I had posted earlier in this thread but have done more research since.
What amazes me is that through my Shaw line ( From Slaithewaite/Lingards area of Yorks) and the one who went to NZ we have;
Iris Murdoch,
My Grandmother was her Grandmothers Sister ( yes Iris's Grandmother married in NZ)
Sir Michael .... ( I never promised you a .... garden)
Married a Shaw from the same NZ family but a later generation.
Humble beginnings from Yorks to working in Manchester Cotton Mills to owning Farms in NZ and some interesting descendants later on.
Trish

And three cheers for Jessica Watson
