The family records of Benjamin Shaw, mechanic of Dent, Dolphinholme, and Preston, 1772-1841

Benjamin Shaw (1772-1841) was born in Dent in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His parents were Joseph Dent, a weaver, and Isabella Noddle, both originally of Garsdale. Both the Shaws and the Noddles had lived in Garsdale for generations. The earliest known Shaw was Robert Shaw (d.1744), great-grsandfather of Benjamin. In 1793 Benjamin married Betty Leeming (1773-1828). They were the parents of eight children and eventually had thirty-six grand-children. Early in career Benjamin moved his family to Preston where he was a mechanic. Descendants live in England.