John Alexander Shaw, Accountant in Freemantle

[josh jones]

This man is listed at ancestry.com as a member of the Fremantle Lodge Masonic Records as an accountant in 1892.  I'm trying to find out who his parents were in order to confirm a dna match.  He married a Hannah Catherine Brown in Fremantle 1892.  Will a marriage or death certificate give their names?  There are a couple of trees on ancestry with this couple but they dont seem to know where this man came from/parents or where he and his wife died.  Would appreciate some assistance.  I do have ancestry.com and FindMyPast if that helps my situation.  I would like to get certs if I can locate them.  Many thanks.

[Jamjar]

Marriage cert you can order, WA BDM: 

318 1892 Shaw John Alexander to Brown Hannah Catherine Fremantle

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

I can’t see their deaths or children born to them on WABDM.

Do you have additional information on them?

Jamjar

[q98]

FYI:
Hannah SHAW died in 1937, age 82 years, in the Perth suburb of Subiaco.
She would have been born circa 1855 and aged approximately 37 years at marriage (possibly a little old, at that time, for childbearing ?). However, she may also have been widowed with child/ren from that marriage - it happened very frequently.

 

[Jamjar]

FYI:
Hannah SHAW died in 1937, age 82 years, in the Perth suburb of Subiaco.
She would have been born circa 1855 and aged approximately 37 years at marriage (possibly a little old, at that time, for childbearing ?). However, she may also have been widowed with child/ren from that marriage - it happened very frequently.

Not the correct one, her husband was Arthur Shaw, as stated in Trove death notice.

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

There is a notice mentioning a John Alexander Shaw that was placed in other States as well as WA. Makes me wonder if they had moved elsewhere.

Bottom of 5th column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3202301

Jamjar

[q98]

FYI:
Hannah SHAW died in 1937, age 82 years, in the Perth suburb of Subiaco.
She would have been born circa 1855 and aged approximately 37 years at marriage (possibly a little old, at that time, for childbearing ?). However, she may also have been widowed with child/ren from that marriage - it happened very frequently.

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Not the correct one, her husband was Arthur Shaw, as stated in Trove death notice.

Jamjar

Apologies, I stand corrected!

[Aussie1947]

Hi.

For interest.
1893-94 WA PO Directory
FREMANTLE
SHAW, J. A,, Mary st.
SHAW & Co., SHAW, J. A., accountants, Henry St.

1895
Nil for SHAW J.A., in Fremantle that I could see.


Gerry

[cupoflife]

May be of interest
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=446671.msg3093682#msg3093682

https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=9204&p=localities.oceania.australia.vic.general

https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.shaw/7039/mb.ashx

http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.general/8690/mb.ashx