Yorkshire Shaws

[margaretta]

I am frustrated in my attempts to find the birth date and parentage of my 3xgreat grandfather William Shaw, who, in the 1841 census, was living in Swinton, Rotherham.
His age then was 50, though this might not be 100% accurate. He married Eleanor Sawyer in Wath on Dearne in 1810, but I cannot trace him back.
I have tried various websites, but have been unable to fint the relevant parish records. The Wath on Dearne ones are online, but I am still unable to find what I want.
I would be most grateful for any help in my quest.

[dotty.]

The 1841 ages were rounded down to the nearest 5 from aged 15 to 70, so he could have been anything between 50 and 55. depending on his occupation/standing he may well have been non-conformist. Based on his marriage in 1810 he is going to be born around 1789/90 ish though, Swinton was a chapelry within wath upon derne there do not seem to be any baptisms for a william shaw in that parish on the Familysearch.org which does lead me to think his family could be non-conformist, William appears in the Wath trade directory of 1834 as a joiner living in Swinton
http://www.genuki.org...hupondearne34Dry.html
There is an Edward Shaw in swinton in the same directory a beerseller,

[dotty.]

if you email this person they are researching the same family: [email protected]

[dotty.]

3 trees have him on ancestry.co.uk and one has his baptism as being at Holmfirth 31 Dec 1791 father John Shaw. That's along way from Rotherham really Mind you there are 3 possible William Shaws on the 1841 and none have a wife Eleanor, though there is one with a wife Ellen.

[margaretta]

Dotty, William's Eleanor was also known as Ellen snd Helen. I know that William is the right one, as I have all the census returns since 1841 which show all his descendants down to my mother in 1911.His son George was my great grandfather.I have found three possible sets of parents for him, but how to verify them I just don't know. I don't think they were non-conformists, as they were married in All Saints Parish Church on 16 May 1810 by the Rev.Trebeck. Thank you so much for your interest..much appreciated.

[craft1948]

Have you tried ringing the vicar of the parish they were married at. I did this when trying to find out about my great-grandmother's death and he was absolutely brilliant.

[dotty.]

Marrying in an Anglican Church was the only legal marriage, non-conformists could not marry in their own church in1810