Hannah Jane Shaw Burridge
Part 1 - 1827 - 1845 The early years
Part 1 - 1827 - 1845 The early years
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Hannah Jane Shaw Burridge
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Part 1 - 1827 - 1846 The early years Part 2 - 1847 Courtin's a pleasure Part 3 - 1847 The Marriage Part 4 - 1847 - 1852 Military wife and Conversion Part 5 - 1853 - 1855 The Malta mission Part 6 - 1855 Journey to Zion Part 7 - 1856 Tooele Part 8 - 1857 Johnson's Army, Back to Rush Valley Part 9 - 1858 - 1865 Indians, St. Johns and Mother Norrie Part 10- 1867 - 1868 George's Mission, Grasshoppers and Hard Times Part 11 - George's Return, Firewater and Hannah's Dedication Part 12 - The End of a Life
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In the shadow of the gloomy old stronghold of a castle with its stone
walls and fortification lies the little town of Huntley,
Scotland surrounded by tall shady trees.
[Editor's note - On the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road travelling north from Aberdeen, Huntly is approximately a 40 mile drive passing such places as Blackburn and Inverurie. See http://www.gordonarms.demon.co.uk/a2z.htm] In this little village lived John Shaw a textile manufacturer and his wife, Jane Nory Shaw. This couple had four fine sons and one daughter in their family: John, Thomas, Daniel, Jane, and little Timothy when a baby daughter, Hannah Jane, was born 27 December 1827. Hannah came into this family during the glad holiday season. She brought sunshine with her. Her merry eyes were a clear blue. Her soft little mouth soon learned to flash easily into a bewitching smile, while her dimpled baby hands softly caressed fond brothers and loving parents. She was the darling of the family. Later one more girl was born into the Shaw family, Ann (named for her mother's twin sister). Her father's business demanded that he move his family to Aberdeen. There on Woolman's Street in an attractive Scottish house the Shaw family made their home. It was there that Hannah grew through a happy childhood, into a charming young lady trained in the womanly graces of the times. She was taught to cook and keep house, to sew and knit and make beautiful lace. She loved to sing and never missed a singing practice or prayer meeting at the Methodist Church, if it were possible for her to go she was there.
Her father died when she was a young girl leaving her mother an independent widow with her fine family. |
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