Jane Eliza

Jane Eliza b.29/8/1836 - d. 26/6/1875

Jane Eliza Welham was born on 29/8/1836 in Essex, England, and died at Millers Point, N.S.W. on 26/6/1875. She was buried in Rookwood Cemetery, N.S.W. with her youngest son, Wilfred Henry in an unmarked grave.

She married James Alexander Shaw (b. 16/11/1828 Ballygary, Co. Antrim, Ireland, arrived on ship Elizabeth 16/4/1850, religion Presbyterian, could read  - d. 13/11/1878 Townsville, Qld) on 22/3/1855.


Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser Newspoaper 24/3/1855

Their Children

Their Children

James Alexander Shaw b. 15/3/1856 Newcastle, N.S.W. - d. 1929 Tenterfield N.S.W.) on 22/3/1855.


Eliza Jane Shaw b. 28/3/1858 Newcastle, N.S.W. – d. 26/6/1935 Daceyville, N.S.W

Catherine J. Shaw b. 1859 Rylstone, N.S.W.

William Shaw  b.1860 Newcastle, N.S.W.

Mary A. Shaw   b.1862 Sydney, N.S.W. - d. 1863 Sydney, N.S.W.

Francis W. Shaw  b.1864 Sydney N.S.W. - d. 1928 Sydney N.S.W.

Annie Augusta Shaw  b. 1866 Sydney N.S.W.  - d. 25/01/1948 Ryde, N.S.W.

Alfred Ernest Shaw   b. 1869 Sydney N.S.W. - d.1940 Ryde N.S.W.
married Emily Mary Eliza McCarthy 17/08/1889 at St Thomas' Balmain, NSW.

Amy Florence Shaw  b. 1871 Sydney N.S.W.

Wilfred Henry Shaw b. 1874 Sydney, N.S.W. - d. 1874 Sydney, N.S.W.


N.B: A separate family tree I have, also lists:

Susannah Shaw b. 1861

George G. Shaw b. 1864

Mary J. b. 1866

Eliza Jane Lamond (nee Shaw)

Eliza Jane Lamond (nee Shaw) Jane & James' eldest daughter.

Eliza Jane's Husband

Annie Augusta Shaw

Annie Augusta Shaw (7th child of Jane Eliza (nee Welham) and James Alexander Shaw, photographed with her second husband Arthur Hacking.

ellen lamond 02.01.2015 19:15

You list a John F.Lamond born in 1906. This is quite a coincidence since my father was John F. Lamond born in Maine in 1906 died in Mass. 1986

Leonie 24.03.2014 06:48

You don't happen to have a death certificate for Jane Eliza do you? I can't find her death record anywhere except the newspapers.

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17.10 | 23:07

Dear Eliza Welhams.
Hi Eliza my name is Phillipa Salisbury i'm Dorothy Jane Watson's Grand Daughter thank you for posting your family tree

14.10 | 05:21

Obviously we are very distantly related! Which one of Samuel's younger brothers is Lionel Alfred Welham descended from?

07.10 | 06:06

hi we a branch of samuels younger brother with family still in England.Lionel Alfred Welham (deceased father in law) came to Australia just before first war

20.03 | 02:45

No worries. Regards
Lee