Decimus Shaw
1789–
Barston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of Decimus
When Decimus Shaw was born in December 1789, in Barston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Shaw, was 34 and his mother, Mary Lloyd, was 32.
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Family Time Line
Charles Shaw
1755–1801
Mary Lloyd
1757–
William Shaw
1777–
Thomas Shaw
1780–1850
Dexter Shaw
1786–
George Shaw
1795–
Samuel Shaw
1798–
Mary Shaw
1779–1846
Charles Shaw
1784–
Joseph Shaw
1787–
Decimus Shaw
1789–
James Shaw
1792–
Hannah Shaw
1800–1839
Parents & Siblings
1755–1801Male
1757–Female
siblings
(11)
1777–Male
1779–1846Female
1780–1850Male
1784–Male
1786–Male
+6 More Children
World Events (7)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 12
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 26
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 34
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.
Sources (2)
- Decimus Shaw, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Legacy NFS Source: Decimus Shaw -
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