William Shaw was born around 1854.

William married Alice Mould in 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Alice Mould:

- Annie E Shaw	born around 1878 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Minnie Florence N Shaw	born in 1879 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Alice Shaw	born around 1883 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- William Shaw	born around 1885 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Emily Shaw	born in 1887 at Aston, Warwickshire.

William was a Brass Dresser.

Details of William's death are not known.