Margaret Ann Shaw

     Margaret Ann Shaw was also known as Maggie. She was born on Sunday, 25 October 1874 at Eldon Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada. This year of birth is based on her grave marker. The census have various other years. She appeared on the census of April 1881 in the household of John Shaw at Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: female age 5, born in Ontario, C. Presb. religion, Scotch origin. She appeared on the census of 18 April 1891 in the household of John Shaw at Woodville, Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Shaw, Margaret, female, 14, daughter, born Ontario, father born Scotland, mother born Ontario, Presbyterian. She and William Rutherford, son of William Rutherford and Ellen Reid, were married by Reverend John Lawrence on Tuesday, 11 October 1898 at Rama Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. He is recorded as aged 42, bachelor, labourer and she is listed as aged 25, spinster, and they were both Presbyterian. Alexander Shaw and Sarah Ashman witnessed the marriage. She witnessed the marriage of Elizabeth Shaw and Samuel Kimberley. She appeared on the census of April 1901 in the household of William Rutherford at Rama Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Rutherford, Margaret, female, white, wife, married, born Oct 25 1874 in Ontario, age 26, Scotch origin, Canadian, Presbyterian, able to speak English. She witnessed the marriage of Emma F. McAuley and Alexander Shaw. She witnessed the marriage of Tina Shields and Malcolm Shaw. She appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of William Rutherford at Gore B, Rama Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Rutherford, Margaret, female, wife, married, born (?) 1877 in Ontario, age 33, of Scotch origin, Canadian, Presbyterian, unable to read and write, able to speak English. She witnessed the marriage of Catherine McInnis - Dixon and Duncan John Shaw. Margaret died in 1943 at age 68 years. She was buried at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada.