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Baptism at Holy Trinity Church, Towngate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England and Hepworth, West Yorkshire, England · 28 March 1781 — Local Past

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Baptism at Holy Trinity Church, Towngate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England and Hepworth, West Yorkshire, England · 28 March 1781

28 March 1781 · Baptism

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Baptism

Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026

Baptism of John Shaw

Person: John Shaw
Date: 28 March 1781
Place: Holy Trinity Church, Towngate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Father: Joseph Shaw

John Shaw was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Holmfirth, Yorkshire on 28 March 1781. He is the son of Joseph Shaw of Woodroyd Hill, Hepworth.