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- 12 Apr 1886 (Creation)
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1 Mylar plan (43 x 65cm)
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Charles Shaw was born on November 11, 1854, to parents Margaret and Alexander, at Oak Hill, Toronto, Ontario. He married Ida Laura Cathlene Jones, at Trenton, Ontario, on March 14, 1883. They soon relocated to Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario. Throughout his career, Charles worked as a Provincial Land Surveyor and as a Civil Engineer, with private and government firms. After relocating again, this time to British Columbia, he was employed as a Captain of a prisoner of war camp. He died on May 9, 1942 at Saanich, British Columbia.
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Donated by Walter I. Watson. Accession #2012-04.
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A certified reproduction of the "Plan of subdivision of Park Lots # 10 & 13...Part of Lot # 1 in 1st Concession of Murray Township for Barbara Shurie, by Josiah Shurie.” Surveyed by Charles A. Shaw, P.L.S., and signed April 12, 1886.
This copy was made in 1972 of plan #251, as registered in the Hastings Land Registry Office.
Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.
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Photographed and available online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/48358353242/