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William SHAW, Sr.

William SHAW, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Male 1811 - 1897  (85 years)


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  • Name William SHAW  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]
    Suffix Sr.
    Birth 08 Nov 1811  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 8] 
    Birth 1812  [9] 
    Birth 1812  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Birth 1812  [9] 
    Birth 1812  [7] 
    Birth 1812  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Baptism 05 Jan 1812  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male
    Birth 08 Nov 1812  [7, 9] 
    Birth 08 Nov 1812  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Birth Abt. 1813  Mellor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Name William SHAW Sr.  [7] 
    Name William SHAW Sr.  [8] 
    Residence England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1851  Pleasington, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1861  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1871  Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1881  Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1881  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8] 
    Residence 1891  Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death Apr 1897  Cheshire, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 8, 9] 
    Person ID I18848628856  Gibson Lovell Lomas Collins
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Father Thomas SHAW,   b. 24 Feb 1783, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1869, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Mother Mary SHAW,   b. 1788, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 1808  [7] 
    Family ID F293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary GREEN,   b. 1822, Cheshire England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1844, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    Children 
    +1. William E. SHAW, Jr.,   b. 8 May 1843, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1911, Cheshire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Family 2 Ellen THOMPSTONE,   b. Abt. 1812, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1888 (Age 76 years)
    Marriage 5 Jan 1847  Gawsworth, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_1425887729] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S_1425733769] Ancestry.com, England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.Original dat).
      Residence date:
      Residence place: England
      Baptism date: 5 Jan 1812
      Baptism place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

    3. [S_1426040618] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Database online. Class: RG11; Piece: 3498; Folio: 22; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341838.
      Record for William Shaw

    4. [S_1426040617] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Database online. Class: RG9; Piece: 2586; Folio: 22; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542994.
      Record for William Shaw

    5. [S_1425887521] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro).
      Birth date: abt 1811
      Birth place:
      Death date: Apr 1897
      Death place: Cheshire, United Kingdom

    6. [S_1426040572] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    7. [S1006329140] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Database online.
      Record for Thomas Shaw

    8. [S1006329140] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Database online.
      Record for William Sr. SHAW

    9. [S1006329140] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Database online.
      Record for William Shaw