Born in Allendale, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Gillespie Rankin (Mc Millan) McMillan
and Agnes (Williams) McMillan
Sister of
Richard John McMillan, Agnes McMillan, Oscar McMillan, Frances Ellen McMillan, Henry McMillan and Mary (McMillan) Torney
Wife of
Harry Thomas Shaw
— married
1934 in Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 71
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2023
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Biography
Sylvia (McMillan) Shaw was born in Victoria, Australia
Sylvia Eileen McMillan, married name Shaw, was born 20th May 1912 at Allendale, Victoria, the daughter of Oscar McMillan and Agnes Williams. [1]
On 4th August 1934, she married Harry Thomas Shaw, in Creswick, Victoria[2]
Sylvia died 27th September 1983, aged 71, in Sydney, New South Wales.
Headstone, Creswick Cemetery, Victoria, reads:[3][4]
- In Loving Memory Of
- A Loving Wife And Mother
- SYLVIA EILEEN SHAW
- Passed Away
- 27.9.1983 Aged 71 Yrs.
- Also A Loved Husband And Father
- HARRY THOMAS SHAW
- Passed Away
- 2.7.1991 Aged 81 Yrs.
- Always Remembered
Sources
- Life Events: Direct family knowledge shared with Christine Randall
Athol Day, Spreadsheet , Sep 2004.
"Sylvia Eileen McMillan (1912-1983) m (1932) Harry Thomas Shaw" - Life Events: "MyHeritage" SHAW Family Tree (owned by Sylvia's son, P. Shaw) viewed 11 Jul 2023
- ↑ Edwardian Index. Victoria 1902-1913 (cdrom) 1912 Birth Alexandra Reg. Number: 16777
- ↑ Marriage Index. Victoria 1921-1942 (cdrom): Registration Year: 1934, Registration Number: 7260
- ↑ Creswick Cemetery Trust: Shaw Sylvia Eileen 71 Creswick
- ↑ Creswick Cemetery, headstone, from photograph
Index 'Headstone photographs from CRESWICK CEMETERY, Carol Judkins
SHAW Sylvia Eileen, Harry Thomas
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvia by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvia by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvia:
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~0.78%
Robert Randall
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H099024 [compare]
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