1878 Jun 2 Born Clare
1903 Marriage at Loughrea to Julia Finlay
1906 May 3 Leaves Ireland for USA with wife Julia and 11 month old child Patrick
1906 Sep 26 A child Andrew Richard born in Pennsylvania
1909 Returns to Ireland
1911 Jan 25 Application for labourers' cottage at Galway Road, Loughrea was granted to Charles Shaw as reported in the Connacht Tribune
1911 census at Galway Rd, Loughrea
1916 Oct 23 Enlisted Royal Dublin Fusiliers 11/27965
1917 Mar 15 Posted to France
1917 Apr 26 Wounded in Action
1917 May 5 Posted to UK wounded
1918 Apr 22. Transfer to RE (IWT) as WR335056
He spent over 6 months in hospital with leg wounds
1919 Dec 26. Discharged
1920 Dec 8. Joined RIC no 82959 & ADRIC no 298 (549) ex-Soldier & Clerk
Posted to 4 Gds
1940 Feb 3 .Evicted due to rent arrears. As reported in the Connacht Tribune. from Labourers Cottage, Galway Rd, Loughrea
1947 May 28 Died Loughrea at County Home. This was the old Workhouse, which had become the County Home in 1923
