The Dakin Branch

John Shaw born in 1819, died 25 Oct 1869, married Mary Dakin born 13 April 1824 on 27 Jan 1847 in Elton and were the parents of Mary Jane Shaw. The Dakin (or Dakeyne or Dakene) families lived in in the Darley area for hundreds of years and one of their members invented "a hydraulic machine for communicating motion to machinery" that was patented in 1830. However, Mary Jane's birth certificate implies that her mother, Mary Dakin, was illiterate and it is unlikely that this particular branch of the family was prosperous. After her husband John Shaw died Mary Dakin married again to John Wright, but he died soon after. Mary seems to have used the Shaw surname again after her second husband died.

Mary Dakin's brother and sisters included:

  Elizabeth, born 1827 in Elton, died Sep 1830 in Elton

  Hannah, born 1829 in Elton, died 6 Mar 1909 in Elton. a lace worker who married Charles Marshall

  Martha, born 1831 in Elton, died 18 Aug 1846 in Elton

  Eliza, born 1833 in Elton, she married James Winfield in 1857

  Ellen, born 1835 in Elton

  Joseph, born 1837 in Elton. He married Sarah Townsend in 1865 in Tideswell

  Ann, born 1838 or 1840 in Elton, died 12 Mar 1895 in Elton. She married Joseph Stone in 1859 in Elton

Elizabeth, born 1850 was Hannah's illegitimate daughter.

Mary Dakin's parents were:

  Samuel Dakin, born 1799 in Elton, died 25 Dec 1865 in Elton, a lead miner and Elizabeth Marchant, born 1803, died 24 Jul 1845 in Elton

Grandparents included:

  Samuel Dakin, born November 1772 in Elton, died 11 Oct 1840 in Elton, and Mary Titterton, born 1773 in Gratton, died 11 Jun 1847 in Elton, they married 1793

Great grandparents included:

  Joseph Dakin, born 1733 in Elton, died Feb 1797 in Elton and Martha Slack, born 1744 in Elton, died Sep 1832 in Elton, they married 1764 and both were buried at All Saints, Elton

  William Titterton, born 1741 and Hannah Stone, born 1750, they married 1764 in Youlgreave

Great-great grandparents included:

  Samuel Dakin and Helen (or Ellen) Grace

  William Titterton, died 1 Aug 1773 in Gratton and Mary Marshall, died 8 May 1743 in Gratton. Both are buried at All Saints, Youlgreave

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