George Bernard SHAW was born in Dublin in 1856, and was descended from the Highland Scots SHAWs. His lineage is shown in the book, "A History Of Clan Shaw" by Major C.J. Shaw of Tordarroch (the 21st Chief of Clan Shaw) who said of George Bernard Shaw, "[he] was proud to be identified with the Clan". If you can trace your guy to that line, G.B.'s line is diagrammed in the book as "Shaws of Clonmel & Sandpits, Eire (Irish Shaws - Part I)" and is quite extensive. QUOTE OF THE DAY "The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair." --Douglas Adams VOTE TO PROTECT YOUR GUN RIGHTS ON NOVEMBER 7 Mike Shaw ----- Original Message ----- From: <Seaeyemar@aol.com> To: <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 8:52 AM Subject: [SHAW-L] Irish Shaws > Hello Fellow Shaws: > > I am searching for information on my father's family, and this is what I have > so far: > > EDWARD SHAW, birth date unknown, served as a JP in Castlecaulfield, County > Tyrone. Married CLEMENTINA WALSH in Calcutta, India in 1795. They had at > least four sons, two of whom had a business in and lived in America. Their > names are unknown to me. Their fourth son was GEORGE SHAW. CLEMENTINA died in > Marimon in 1871. I do not have a date of death for EDWARD. > > GEORGE SHAW was born in Castlecaulfield, County Tyrone in 1817. He attended > Trinity College and became an ordained Presbyterian minister in Belfast in > 1848 and married MARY ANN MARRATT WEAVER of Chester, England that same year. > His congregation was the Alfred Street Church in Belfast, where he served for > over fifty years. They had a son, WLIFRED WEAVER SHAW, and probably other > children whom I am not aware of. GEORGE died in 1899. > > WILFRED WEAVER SHAW was born in Belfast in 1859. He graduated Trinity College > and became an ordained Presbyterian minister in 1883, and married ANNIE > MONTGOMERY KIRK that same year. He eventually settled in Catonsville, > Maryland. They had two sons, WILFRED SINCLAIR SHAW and GEORGE F. SHAW, both > of whom were born in China while WILFRED and ANNIE were missionaries in > Moukden. > > WILFRED SINCLAIR SHAW is my grandfather. > > I have been unable to find anyone before Edward Shaw, and a letter I have > written by WILFRED WEAVER SHAW states that he and GEORGE BERNARD SHAW share a > lineage in that their Great Great Great Grandfather's were the same man, > RICHARD SHAW, the son of CAPT. WILLIAM SHAW who fought with King William in > the Battle of the Boyne. > > If any of this strikes a bell, please contact me, I'd love to hear from you. > > Best Regards, > > Cathleen Malin Shaw > Pompano Beach, FL > > > > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp > >