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William Shaw 1858–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1858

Birth Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 30 July 1918

Death Location: Egremont, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England

Father: John Shaw

Mother: Isabella Leeson

Spouse(s): Jessie Boadle

Children(s): Annie Shaw, Margaret Shaw, Benjamin Shaw, Thomas Shaw

William Shaw was born in 1858 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, the child of John Shaw And Isabella Leeson. In 1861, William Shaw resided in St Bees, Cumberland, England. William Shaw married Jessie Boadle, and had children including Annie Mary Shaw, Benjamin Shaw, Margaret Shaw, Thomas Henry Shaw. William Shaw passed away in 1918 in Egremont, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • William Shaw was born in 1858 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, the child of John Shaw And Isabella Leeson.
  • In 1861, William Shaw resided in St Bees, Cumberland, England.
  • William Shaw married Jessie Boadle, and had children including Annie Mary Shaw, Benjamin Shaw, Margaret Shaw, Thomas Henry Shaw.
  • William Shaw passed away in 1918 in Egremont, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shaw
1827–1879
Birth Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
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Isabella Leeson
1824–
Birth Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Jessie Boadle
1860–1946
Birth Location: St Bees, Cumberland, England
JB

Children(s)

Annie Shaw
1893–
Birth Location: Egremont, Cumberland, England
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Margaret Shaw
1895–
Birth Location: Egremont, Cumberland, England
MS
Benjamin Shaw
1897–
Birth Location: Egremont, Cumberland, England
BS
Thomas Shaw
1889–1905
Birth Location: Egremont, Cumberland, England
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William Shaw's Ancestors

Self
William Shaw
1858–1918
Birth Place: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Parents
John Shaw
1827–1879
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Isabella Leeson
1824–
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
James Leeson
1786–1843
St Bees, Cumberland, England
Nancy Cockbain
1793–1887
Galemire, St Bees, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Leeson
1766–1851
Elizabeth Carr
1769–
John* Cockbain
1759–1837
Isabella Tyson
1762–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Carr
1730–
Elizabeth Hawthorne
1730–
Henry Cockbain
1731–1808
Susanna Peat
1732–1808
John Tyson
1732–1773
Jane Robinson
1732–1771

William Shaw's Descendants

1.
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William Shaw (January 1858–30 July 1918) m. Jessie Boadle (18 Dec 1860–30 January 1946)
  1. 1. Annie (Mary) Shaw 1893–
  2. 2. Margaret Shaw 1895–
  3. 3. Benjamin Shaw 1897–
  4. 4. Thomas (Henry) Shaw 1889–1905

William Shaw's Timeline

8 Records

1858
January 1858
Birth of William Shaw in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
1858
21 Mar 1858
William Shaw was baptized in Winster,Westmorland,England
Winster,Westmorland,England
1861
1861
Age 3
William Shaw resided here in St Bees, Cumberland, England
St Bees, Cumberland, England
1871
1871
Age 13
William Shaw resided here in St Bees, Cumberland, England
St Bees, Cumberland, England
1891
1891
Age 33
William Shaw resided here in Egremont, Cumberland, England
Egremont, Cumberland, England
1901
1901
Age 43
William Shaw resided here in Egremont, Cumberland, England
Egremont, Cumberland, England
1911
1911
Age 53
William Shaw resided here in Egremont, Cumberland, England
Egremont, Cumberland, England
1918
30 July 1918
Age 60
Death of William Shaw in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1858
    Event Place: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4319; Folio: 32; Page: 3; GSU roll: 6099429
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10b; Page: 800
    [4] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5255; Folio: 49; Page: 8; GSU roll: 847450
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4896; Folio: 99; Page: 43
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3947; Folio: 18; Page: 4; GSU roll: 543211
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1858
    Event Place: Winster,Westmorland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Bees, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3947; Folio: 18; Page: 4; GSU roll: 543211

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Bees, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5255; Folio: 49; Page: 8; GSU roll: 847450

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Egremont, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4319; Folio: 32; Page: 3; GSU roll: 6099429

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Egremont, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4896; Folio: 99; Page: 43

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Egremont, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 July 1918
    Event Place: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10b; Page: 800
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Egremont, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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