Our Family History
William SHAW
Abt 1878 - 1883 (~ 5 years)
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Name William SHAW [1] Born Abt 1878 Halton, Yorkshire, England 
[1] Christened 28 Apr 1878 St Mary, Whitkirk, Yorkshire, England Gender Male Residence 1881 8 Dial Row, Templenewsam, Yorkshire, England [1] _UID 3113E33486054F7B8BE12B5EDEE5063CAAE9 Died Dec 1883 Hunslet, Yorkshire, England [2, 3] Buried 7 Dec 1883 Whitkirk Cemetery, Whitkirk, Yorkshire, England Person ID I57 My Genealogy Last Modified 23 Jun 2014
Father Thomas SHAW, b. 20 Dec 1849, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. 17 Nov 1921, Halton, Yorkshire, England (Age 71 years) Mother Sarah Elizabeth ATKINSON, b. 13 Jan 1851, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. 3 Nov 1938, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 87 years) Married 7 Dec 1872 Whitkirk, Yorkshire, England [4] Family ID F181 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Headstones Shaw Family Grave
Inscription: 'WILLIAM SHAW died December 10th 1884 aged 5 years. Also MARK WILLIAM SHAW died May 31st 1908 aged 22 years. Also THOMAS SHAW father of the above, died November 17th 1921, aged 72 years'.
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Notes - Inscription on headstone: William Shaw, died December 10th 1884 aged 5 years. Also Mark William Shaw, died May 31st 1908 aged 22 years. Also Thomas Shaw, father of the above, died November 17th 1921 aged 72 years.
There is a discrepancy between the date of death on the gravestone (December 10th 1884) and the date of registration of death (Dec quarter 1883) and the burial date of 7 Dec 1883.
- Inscription on headstone: William Shaw, died December 10th 1884 aged 5 years. Also Mark William Shaw, died May 31st 1908 aged 22 years. Also Thomas Shaw, father of the above, died November 17th 1921 aged 72 years.
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Sources - [S17] 1881 England Census, "1881 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2004), PRO RG11/4493, folio 60, page 20, household 106 (Reliability: 3).
- [S15] Headstone inscription, (Various Churchyards and Cemeteries.), 10 Dec 1884, Age 5 years, Whitkirk Cemetery, Leeds, Yorks., England (Reliability: 3).
- [S21] GRO Death Index, "England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2008), Sep [quarter] 1883, Hunslet [district], vol. 9b:193 (Reliability: 3).
Age 5 - [S2] Marriage Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for Thomas Shaw & Sarah E. Atkinson; 1872, ref. CE73/326 (Reliability: 4).
- [S17] 1881 England Census, "1881 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2004), PRO RG11/4493, folio 60, page 20, household 106 (Reliability: 3).