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Record #4335
Name :
: Mary Alice SHAW (1879 - )
  aka : Mary Ann Shaw


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Jul 1879

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Middlesbrough
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 23 Aug 1890
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Parisian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Maria Rye
NotesIn 1890, Mary Ann Shaw, 10 (along with sister, Lily Shaw, 11) arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 52 Maria Rye girls accompanied by Mrs. Soffe, matron, and en route to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Mary Alice Shaw and her sister were taken in by two separate families by the name of Ellis in the Galt area.

On December 18, 1901, at Huron, Ontario, Canada, Mary Alice Shaw, 23, born in England to Robert Shaw and Elizabeth Jane Jones; and Archibald Tunney, 29, farmer, born in East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada, to Thos Tunney and Charlotte Robison.

Archibald and Mary Alice Shaw Tunney had at least 3 children: Glen Leslie Tunney, born April 29, 1908; William Thomas Tunney, born November 22, 1902; and Robert Tunney.

In 1911, Mary Alice Tunny, 32, was shown residing at Blyth, Huron, Ontario, Canada, along with her husband, Archibald Tunny, 59, laborer; and children: William Tunny, 8; Robert Tunny, 5; Glen S. Tunny, 3. Her date of birth is shown as July 1878 and her immigration year as 1890.

Archibald Tunney died on April 13, 1930, of asthenia (a condition in which the body lacks or has lost strength either as a whole or in any of its parts) and cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried in Blyth, Huron, Ontario, Canada. Informant was his son, Glenn Tunney.

Mary Shaw Tunney spent most of her adulthood writing letters searching for her family. Mary Alice Shaw told the story that her father was killed at Sea due to the Mutiny of the Vessel of which he was Captain. She also believed she had two brothers named Robert and William Shaw. She thought they, too, had been shipped abroad; one to the diamond mines in Africa and one who fought in the Boar War. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-07 16:04:47 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-12-19 19:42:29 /

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12798 FERRIS, William1915ENG,    , Middlesbrough May 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Crusade of Rescue  
2730 GRIFFIN, Elizabeth1888ENG, YKS, Middlesbrough May 1901 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Society Soltown  
11388 LAWRENCE, Norman Reginald1901ENG,    , Middlesbrough Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
14537 MCELHONE, Michael1911ENG,    , Middlesbrough Oct 1927 : Montclare CAN Crusade of Rescue  
3934 MCKEAN, Alexander Alexander1893ENG, YKS, Middlesbrough Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3935 MCKEEN, David Terrace1895ENG, YKS, Middlesbrough Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13997 MOORE, Joseph1892ENG,    , Middlesbrough Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
16411 NEWCOMB, James William1884ENG, YKS, Middlesbrough Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
6061 NIMMO, Albert1895ENG,    , Middlesbrough Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Unknown  
13959 NOBLE, Walter William1887ENG,    , Middlesbrough Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
13998 NODDLE, Mark1894ENG,    , Middlesbrough Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
8810 PEEL, David Edward1899ENG,    , Middlesbrough Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4335 SHAW, Mary Alice1879ENG, YKS, Middlesbrough Aug 1890 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
9534 SPILL, Albert George1904ENG,    , Middlesbrough Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3739 USHER, Margaret1889ENG,    , Middlesbrough May 1901 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Society