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Walter Benjamin Shaw 1859–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 OCT 1859

Birth Location: New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 13 NOV 1936

Death Location: Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia

Father: John Shaw

Mother: Elizabeth Robinson

Spouse(s): Margaret Higgins

Children(s):

Walter Benjamin Shaw was born in 1859 in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia, the child of John Shaw And Elizabeth Sarah Mary Lawton Robinson. Walter Benjamin Shaw married Margaret Higgins. Walter Benjamin Shaw passed away in 1936 in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • Walter Benjamin Shaw was born in 1859 in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia, the child of John Shaw And Elizabeth Sarah Mary Lawton Robinson.
  • Walter Benjamin Shaw married Margaret Higgins.
  • Walter Benjamin Shaw passed away in 1936 in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia.

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Walter Shaw's Ancestors

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Walter Shaw
1859–1936
Birth Place: New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
John Shaw
1829–1865
New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
Elizabeth (Sarah Mary Lawton) Robinson
1837–1865
New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
Grandparents
Joseph Shaw
1793–1840
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Pyers
1812–1887
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Pyers
1771–1850
Sarah Johnson
1783–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Pyers
1740–
Mercy Burrows
1744–1802

Walter Shaw's Timeline

3 Records

1859
10 OCT 1859
Birth of Walter Benjamin Shaw in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
1936
11 NOV 1936
Age 77
Death of Walter Benjamin Shaw in Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, Australia
Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, Australia
1936
13 NOV 1936
Age 77
Burial of Walter Benjamin Shaw in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia
Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1859
    Event Place: New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 NOV 1936
    Event Place: Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 NOV 1936
    Event Place: Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia

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