This Bible is in the Perth Museum archives.
This Bible was purchased in 1997 from the estate of Mrs. Frances BEEMAN. It is a leather-bound, medium format Bible in new condition. Except for the hand-written birth and marriage entries, it seems that the book had never been opened. There is not even an owner’s name written inside the cover.
The entries are written on elaborately engraved pages provided between the Old and New Testaments. From the handwriting and consistancy of the ink, they seem to have all been made at the same time.
Partial transcript of the title page is:
THE
ENGLISH VERSION
OF THE
POLYGLOTT BIBLE,
etc.
.
.
.
BOSTON:
LINCOLN, EDMANDS & Co. AND PIERCE & PARKER.
BRATTLEBORO': PECK & WOOD.
printed at the Brattleboro' Power Press Office
1833.
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NAMES BIRTHS DEATHS
Richard Shaw October 1 1822 Jan 9 1872
James Shaw April 5 1824
John Shaw April 5 1826
Anne Shaw June 18 1830 Jany 22 1832
Harry D. Shaw April 9 1833
George Cass[?] Shaw Sept 18 1835 October 23 1865
William Shaw March 2 1838 5 April [no year]
Anne D. Shaw Nov 9 1840 [death entry erased]
Ellen Shaw March 14 1842 [death entry erased]
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// Second page
CHILDREN'S MARRIAGES
NAMES Month Day Year
Richard Shaw
James Shaw
Henry D. Shaw
Helen M. Shaw Jany 18 1872