David Shaw (1747 - 1813)

Born 1747 in Killaney, Broadmills, Ireland

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1813 at about age 66 in Killaney, Broadmills, Ireland

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Biography

'Of Lough Henny'

John Shaw (1786-1825), a Probationer, to be the First Minister of the Congregation. Mr Shaw, the son of David Shaw (1747-1813) of Lochiney, Boardmills, accepted and was ordained on 18 March 1816. David Shaw died in 1813 at the age of 66 years. After ten years of faithful ministry, the Reverend Mr Shaw died of fever on 23 May 1825 at the age fairly young age of 39. David Shaw, presumably the Reverend Mr Shaw's father, was one of the Elders ordained in May 1813. Following the Reveren Mr Shaw's death, The Rev John Shaw [b. 1786] worked faithfully for ten years and died of fever, a comparatively young man, 23rd May 1825 aged 39 years. Rev Shaw was a son of David Shaw [b. 1747] of Lochiney, Boardmills, who died 1813 aged 66 years. [---"The Church in the Rolling Hills : Two Hundred and Fifty Years 1748-1998' in PRESBYTERY OF DOWN: FIRST, SECOND BOARDMILLS AND KILLANEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES; URL: <

In Killaney Old Cemetary: Erected by James Shaw of Lochiney in memory of his father David who died 5th Septr 1813 aged 66 years His mother Margaret who died 25th July 1802 aged 55 years .

Sources

• Lisburn.com - Books, 1&2 Boardmills Presbyterian Churches [1]

• Ros Davies'

Co. Down, Northern Ireland Family History Research Site[2]

• Gravestone Inscriptions Volume 2 County Down, Compiled by R S J Clarke, Ulster Historical Foundation 1966.