William Shaw Collecting Firewood
1920 - 1929William Shaw in dark trousers, light coloured shirt and tie, dark braces and dark hat with an armful of firewood collected for a fire to boil a billy at a picnic on the river foreshore at the Bay Road reserve.
William Shaw (1886-1969), son of Peter William Shaw (1856-1923) and Sarah Anne Holloway (1862-1924), was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England on 10 February 1886.
Married Edith Jane Marsh (1887-1969), daughter of Samuel Marsh (1851-1933) and Alice Hannah Manton (1864-1920), at Katanning, Western Australia on the 26th December 1909.
William, a jeweller by trade, and Edith had four children:
- Sarah Olive Shaw (1911-1996)
- William Alfred Shaw (1917-1988)
- Arthur Edward Shaw (1919-1979)
- George James Shaw (1922-1991)
The family lived firstly at 41 Claremont Crescent,Claremont then moved to 21 Stirling Road, Claremont in December 1917 into a house being built by Peter Shaw. The house was never finished because of the hardships of World War I and then the depression.
Daughter Olive, never married, and lived most of her life in the family home at 21 Stirling Road. In December 1984 she moved to a retirement home in Nedlands.
William died on 15 October 1969 aged 83.
Edith died on 13 June 1969 aged 81.
Details
Details
On rear [Bayroad Res/ wood for making a cuppa]
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 04.306'.
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Percy Cochrane - Claremont Teachers College
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Jack Paul - Claremont Teachers College
Source: Claremont Museum 04.306
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