08/10/2022
This is my great great grandmother Isabella Shaw née Stephenson. She had 14 children born alive and died in childbirth aged 44!
Isabella was born in the September quarter 1854 at Millom, Cumberland. she was baptised on the 29 October 1854 at the Holy Trinity Church, Millom.
In the 1861 census she was living in her parents' household at Chapel Stile, Kirkby Ireleth, aged 6.
On the 2nd March 1871 Isabella was admitted into Bootle Workhouse, Millom , her religious creed was noted as W Methodist.
In the 1871 census she was an inmate at Bootle Union Workhouse, Bootle, Cumberland, occupation Domestic Servant, aged 18. (Robert Glaister is the Master of workhouse aged 33).
On the 13 June 1871 Isabella had an illegitimate son William, who was born at Workhouse Bootle, Mother, Isabella Stephenson, marked the birth certificate with a X on 10th July 1871 at Bootle, Cumberland (birth registered on the 10th July 1871 by John Whinnerah, Registrar).
On the 21th July 1874 at The Hill, Millom Isabella had an illegitimate daughter Eleanor Stephenson who was baptised at Holy Trinity, Millom, Cumberland by T B Wren.
Isabella married Thomas Shaw on the 14th November 1876 at the Millom Parish Church, Cumberland.
Isabella Stephenson (X), of full age, Spinster, Living at Millom, her father, William Stephenson, Rank or Profession was Miner. Thomas Shaw, of full age, Bachelor, Rank or Profession Labourer, Residing at Kirkby Ireleth, his father, George Shaw, Rank or Profession was recorded as Labourer. Witnesses John Laurence Flemming and Jane Stephenson (X). They were married after Banns which were read on 22 Oct, 29 Oct and 5 Nov 1876.
16 November 1876 - Marriages - On the 14 inst., at Millom parish church Mr Thomas Shaw of Kirkby Ireleth to Miss Isabella Stephenson of Millom
- Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser and General Intelligencer-
Thomas and Isabella had 12 children born alive and registered, two children died in infancy and two sons died in the First World War (six sons fought in the war).
1881 census she was living in husband's household at Castle Street, Millom, St George, aged 26.
1891 census Isaabella was living in husband's household at 7 Robinson Row, Millom, Cumberland, Egermont, aged 37.
The family moved to Barrow in Furness where Isabella's husband was employed in the Steelworks.
Isabella died on the 5th November 1898 aged 44 at 17 Brewery Street, Barrow in Furness from Childbirth Exhaustion (Certificated by A. Rutherford M.B.L.M), occupation wife of Thomas Shaw a Steelworks Labourer. Thomas Shaw widower of deceased present at death, registered 7th November 1898, Registrar C Harrison. Unfortunately, the baby did not survive and was not registered.
Isabella was buried on the 8th November 1898 at Holy Trinity, Millom, Cumberland, Interred into a Public Grave.
