William Shaw
28 February 1788–1848 (Age 59)
Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
The Life Summary of William
When William Shaw was born on 28 February 1788, in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland, his father, John Shaw, was 51 and his mother, Deborah A Murry, was 50. He died in 1848, in County Down, Ireland, at the age of 60.
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Family Time Line
John Shaw
1737–
Deborah A Murry
1738–1820
Jane Shaw
1764–1833
John Shaw
–1848
Jonas Shaw
1765–
Mary Shaw
1769–
Deborah Shaw
1771–1821
Sarah Shaw
1774–
Sarah Shaw
1774–1846
William Shaw
1788–1848
Parents and Siblings
1737–Male
1738–1820Female
Siblings
(8)
1764–1833Female
1765–Male
1769–Female
1771–1821Female
1774–Female
+3 More Children
World Events (4)
1798
Age 10
1798
Age 10
Battle of Antrim.
1798
Age 10
1798
Age 10
The Young Ireland rebellion of 1798 failed.
1839
Age 51
1839
Age 51
The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.
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.
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Sources (1)
- William Shaw, "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858"
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