Shaw was born in December 1852 in Prestwick.1 Shaw's father was <Unknown> and his/her mother was Janet Shaw. His/her maternal grandparents were Thomas Shaw and Jean Scoffield. He/she had a brother and a sister, named William and Jean. He/she was the youngest of the three children. He/she had three half-brothers and three half-sisters, and also two half-siblings of unknown gender, named James, James, Thomas, Janet, Margaret, Mary, <Unknown> and <Unknown>. He/she died at 3 months old in March 1853 in Newton-on-Ayr. He/she was buried in Newton-on-Ayr.11