The family records of Benjamin Shaw, mechanic of Dent, Dolphinholme, and Preston, 1772-1841
By: edited by Alan G. Crosby.
Contributors: Crosby, Alan, 1955-
Series: The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire ;; v. 130; Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (Series) ;; v. 130.
Publisher: Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
Published: 1991
Place of publication: [Chester]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Shaw family.; Shaw, Benjamin, 1772-1841 -- Family.; Shaw, Benjamin, 1772-1841.; Working class -- England -- Lancashire -- Biography.; Lancashire (England) -- Genealogy.; Lancashire (England) -- Biography.
Other titles: Benjamin Shaw's family records.
Description: Benjamin Shaw (1772-1841) was born in Dent in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His parents were Joseph Dent, a weaver, and Isabella Noddle, both originally of Garsdale. Both the Shaws and the Noddles had lived in Garsdale for generations. The earliest known Shaw was Robert Shaw (d.1744), great-grsandfather of Benjamin. In 1793 Benjamin married Betty Leeming (1773-1828). They were the parents of eight children and eventually had thirty-six grand-children. Early in career Benjamin moved his family to Preston where he was a mechanic. Descendants live in England.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. lxxvii-lxxviii) and indexes.
Spine title: Benjamin Shaw's family records.