John Shaw (abt. 1819 - abt. 1860)

Born about 1819 in County Down, Ireland

Ancestors

Died about 1860 at about age 41 in Ontario, Canada

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Biography

SOURCES

• Census of Canada Search Engine, Library and Archives of Canada

Hunter, Andrew F. A History of Simcoe County (Barrie, Ontario: The County Council, 1909). See Volume II - The Pioneers, p. 288 for a list of the Shaws of Innisfil.

1861 Census of Canada [Hastings, Canada West]

John Shaw Family, Ontario Census, 1861

• Name John Shaw
• Event Type Census
• Event Date 1861
• Event Place Huntingdon, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
• Enumeration District 01
• Gender Male
• Age 42
• Marital Status Married
• Religion Presbyterian
• Birthplace County Down Ireland
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1819
• Sheet Number 5
• Affiliate Film Number C-1033

Citing this Record

"Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQK-DJV : 8 November 2014), John Shaw, Huntingdon, Hastings, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 5, line 17; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1033, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 349,278.

No image available at FamilySearch.org

Ontario Census, 1861 Line Number 17 GS Film Number 349278 Digital Folder Number 4108078

From Library and Archive of Canada census image (also available through Ancestry.com):

Household Members:

• John Shaw 42 [b. 1819]
• Matilda Shaw 40 [b. 1821]
• William Shaw 17 [b. 1844, Hastings, Canada West]
• Samuel Shaw 12 [b. 1849]
• Ann Jane Shaw 6 [b, 1856]
• John Shaw 2 [b. 1859]
• Robert Harper Shaw 1 [b. 1860]

Source Citation

Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1033 Source Information

Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1861 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index.

Original data:

Canada. "Census returns for 1861." LAC microfilm C-999 to C-1007, C-1010 to C-1093, C-1095 to C-1108, C-1232 to C-1331, M-1165 to M-1166, M-1168 to M-1171, M-556, M-874 to M-878, M-880 to M-886, M-896 to M-900. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.

Images are not reproduced, because permission is required by Library and Archives Canada, the original source of census images used by Ancestry.com

Description

Since Canada didn’t officially become a country until 1867, the first national census wasn’t held until 1871. The 1861 Census of Canada is a collection of five provincial censuses. Censuses were taken throughout different times of the year in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Canada East (Lower Canada, or roughly southern Quebec), and Canada West (Upper Canada, or roughly southern Ontario). Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island only recorded the names of the heads of households, while New Brunswick, Canada East and Canada West recorded the names of everyone in the household.

1871 Canada Census [Huntingdon, Hastings, Ontario]

Harper Shaw Canada Census, 1871

• Name Harper Shaw
• Gender Male
• Age 10
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1861
• Birthplace O
• Nationality Irish
• Religion C Presbyterian
• Event Place 01, Huntingdon c, North Hastings 62, Ontario
• Page Number 4
• House Number 12
• Affiliate Film Number C-9994

Citing this Record

"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QF-39N : 13 November 2014), Harper Shaw, Huntingdon, North Hastings, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 4, line 7; Library and Archives Canada film number C-9994, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,350.

No image available

Canada Census, 1871 Line Number 7 Family Number 12 GS Film number 4396350 Digital Folder Number 4396350 Image Number 00012

16 July 1884 Marriage of son Robert Harper Shaw to Ada Jane "Jennie" Empey

Harper Shaw mentioned in the record of Harper Shaw and Jennie Empey

• Name Harper Shaw
• Event Type Marriage
• Event Date 16 Jul 1884
• Event Place Belleville, Ontario, Canada
• Gender Male
• Age 24
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1860
• Father's Name John Shaw
• Mother's Name Matilda
• Spouse's Name Jennie Empey
• Spouse's Gender Female
• Spouse's Age 21
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1863
• Spouse's Father's Name Wm Empey
• Spouse's Mother's Name Matilda

Citing this Record

"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJ1-WP8 : 10 April 2015), Harper Shaw and Jennie Empey, 16 Jul 1884; citing registration , Belleville, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,765.

View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed. Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 Reference ID 004601 GS Film Number 1869765 Digital Folder Number 004529141 Image Number 00954

30 May 1929 Death of son Robert Harper Shaw

Robert Harper Shaw Ontario Deaths and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947

• Name Robert Harper Shaw
• Event Type Death
• Event Date 30 May 1929
• Event Place York, Ontario, Canada
• Gender Male
• Age 68
• Birthplace Ontario Canada
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1861
• Father's Name John Shaw
• Mother's Name Matilda Ransom

Citing this Record

"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK8M-QHW : 11 December 2014), Robert Harper Shaw, 30 May 1929; citing York, Ontario, Canada, 4901, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,210,915.

View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed. Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947 Reference ID 4901 GS Film number 2210915 Digital Folder Number 4000426 Image Number 01395