Individual Details

Alexander Shaw

(25 Jul 1823 - 10 Jun 1877)

DC - 10 Jun 1877, Backbrae, Kilsyth, Stirling
Alexander Shaw, Quarryman, m. to Margaret Ferguson, age 55 yrs
P: Alexander Shaw, cw, dec & Marion ms Sinclair, dec
Cause: Bronchitis, 1 month
Informant: Alexander Shaw, son, present

Alexr Shaw 52
Alexr Shaw 23
George Shaw 14
Marron Shaw 46
Robert Shaw 11

Scottish Church Records
Mother shown as May Sinclair
I assumed this was the same person as Marion.

1861 Census - Kilsyth - Charles St
Alex Shaw 37 1824 - Kilsyth Occ: Coal Miner
Margaret Shaw 1826 Kilsyth Occ: Cotton Weaver
Alex Shaw 11 1850 Kilsyth
James Shaw 9 1852 Kilsyth
Marion Shaw 6 1855 Kilsyth
William Shaw 4 1857 Kilsyth

1871 Census - Kilsyth -- Rennies Property - Burnside
Alex Shaw 47 1824 b. Kilsyth - occ: Quarier
Margaret Shaw 44 1827 b. Kilsyth Occ: Cotton Weaver
James Shaw 19 1852 b. Kilsyth Occ: Coal Miner
Marin Shaw 16 1855 b. Kilsyth Occ: Cotton Weaver
Margaret Shaw 9 1862 b. Kilsyth
John Shaw 6 1865 b. Kilsyth

Quarrier

Stone Quarrier

MR #18 - 3 Aug 1855 at Head of Town, Church of Scotland
Alex Shaw, Newtown, Kilsyth, 30, Free Stone Quarrier
b. 28 Jul 1825 at Kilsyth
Margaret Fergus, Head of Town, Kilsyth, 27, Tambourer
b. Oct 1828 at Kilsyth
Parents: Alexander Shaw, Cotton Weaver & Marion MS Sinclair
Parents: James Fergus (dec), Cabinet Maker & Helen MS Provan
Witnesses: Marion Sinclair & Alex Sinclair

BIRTH RITE: Also shown as Christening Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

BIRTH RITE: Also shown as Christening Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Events

Birth25 Jul 1823Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Christen27 Jul 1823Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Birth27 Jul 1823Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Marriage3 Aug 1855Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland - Margaret Robertson Fergus
Death10 Jun 1877Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Description1851 Census ED10 page 18 line 2
Ancestral File Number51ED101802D
Reference NoNew Town

Families

SpouseMargaret Robertson Fergus ( - 1877)
ChildHelen P Shaw (1847 - )
ChildAlexander Shaw (1849 - 1895)
ChildJames Shaw (1852 - )
ChildMarion Sinclair Shaw (1855 - 1899)
ChildWilliam Shaw (1857 - )
ChildCatherine Mc Donald Shaw (1859 - 1860)
ChildMargaret Shaw (1862 - )
ChildJohn Ferguson Shaw (1864 - 1909)
FatherAlexander Shaw (1792 - 1874)
MotherMarion May "May" Sinclair (1796 - 1873)
SiblingWilliam Shaw (1821 - )
SiblingMarion Shaw (1826 - )
SiblingRobert Shaw (1828 - 1836)
SiblingMarion Shaw (1832 - )
SiblingAndrew George Campbell Shaw (1834 - 1882)
SiblingRobert Shaw (1837 - 1878)