Birth Details For Aaron Shaw c1844

[chas3351]

I am looking for the Birth Cert details to order certificate for Aaron Shaw.
Aaron Shaw was a traverler sometimes with the Chipperfield Circus. He went on to become the ShowMan of the Circus. He became younger with each Census, the earliest Census I have 1861, give his birth, as 1844.
Mother is Anis (could be Ann Anne or even Alice) born Cottered Hertfordshire c1814 a Widow (1861 Census).
You may look at my public tree on Ancestry.co.uk named PRING
Would be greatful for any info.

Regards Chas

Records I have are:-

Aaron Shaw Born 1844-1848 Saffron Walden Essex
Married 1871 (1911 Census, not found any marriage cert)
To Sarah 1853 Born Cuddington OXfordshire (now Buckinghamshire).
Daughter Beatrice Shaw B1885 Birth Cert Father Aaron Shaw Mother Sarah Shaw formally Shaw.
Interestingly in the 1871 Census Aaron is Married but still living in Mum's Tent and Sarah is in the Smiths Tent as a daughter of the Smith's with the name Shaw.

1861 England Census Aaron Shane Piece:1118 Folio:28 Page Number:27
1871 England Census Aaron Shaw Piece:1631 Folio:78 Page Number:29
1881 England Census Aaron Shaw Piece:1714 Folio:87 Page Number:12
1891 England Census Edwin Shaw Piece:1321 Folio:79 Page Number:58
1901 England Census Aaron Show Piece:1248 Folio:155 Page Number:46 Household schedule number:279
1911 England Census Aaron Shaw district: Enfield ED,:17 Household schedule number:344 Piece:7424

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 Aaron Shaw Volume:3a Page:641

[kiterunner]

I know you have this already, but it might help us to look for the family on the earlier censuses etc:
1861 census
In tents, Down Hall Bridge, Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex
Anis Shaw Head Widow 47 Ctred Herts
Lucy Do Dau UnM 24 Cambridge Cambridgeshire
James Do Son UnM 22 Seive(?) Maker Barkway Herts
Edward Do Son UnM 19 Do Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Aaron Do Son Do 17 Do Walden Essex
Moses Do Son 13 Do Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Jesper Do Son 10 Harlow Essex
Naomi Do Dau 9 Northampton Northamptonshire
Noah Do Son 2 Gt Bartford Bedfordshire

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by chas3351

Interestingly in the 1871 Census Aaron is Married but still living in Mum's Tent and Sarah is in the Smiths Tent as a daughter of the Smith's with the name Shaw.

Aaron's marital status on this census looks like Unm to me and it is dittoed for Moses, Jessie and Naomi whereas brother Edward just above Aaron is shown as Mar:
1871 census ancestry

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by chas3351

Interestingly in the 1871 Census Aaron is Married but still living in Mum's Tent and Sarah is in the Smiths Tent as a daughter of the Smith's with the name Shaw.

She is down as a stepdaughter of Moses Smith and her sisters also have the surname Shaw, so I don't think she was using it as a married name at that point but it was actually her maiden name (confirmed by that birth cert you mentioned where she is Sarah Shaw formerly Shaw):
In a tent, Plaistow, Essex
Moses Smith Head Mar 46 Travelling Worker ??? New Hampton
Sophia " Wife " 50 Beds Luton
Louisa Shaw Stepdaur Unm 23 Oxon Warbro(?)
Sarah Shaw " " 18 Oxon Oxford
Clara " " 12 ??? Longworth
Jessie Smith Daur 5 mo Essex ?????

[kiterunner]

I can't see a likely birth registration for Aaron. Registration wasn't compulsory at the time when he was born, and it is likely that his family moved around a lot, so the registrar may not have managed to visit them in time to get them to register the birth.

Looking at his brothers and sisters, there is a possible birth reg for Naomi in Northamptonshire though not the town of Northampton:

Births Oct-Dec 1852
Shaw Naomi Brixworth 3b 104

[kiterunner]

Ooh, this has to be Anis's baptism, don't you think?! (From FamilySearch):

Annis Shaw baptised 24 Jan 1813 Cottered, Hertfordshire, parents Jasper and Sarah.

[Merry]

This looks like the marriage of Sarah's mother and step-father:


Marriages Jun 1870

MANSELL Frances W. Ham 4a 65
Shaw Sophia West Ham 4a 65 <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Smith Moses W Ham 4a 65 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spencely Thomas W Ham 4a 65

[chas3351]

Many thank for all the help, just got in and i think you have Anis.
Well done will be following up all the info.
Chas

[chas3351]

I may have found a marriage of Annis Shaw's sister.
Chas
Name:Sophia Shaw Gender:Female
Father's Name:Jasper Shaw
Spouse's Name:William Shaw
Spouse's Father's Name:Aaron Shaw
Marriage Date:13 Nov 1838
Marriage Place:Layston, Hertfordshire, England

[kiterunner]

I bet that Sophia is the same one who later married Moses Smith, making your Aaron and Sarah first cousins.