Margaret (Dugan) Shaw (1853 - 1932)

Born 7 Oct 1853 in Majors Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of Alexander N Shaw — married 1881 in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1932 at age 78 in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1853, the daughter of Nicholas Dugan and Mary Hogan and her birth registered in the name Margaret Duggan.^[1]

In 1881 she married Alexander Shaw.^[2]

Margaret died in 1932.^[3] Her Obituary appeared as follows:^[4]

Death of Mrs M Shaw.

On Saturday last an old and respected resident of Bourke passed away in the person of Mrs Margaret Shaw at the age of 82 years

The deceased was born in the Braidwood district and at the age of 8 years came to the west. She resided in the Brewarrina and Bourke districts for past 73 years,

Her husband Alexander died in 1914 - 18 years ago.

Two children also predeceased her. The surviving children are :- Mr. Alexander Shaw (Melbourne), Mrs Elizabeth Belling (Lockhart) and Mr Edward (Ned) Shaw (Bourke)

The deceased was buried on Saturday afternoon in the RC portion of the Cemetery. Mr D P Clifford conducting the burial service.

To the relatives we extend our sincere sympathy

Margaret was born in 1853. Margaret Duggan ... She passed away in 1932. ^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ NSW BDM birth 1596/1853 V18531596 70
2. ↑ NSW BDM marriage 3290/1881
3. ↑ NSW BDM death 9404/1932
4. ↑ Western Herald (Bourke, NSW : 1887 - 1970) Tue 14 Jun 1932 Page 3
5. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Margaret Biles, Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2018), memorial page for Margaret Shaw (unknown–11 Jun 1932), Find A Grave Memorial no. 184956038, citing Bourke Cemetery, Bourke, Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Richie Wright (contributor 48346415) .

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alec Peacock for creating WikiTree profile Dugan-275 through the import of Peacock family 9th Oct 2012.ged on Jul 12, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alec and others.