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ElizabethHerts
04-02-11, 08:43
OH's father's mother's mother's father's father

I know that his name was Matthew Shaw and that he was a mason (from his son Hiram Shaw's marriage certificate in 1845). The rest of what is below I believe to be correct:

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Matthew Shaw

Date and place of birth
19 Mar 1801 (from baptismal record)

Names of parents
Peter Shaw and Sarah (née Bradley)

Date and place of baptism
baptised 12 April 1801 Otley (father Peter, mother not given)


Details of each of his or her marriages
married
Betty (Elizabeth) Wilkinson
19 Mar 1821 Otley

Matthew married Elizabeth on his 20th birthday.

Occupation(s)
Stone Mason

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).
Barnsley, Otley
I believe that Matthew died before the 1841 census
His widow (Elizabeth or Betty) lived until 1870 and I have her death certificate that confirms her husband was Matthew Shaw, mason

children:
Hiram chr. 24 Feb 1822 St Mary Barnsley
Joseph Wilkinson born c. 1824 buried 19 Jan 1825 All Saints Otley
Joseph Wilkinson chr. 1 Mar 1826 Otley

Date, place and cause of death
unknown

Date and place of burial.
unknown

Details of will / administration of their estate
unknown

Memorial inscription
unknown