Hi!

I was interested in this group cos my ancestors were the SHAWs & I'm very interested in learning more about my heritage. So, if anyone knows anything about Shaws, please feel free to email any info!

I doubt I can contribute much, but would LOVE to learn! I've made several Scottish friends on the internet & have learned much from them & I love their cheeky sense of humor & they understand mine as well. Would love to make more Scottish friends.

I'm a relative of the playwright George Bernard Shaw. Guess thats where I got my own writing genes from.

Thank you, RIO.

Hello GS, thanks for dropping by. I need to put some more effort into boosting the info here on this group thing I have kicked off . Had hoped others would have contributed but it's been very minor so far, I will try and make the effort again soon.

I don't know anything about the family name of Shaw, but should I come across it I will post here what I find. Have you done any research on it yourself ?

I am related to Wordsworth ( honest ) but I can't write for toffee !

Thanks for your reply, RDM! I know the Shaws came over one week after the Mayflower & founded the town of Little Compton, R.I. But I cant find where, in the U.K., they originated from. I know that George Shaws grandfather moved his family from England to Dublin & that most Shaws lived in Northern England, near, or across the Scottish border. A cluster also in the London area.
My great-grandmother was a Shaw, born in Boston, but later moved to the midwest. There are still many Shaws in Boston, but since I dont know any of them, I can't write to ask questions.
One of my Shaw relatives bought a nice piece of Martha's Vineyard that has been in our family since the 1860's.

Thats interesting you're related to Wordsworth & that he was of Scottish decent. I've learned a lot about Scottish history, as I read several books tae research for my newest novel. I also have learned quite a bit fae my friends in Glasgow.

Thanks too for joining my Michael Jackson Group (which I moved to "Fan Clubs') & posting a comment. I was accused on my forum for being "deluded & infatuated by his song & dance." Nothing could be farther fae the truth! I look beyond the outward & see peoples souls; & Mike's was one of the loneliest I've ever known...