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William Merritt Shaw 1819 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1819

Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 20 Dec 1907

Death Location: Griffin Saint, Tamworth, Peel River, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Charles Merritt

Mother: Susannah Brown

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Henry Shaw, Edwin Shaw, John Shaw

Early life: William Merritt Shaw arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1819, born to Charles Merritt and Susannah Convict Brown. William Merritt Shaw formed a family that included Henry Thomas Shaw, Edwin Valentine Shaw and John Henry Shaw. William Merritt Shaw concluded life in Griffin Saint, Tamworth, Peel River, New South Wales, Australia in 1907.

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Parents

Charles Merritt
Birth Location: –
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Susannah Brown
1792 – 1864
Birth Location: Baile Átha Cliath, County Dublin, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Shaw
1861 – 1943
Birth Location: Murlo, Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia
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Edwin Shaw
1863 – 1939
Birth Location: Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia
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John Shaw
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Dec 1819
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Dec 1907
    Event Place: Griffin Saint, Tamworth, Peel River, New South Wales, Australia
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