Shaw

[Millmoor]

Thank you, Matt. Presumably West Cousin is Wisconsin! It would seem to point to this being the correct couple. There cannot be many widows of Samuel Shaw from Kirkcudbrightshire who died in Wisconsin in the 1860's!

William

[Millmoor]

How about this for passenger list?
Arrival New York 19 Sep 1868
Mrs N Shaw Scottish
Birth date c 1790
Age 78
Ship Britannia
From Glasgow via Londenderry

Looks to be travelling with Mary Bennett age 54

From the US Censuses
1860 2nd ward Oshkosh City
Mary Bennett 37 f b Scotland
Samuel Shaw 18 m b Scotland
Nickliss Bennett 5 f b Wisconsin

(Wonder if Samuel Shaw is the Samuel McGuffie recorded as grandson  of Samuel and Nicholas Shaw in the 1851 census) I believe Mary Bennet is the eldest daughter of Samuel Shaw and Nicholas Laing.

1870 census Oshkosh ward 2
Mary Bennette f 55 keeping house b Scotland
Nicholas Bennette 15 at home Wisconsin ( here showing as male but that could be explained through enumerator error/ assumptions).

1880 census Oshkosh
Mary Bennett 64 widowed Keeping house b Scotland

Lastly just in case you have not seen it the will of James Shaw is on Ancestry in the Wisconsin wills data set. It is a very extensive set of documents.

William

[Shaw Clingan]

Thank you so much Matt for the information

[Shaw Clingan]

I have a Grace Laing as a niece visiting James and Grace in Scotland 1851 census born Cotland

[Shaw Clingan]

Thank you Millmoor.

[Shaw Clingan]

picture of Jessie and Glover

[Shaw Clingan]

Jessie

[Shaw Clingan]

Not really sure if that is Glover,Mr.Thompson was married twice. There is a Glover Furbish and a Clara Furbish on same lot, together

[Shaw Clingan]

SORRY-it is Clare for husband. So confusing at times.