Margaret Bridget (O'Brien) Shaw (abt. 1837 - 1924)

Born about 1837 in Drumintee, County Armagh, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of John Shaw — married 1866 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 25 Jun 1924 at about age 87 in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Bridget (O'Brien) Shaw was born in Ireland.

Birth Margaret Bridget (Bridget, Brigid) O'Brien was born about 1837 in Drumintee, County Armagh, Ireland, daughter of Owen O'Brien (about 1800–1875) and Bridget Finegan (1806– ).

1851 Census Brigid Breen Or O'Brien appeared as a 12 year old alongside parents and siblings in 1851 census in Aghadavoyle, Armagh, Ireland. ^[1][2]

Bridget (O'Brien) Shaw migrated from Ireland to Australia.

Immigation Bridget immigrated to Australia in the early 1860's, aboard the Southern Empire - the journey took 3 months.^[3]

Marriage Bridget and John Shaw were married in 1866 in Victoria, Australia. ^[4]

the couple had 8 sons

• Alex
• Archie
• Dave
• Tom
• Don
• Charlie
• Sep
• Jim

The Shaw family moved from Victoria to Western Australia in 1897.

Death Margaret Bridget died on 25 June 1924 in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, aged 87. ^[5]

Burial Margaret Bridget was buried in the Old Cemetery, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia.

From South Western Times (Bunbury, WA), Saturday 28 June 1924, page 5:

OBITUARY
DEATH OF MRS. M. B. SHAW.
Death has removed another old Bunbury resident in the person of Mrs. Margaret Bridget Shaw, who passed away at her residence, Clifton Street, on Wednesday morning, at the advanced age of 87.
A native of Armagh, Ireland, the deceased immigrated to Australia in the early sixties. The ship in which she travelled, the Southern Empire, was three months on the voyage and was wrecked on the return trip. The deceased was married in Victoria to the late Mr. John Shaw, and they came to Western Australia in 1897, landing in Bunbury the day of the Diamond Jubilee celebration.
The late Mrs. Shaw had a family of eight sons, and the fact that five of them served in the Boer war, and four in the late war, naturally added to her anxiety with her advancing years. Of a cheery disposition, it was not until within the last year that she became bed ridden, but the last illness was of some three months duration. Mrs. Shaw is survived by an elder brother now in Victoria, who has passed his nintieth year, and a younger sister, who is in Ireland.
The funeral took place at the old Cemetery on Thursday afternoon, Father J. Creagh performing the last rites. The chief mourners were Messrs. Alex, T. A., D. C., C and D. J. Shaw (sons) ; Mesdames D. J., C. D., and H. T. Shaw (daughters in law), Mrs. Fletcher, Miss Cleary, Mrs. J. Wilson, Mrs. McLoughlin, Mr. R. Edwards, and Mr. R. Gilmour. The pall bearers were Messrs J. Guppy, H. Sharp. J. Hunter, J.Wilkie, P. Larson and G. Flindell.
Amongst the wreaths placed on the grave were the following: — Sons and daughters in law, Mrs. Mills and family, Mr. and Mrs. Millen, Mr. and Mrs. C. Lewin and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Castles, Mr. and Mrs.C. Smith and family. Mr. and Mrs.T. Griffiths. Mr. and Mrs. Beigel, Mr. and Mrs. Flindell, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. S. Brodie, Bunbury Rifle Club, Mrs Mick White and family, Mr. and Mrs. Glencross, Nellie and Jim Clarke, Jim and Mary, Bunbury Lumpers' Union, Roy, Elsie, Olive, Eric, and Reg, Alfred Hedley, Dorothy, Marjorie and Elvie, Mr. and Mrs. J. Shanahan, Mr. and Mrs.Robert Henderson, Wallace and Murta. The funeral arrangements were in the hands of Messrs. W. Brittain and Son. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Census: "Ireland, Census Search Forms, 1841-1851", database with images
   Microfilm of original records at the National Archives, Dublin, Ireland, Ireland Census Search Forms
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 62026 #65070 : accessed 8 July 2024)
   Brigid Breen (12) in Aghadavoyle, Killevy, Armagh, Ireland.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "Ireland Census Search Forms, 1841 and 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9D-STLV : 6 February 2023), Brigid Breen Or O'Brien in entry for Mary Breen Or O'Brien, Killevy, Armagh, Ireland; from database by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing 1851 census, Aghadavoyle townland, household ID 18612, The National Archives of Ireland, Dublin; FHL microfilm 7,246,686.
3. ↑ Passenger List: "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923", database with images
   Public Record Office Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947], Series VPRS 7666
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 1635 #2851256 : accessed 8 July 2024)
   Name Bridget Obrien, Nationality Irish, Marital Status Single, Arrival Age 24, Birth Date abt 1840, Departure Place Liverpool, Arrival Date 30 Jul. 1864, Arrival Place Melbourne, Australia, Ship Southern Empire.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Historical index", database, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria(https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/- : accessed 8 July 2024), entry for marriage of Bridget Obrien and John Shaw, 1866/3859; citing marriage certificate of Bridget Obrien and John Shaw, married 1866, Victoria, Australia. Family name: OBRIEN, Given name(s): Bridget, Event marriages, Spouse's family name: SHAW, Spouse's given name(s): John, Reg. year: 1866, Reg. number: 3859 / 1866.
5. ↑ Death: "Online Index Search Tool", database, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Western Australia(https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/online-index-search-tool : accessed 8 July 2024); entry for death of Margaret Bridget Shaw, 1924/6600077; citing death certificate of Margaret Bridget Shaw, died 1924, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia. Surname: Shaw, Given Names: Margaret Bridget, Sex: F, Age: 87, Father: Unknown O'BRIEN, Mother: -, Place of Death: Bunbury, Year of Death: 1924, Registration District: Wellington, Registration Number: 6600077, Registration Year: 1924.
6. ↑ Newspaper: "OBITUARY", South Western Times, 28 June 1924, p. 5, col. 2; digital images, National Library of Australia,Trove(https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/210756168 : accessed 8 July 2024).

• Son Septimus https://bunburywarmemorial.com.au/shaw-septimus-laughlan/