in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1575
14 MAR 1575
Age 35
Death of Thomas Shaw in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: CA 1540
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1575
    Event Place: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
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