George Shaw

about 1787–
Congleton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of George

George Shaw was born about 1787, in Congleton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Mary Barnett in 1810, in Astbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

George Shaw
1787–
Mary Barnett
1791–
Marriage: 1810
Martha Shaw
1813–1814
Ellen Shaw
1815–1816
Charles Shaw
1821–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1810Astbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (3)

    World Events (7)

    1801 · The Act of Union
    Age 14
    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
    1815
    Age 28
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
    1823
    Age 36
    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    Name Meaning

    1 English: topographic name for someone who lived by a copse or thicket, Middle English s(c)hage, s(c)hawe (Old English sceaga), or a habitational name from any of the numerous minor places named with this word. The English surname was also established in Ireland in the 17th century.2 Scottish and Irish: adopted as an English form of any of various Gaelic surnames derived from the personal name Sitheach ‘wolf’.3 Americanized form of some like-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish surname.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Shao

    Sources (4)

    • George Shaw in entry for Ellen Shaw, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
    • George Shaw in entry for Ellen Shaw, "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"
    • George Shaw, "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"

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