Studio photograph of Richard Shaw, Smiths Falls

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As catalogued on http://sites.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/Pictures/shaw.htm

This is Richard Shaw son of Ann Rogerson Shaw and John Shaw of Yorkshire England. Richard was born in Swine E Yorkshire in early 1824 and was christened at St. Mary's Church Feb 27 1824. He moved with his parents and siblings to Quebec in about 1830 and the family lived in Argenteuil for many years. His parents eventually joined him and some of his siblings in Smiths Falls in 1864. Richard was a blacksmith. Richard married Hannah (who may have been Hannah WILSON since their first child is named John or Jack Wilson Shaw). She apparently died quite young. Richard then married (about 1855) Mary JOHNSON who was from Ireland. Mary was born 1834 and died 1891. She is buried with Richard and his parents in St John's Cemetery Smiths Falls.
Richard and Mary had the following children:
1. Annie Jane b 1855 d Nov 5 1874 buried St John's Smiths Falls
2. James Henry b 1857. He is listed in 1871 as living at home but a painter by trade.
3. Richard George (called George) b Sept 10 1861 d 1945 b St John's cemetery Smiths Falls. Called "George". He was a druggist in Smiths Falls and is listed on the 1933 voters list as such. He married Barbara CONDIE (he may have married two different women by this name!) and later Christina CAMPBELL (called Tina). He and Tina are buried in St John's Smiths Falls. Children of George & Barbara Condie: Mary Gertrude b. April 5 1892 (child in picture); Clarence b April 14 1897; Harold b July 23 1895; Eric b Nov 15 1899 - buried with his mother in Maple Vale Cemetery - he died at age 2.
4. Minnie (Mary) (Marion) b 1864 She is listed as a school teacher in a Smiths Falls census.
5. William Alexander b 1865 d 1964 buried Pine Grove Cemetery Smiths Falls. Married to Lillian Oarsons COX (1867-1937)
6. Samuel W 1868 (picture # 6 below)
7. Isabella (Bella) b 1870 d 1890 buried with her parents at St. John's
8. Sarah J b 1870 I suspect she died as a child since she does not appear on the 1881 census.
9. Frederick b 1874
10. Earnest Edward b Feb 28 1876 in Smiths Falls. (picture # 7 below)
11. Frank b Dec 23 1884
12. Mariah Eliza b 1859 buried in St John's cemetery Smiths Falls

Researcher's comment sent via email (January 2023): The researcher provided the following information for the above cataloguing number 5. as copied from Rootsweb - "William Albert Shaw was born in Smiths Falls Dec 4, 1865 and can be found in the Canadian Census for years 1871, 1881 and 1891. He is next found in Montreal, verified by the census for 1901, 191 and 1921 where he spent the rest of his life until his death on February 11, 1955. He is also found in baptism records for his daughter Florence Shaw."

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There is a studio imprint at the bottom of the image - it is largely illegible.

Richard Shaw is mentioned in Glenn J. Lockwood "Smiths Falls: A Social History of the Men and Women in a Rideau Canal Community 1794-1994." Smiths Falls: Corporation of the Town of Smiths Falls, 1994, p.152, 174, 298.

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