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thank you very much :-) its so frustrating when i cant find anything lol

Well she hops between 1883 and 1884 as her birth year

Shafton comes under Bradford reg district

1911 census

Scotland Census Transcription
Edith Terrace Station Road Ryhill Wakefield, Ryhill, Yorkshire, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Albert Marshall Head Married Male Colliery Corporal Below Ground 27 1884 Crigglestone Yorks Transcription
Betsy Marshall Wife Married Female - 27 1884 Shaftone Yorks Transcription
Albert Edward Marshall Son - Male - 2 1909 Ryhill Yorks Transcription
Mary Alice Marshall Daughter - Female - 0 1911 Ryhill Yorks Transcription


I know you have seen the census but we haven't so it helps us as a cross ref when trying to find info on her :-)

I have seen both the marriage record and the census entry for 1901 but im still having difficulty locating a birth record, it seems like it has vanished :) ive tried different variations of her name and searched with her dads name as well and still nothing, it might be one of those that want to stay hidden :-D

This looks like her on the 1891 census

England ,Wales &Scotland Census Transcription
High Street, Roystone, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Mary Horner Head Widow Female 57 1834 - Agbrigg, Yorkshire, England Transcription
Sydney Senior Nephew Single Male 35 1856 Colliery Bantsman Yorkshire, England

John Shaw Nephew Single Male 30 1861 Coke Burner Swallow Hill, Yorkshire, England
Tom Shaw Nephew Single Male 15 1876 Colliery Deputy Assistant Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Betsy Shaw Niece - Female 7 1884 Scholar Shafton, Yorkshire, England

John W Senior Adopted Son - Male 10 1881 Scholar Yorkshire, England Transcription
Charles Harpham Boarder Single Male 23

Just because it may help us searchers

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Cold Hiendley, Havercroft with Cold Hiendley, Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Midgley Head Married Male 60 1841 Farmer Royston, Yorkshire, England Transcription
Ann Midgley Wife Married Female 60 1841 - Barnsley, Yorkshire, England Transcription
Wilman Midgley Son Single Male 27 1874 Farmers Son Royston, Yorkshire, England Transcription
George Midgley Son Married Male 37 1864 Butcher Royston, Yorkshire, England Transcription
Jane Midgley Son's Wife Married Female 34 1867 - Batley, Yorkshire, England Transcription
George A Midgley Grand Son Single Male 11 1890 - Yorkshire, England Transcription
Jane E Midgley Grand Daughter Single Female 9 1892 - Yorkshire, England Transcription
Harold Midgley Grand Son Single Male 8 1893 - Yorkshire, England Transcription
Eva Midgley Grand Daughter - Female 6 1895 - Yorkshire, England Transcription
Hilda Midgley Grand Daughter - Female 4 1897 - Yorkshire, England Transcription
Horace Midgley Grand Son - Male 2 1899 - Yorkshire, England Transcription
Redver W Midgley Grand Son - Male 0 1901 - Yorkshire, England Transcription
Betsy Shaw Servant Single Female 18 1883 General (Domestic) Shafton, Yorkshire, England Transcription
William Jackobs Servant Single Male 16 1885 Working On Farm Yorkshire, England Transcription

First name(s) Betsy
Last name Shaw
Name note Miner
Age 24
Marriage year 1908
Marriage date 14 Jul 1908
Marriage place Ryhill (near Wragby)
Father's first name(s) Joseph
Father's last name Shaw
Spouse's first name(s) Albert
Spouse's last name Marshall
Spouse's father's first name(s) William
Spouse's father's last name Marshall
Residence Ryhill (near Wragby), York, England
County Yorkshire
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl


Does the cert give her father's occupation

ive had a look but i have been wondering if betsy was a shortened verison of her name so ive tried elizabeth and still nothing.

Born 1884 her birth should have been registered

Have you looked on FreeBMD :-)

Hi all im trying to find any information on the Shaw family as unfortunately all the older generation as since passed on so i would not be able to ask them. im trying to find out about my great grandmother Betsy Shaw (Maiden name) she was born in 1884 in Shafton, South Yorkshire according to the 1901 census when she was a servant to William Midgley in Cold Heindley. Now from her marriage certificate i no her father was named Joseph Shaw but that is all i know, i have been on ancestry to try and find out things but just keep hitting a dead end.

I would be very grateful if anyone could help