Alexander Shaw

     Alexander Shaw was born on Saturday, 12 August 1876 at Eldon Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada. He appeared on the census of April 1881 in the household of John Shaw at Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada. He is recorded as: male age 4, born in Ontario, C. Presb. religion, Scotch origin. He appeared on the census of 18 April 1891 in the household of John Shaw at Woodville, Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada. He is listed as: Shaw, Alex, male, 12, single, son, born Ontario, father born Scotland, mother born Ontario, Presbyterian. He witnessed the marriage of Margaret Ann Shaw and William Rutherford. He appeared on the census of 23 April 1901 in the household of John Shaw at Mariposa Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada. He is listed as: Shaw, Alex, male, white, son, single, born August 12 1876 in Ontario, 22 (?), of Scotch origin, Canadian nationality, farm labourer, wage earner, able to read, write and speak English. He and Emma F. McAuley, daughter of Alexander McAuley and Frances Boyd, were married on Wednesday, 22 June 1904 at Orillia, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada. William Rutherford and Margaret Ann Rutherford witnessed the marriage. Alexander died on Monday, 29 August 1910 at Front Range, Rama Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 34 years and 17 days, of acute colitis. Dr. (?) McDermid attended at the death. Bert McCauley was listed as the informant. He was buried at United Church Cemetery, Longford Mills, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada.