Researching Stephen Shaw
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 55011 people with the Shaw surname? In that year Shaw was ranked number 49 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Stephen means "crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Stephen Shaw on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Stephen Shaw in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Shaw ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Stephen Shaw and the Shaw Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shaw Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Shaw family tree.
Search Parish Records for Stephen Shaw at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Stephen Shaw using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Stephen Shaw records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Stephen Shaw information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Stephen Shaw.
Research the Shaw surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shaw Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 68459 people with the Shaw surname in the UK? Shaw is now ranked number 55 for popularity in the UK. |
Shaw Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Stephen Shaw.
Study MyTrees for information on the Shaw family and people looking to contact living Shaw relations.
Check out One Great Family for Shaw records submitted by people who are already researching the Shaw Family Tree.
Find Stephen Shaw from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Shaw Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Shaw surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 197486 people with the Shaw surname in the USA? Shaw is ranked number 92 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shaw Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Stephen Shaw. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Stephen Shaw
Stephen Shaw (ombudsman)
Stephen Shaw, CBE (born 26 March 1953) is former Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales. He was first appointed Prisons Ombudsman in October 1999; from 1 September 2001 his remit was extended to take in complaints against the National Probation Service (NPS) from those under supervision in the community. His remit was further extended to take in complaints from those in immigration detention in October 2006. He departed in April 2010. Shaw’s time in office as ombudsman covered a period in which the role’s responsibilities and independence increased. In 2003, Alan Travis noted in UK newspaper The Guardian, "His predecessor, Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Woodhead, had his powers so clipped by the former Conservative home secretary, Michael Howard, that the small and little-known club that is the British and Irish Ombudsmen Association refused him membership on the grounds that he was not independent enough".
In 2003-04, Shaw personally led the investigations into a number of deaths in prisons in England, the first time such deaths had been investigated independently. From 1 April 2004 the Ombudsman’s office has been responsible for the investigation of all deaths in prisons and immigration removal centres, as well as the deaths of residents of NPS hostels (approved premises). Shaw’s office conducted around 200 such investigations each year. The office also has a discretionary power to investigate post-release deaths.
In 2009, Shaw chaired two public inquiries into serious self-harm incidents that have not resulted in death (he stepped down from the second of these in June). These "near deaths" may also invoke the investigative obligation under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
As Ombudsman, Shaw conducted a range of other investigations including the major inquiry into the fire and disturbance that occurred at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in February 2002. He also served as one of two independent members of the Parole Board’s review committee that considers the cases of released prisoners who have committed serious further offences.
In February 2015, the Home Office announced that Shaw would be conducting "an independent review of policies and procedures affecting the welfare of those held in immigration removal centres", with Home Secretary Theresa May citing Shaw’s "wealth of relevant experience".
Prior to becoming Prisons Ombudsman, Shaw was director of the Prison Reform Trust charity for eighteen years.
Source: Stephen Shaw (ombudsman), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Shaw
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