The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Shaw, wheelwright
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Shaw, wheelwright He was born c 1800
  He married Harriet Jarrett on 23rd Dec 1823 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 1802 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1802 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of John Gaston & Rachel Gaston. They had the following children:
  iCharlotte who was born 1824 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1824 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiCharity who was born 1826 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1826 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Fletching, Sussex
  iiiSophia who was born 1827 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1827 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Fletching, Sussex
2 ivEmma (Amy) who was born 1829 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 29th Mar 1829 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
3 vMatilda who was born 1831 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 13th Feb 1831 Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Apr to June 1856 Tonbridge, Kent
4 viSally who was born 1835 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 22nd Feb 1835 Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viiMary Jane who was born 1836 at Windmill Fields, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 27th Nov 1836 Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
5 viiiRhoda who was born Jan to Mar 1840 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1840 Q1 Vol 5 Page 471
6 ixAbel who was born Oct to Dec 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1844 Q4 Vol 5 Page 503
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Emma (Amy) Shaw was the daughter of Thomas Shaw, wheelwright and Harriet Shaw [Jarrett] [Gaston]. She was born 1829 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 29th Mar 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  She married Edward Charles Vigar on 12th May 1856 at St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1856 Q2 Vol 2a Page 595, witnesses Charles Divall & Sarah Shaw. He was born 1835 at Reigate, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1859 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiCharles Alfred who was born 1865 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiFrederick who was born 1869 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivWilliam who was born 1870 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  3. Matilda Eves [Shaw] was the daughter of Thomas Shaw, wheelwright and Harriet Shaw [Jarrett] [Gaston]. She was born 1831 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 13th Feb 1831 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Apr to June 1856 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1856 Q2 Vol 2A Page 232
  She married Thomas Eves, gardener on 28th Jul 1853 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses Henry Comber & Matidla Carr. He was born 1825 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 4th Sep 1825 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
   
  4. Sally Chapman [Shaw] was the daughter of Thomas Shaw, wheelwright and Harriet Shaw [Jarrett] [Gaston]. She was born 1835 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 22nd Feb 1835 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  She married William Ashdown Chapman, tailor on 18th Oct 1860 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, witnesses Edward Charles & Emma Vigar. He was born 1829 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1st Mar 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents Edward & Harriet Chapman; died 13th Feb 1885 at 60 Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iThomas William Arthur who was born Oct to Dec 1862 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1862 Q4 Vol 2A Page 441
   
  5. Rhoda Bilby [Shaw] was the daughter of Thomas Shaw, wheelwright and Harriet Shaw [Jarrett] [Gaston]. She was born Jan to Mar 1840 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1840 Q1 Vol 5 Page 471
  She married James Bilby, coachman on 25th Dec 1859 at St. John's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, witnesses Thomas Fry & Emma Shaw. He was born 1836 at Little Horsted, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1836 at St. Michael & All Angels Church, Little Horsted, Sussex
   
  6. Abel Shaw, whitesmith was the son of Thomas Shaw, wheelwright and Harriet Shaw [Jarrett] [Gaston]. He was born Oct to Dec 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1844 Q4 Vol 5 Page 503
  He married Mary Ann Carter on 1st Jan 1869 at Congregational Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1869 Q1 Vol 2a Page 661. She was born 1846 at Southborough, Kent; christened 5th Apr 1846 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, parents Thomas & Louisa Carter. They had the following children:
  iCharlotte who was born 1870 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiEdith who was born 1873 at Watford, Hertfordshire
  iiiThomas who was born 1875 at Bournemouth, Hampshire
  ivMaude who was born 1878 at Bournemouth, Hampshire
   

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