William Shaw^[1]

1865 - 1918

• Born	1865	Bayswater, London
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Horse keeper 3 Queens Arm Yard, Maida Vale
  Occupation	1881	Stableman/ Groom   [1]
  Residence	1881	3 Queens Arms Yard   [1]
  Occupation	1891	Horse keeper/Groom   [1]
  Occupation	1901	Bus Washer/ groom Qeens Arms Yard Maida Vale   [1]
  Occupation	4 Oct 1911	Driver of the Blue Bus London General Omnibus Company on last trip. Photo   [1]
  Occupation	1914	Blacksmith   [1]
  Residence	1914	36 Stafford Rd   [1]
  Died	Dec 1918	Willesden   [1]
  Buried	23 Dec 1918	Paddington Cemetary, Willesden Lane   [1]
  Person ID	I0353	The Bird Tree
  Last Modified	10 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Shaw,   b. 24 Sep 1837, Caddington, Bedfordshire ,   d. 22 May 1906, 3 Queens Arms Yard, Paddington
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Ann Summerfield,   b. 1836, Dunstable, Bedfordshire ,   d. Bef 1881
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	14 Aug 1858	Caddington, Bedfordshire
  Family ID	F121	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ellen Shed Skingley,   b. Mar 1865, Writtle Chigwell, Epping, Essex ,   d. Jan 1937, Willesden
  Married	28 Feb 1886	St Saviours, Paddington   [1]
  Children	1. Edgar Shaw,   b. 1886, Pimlico, London   2. Dorothy Ada Shaw,   b. Dec 1890, Paddington, Kilburn   3. Alfred Shaw,   b. Dec 1890, Paddington, Kilburn ,   d. 1891, Paddington   4. Edith Sarah Shaw,   b. 18 Jan 1892, 2 Queens Arms Yard Kilburn, London ,   d. 17 Feb 1978, St Mary's Hospital, Harrow Rd, Westminster
  Family ID	F120	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Stables of LGOC Photo from the archives of Transport for London of stables used for the horses which pulled the omnibus.
  		Stables Stables used by LGOC.
  		The Blue Bus The Blue Bus of the London Geneal Omnibus Company last ran from Paddington on 4th October 1911.

  
  

  Histories		Jonathan (1837 - 1906) and William Shaw (1865 – 1918) My wife’s great great and great grandfathers both worked for the London General Omnibus Company at their stables in Paddington as stablemen and grooms to the horses.
  		Horse Drawn Buses An article about etiquette from The Times on 30th January 1836.

  
  

• Sources

  [S02340] sues family.FTW. Date of Import: 25 May 2007