Thanks, Joe! One of the Shaws, Robert 1804, sounds promising. Kathy Klobas Vacaville, CA (100 degrees yesterday! 8-/) In a message dated 7/21/2004 11:18:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Joseph M Shaw" <[email protected]> writes: >Adrienne, > >I don't have any records specific to your family but here is what I have so >far for Sligo.  Perhaps something will ring a bell. >Co. Sligo > >1775 SHAW, Abigail, birth/christening abt 1775, Sligo, Sligo. >www.familysearch.org. >1775 SHAW, Robert, the elder, Cloondara, Co. Sligo, gent.  Will.  Index to >Pregrogative Wills of Ireland.  FAV CD 275. >1783 SHAW, William, birth abt 1783, of Sligo, Sligo.  Parents Robert Shaw >and Rececca Warren Shaw. >1789 SHAW, Abigail, birth abt 1789, of Sligo, Ireland. >www.familysearch.org. >1804 SHAW, Robert, 1804-1880, & w. Alice Lockhart, 1800-1891 from Co. Sligo, >to Kent Co. Ontario.  Harrison Wes Meth   Cem, Chinguacousy Twp, Peel, >Ontario, CA. >1810 SHAW, Abigail, marriage abt 1810, Sligo, Ireland. >www.familysearch.org. >1831 SHAW, Bridgett, sponsor, Kilglass Parish. >1831 SHAW, Kitty and David Cardin, parents of James Cardin at Magherabrae, >Kilglass Parish. >1832 SHAW, Andrew, sponsor, Kilglass Parish. >1835 SHAW, Robert and Bridget, sponsors, Kilglass Parish. >1845 SHAW, David, marriage 20 Aug 1845, Ballymote, Sligo. >www.familysearch.org. > >Joe >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:29 PM >Subject: Re: [SHAW] Irish Shaws > > >> Joe, >> My Shaws came to Ontario, Canada in 1848.  They wereWesleyan Methodists >from County Sligo, Ireland.  After her husband James Shaw died in 1848, Ann >Jamieson Shaw and their 4 sons and daughters emigrated, first to Dufferin >County and later, Matthew (my ggrandfather), brothers John and William and >sister Margaret moved to Arthur TWP, Wellington County. >> Do you or any readers have information on this line? >> >> Thank you, >> Kathy Klobas >> Vacaville, CA >> In a message dated 7/17/2004 10:20:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Joseph M >Shaw" <[email protected]> writes: >> >> >Adrienne, >> > >> >I have quite a few Shaw records that I keep by county in my word >processor. >> >Can send you the ones for Roscommon, Sligo & Galway (none for Clare) if >you >> >wish. (Abt 100 names or so). >> > >> >Let me know. >> > >> >Joe Shaw >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Adrienne O'Connor" <[email protected]> >> >To: <[email protected]> >> >Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 8:37 AM >> >Subject: [SHAW] Irish Shaws >> > >> > >> >> Great! I have read this column and contributed for two years and rarely >> >> see a reference to Irish Shaws! Now that I am leaving for Ireland this >> >> afternoon with no more information in my possession, this dialog >starts. >> >> The two sides of my family are Shaws. I know that my maternal >> >> gggrandfather was James Shaw from Connaught and his family was Catholic >> >> (other names includes, John, Patrick and Robert. He married a Margaret >> >> Leydon from Roscommon in Huddersfield UK. My father's paternal >> >> grandfather was a William Shaw. Other names in his family include >> >> Charles and Peter. We know that they were also Catholic, but we have no >> >> idea where in Ireland they came from. Has anyone come across many >> >> Catholic Shaws from Ireland in your research? I am aware that religions >> >> were changed quite easily at times, but my paternal Shaws seemed to be >> >> very, very Catholic. >> >> Adrienne >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >> >> Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness >> >> http://www.raogk.org/ >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >> >Suggestions? Please email the Shaw List Administrator: >> >[email protected] >> > >> > >> >> >> ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >> Suggestions? Please email the Shaw List Administrator: >> [email protected] >> > > > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >To contact the SHAW List Administrator: >[email protected] > >