Dear Laurie & Listers Many thanks for getting back to me re the name SHAW......although we only have a little info we do know they came to Australia from Inverness, however there may have been other members of the family who went to USA. Thanks again. Regards....Joan in NSW > Joan .No . My Shasws came from Glascow area but the Irish Shaws (Co. > Monaghan and Armagh ) came from Inverness area . Laurie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:50 PM > Subject: [SHAW] Re John & Jane SHAW > > > > Hello Listers > > > > I have just joined your list and hope that you may be able to help me in > > my search for the above family. > > > > As I only just begun this search on behalf of a friend who is descendant > > of John and Jane I have not much info as yet. > > > > By family stories John & Jane SHAW [possibly Jane's maiden name was also > > Shaw] born Inverness, Sct. emigrated to Tasmania Australia about 1859 with > > their 2 small boys Alexander James and Peter Donald. I have found Peter > > Donald Shaw's marriage and family in Tasmania but Alexander came to New > > South Wales and settled in the Tenterfield area of NSW. > > > > John SHAW is believed to have been killed when he fell off a horse as by > > 1865 his wife Jane had remarried to a fellow named KANNS [surname] and > > they had 2 boys Thomas and Billy. > > > > Is is possible that someone on the list may have connections to this > > family please. > > > > Thanking you for any interest. > > Joan in NSW. > > > > > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness > > http://www.raogk.org/ > > > > > > > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] OR > [email protected] > Place the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. >