Dr Michael Crompton Maw

Dr Michael Crompton Maw

Male 1927 - 2020  (92 years)


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  • Name Michael Crompton Maw 
    Prefix Dr 
    Birth 21 Mar 1927  Wakefield, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • First name(s)      Michael C
      Last name      Maw
      Birth quarter      1
      Birth year      1927
      Mother's maiden name      Wood
      District      Wakefield
      County      Yorkshire
      Country England
      Volume      9C
      Page      86
      Record set      England & Wales Births 1837-2006
      Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
      Subcategory      Civil Births
      Collections from      United Kingdom, England
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    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Feb 2020 
    Obituary 17 Feb 2020  [2
    Burnley Express 
    • Dr Michael Crompton Maw was born in Wakefield but grew up in Edinburgh where he attended both school and university before moving south after his graduation to take up junior doctor posts in York and Carlisle hospitals.

      He met his wife Sheila in York and they married in 1952. After completing national service with the Royal Navy and GP training in Cheshire the couple and their son, Richard, moved to Padiham, where Dr Maw took up a GP partnership with Dr Maurice O'Reilly. This was to become a long standing partnership which continued until the retirement of Dr O'Reilly.

      A well known figure in the town, Dr Maw was active in many community events and initiatives. As a keen swimmer he became a regular at the newly opened swimming baths and got involved in the' teach children to swim' programme.


      Dr Maw also played cricket for the Padiham, turning out regularly for the Tuesday league at their grounds in the Arbories and in 1966 he was a very proud consort to his wife when, as a long standing and highly regarded local councillor, she was elected Chairman of Padiham Urban District Council.


      Another interest for Dr Maw was rally driving and hill climbing, an activity he enjoyed as a member of Calder Vale Motor Club alongside his fellow Padiham resident and friend, local dentist, Jack Law.

      A keen golfer and an active member of Whalley Golf Club, the clubhouse was conveniently located just down the road from his home in Whalley so he could often be found putting the world to rights, another favourite pastime, on the 19th hole, or the 10th in Whalley.

      But Dr Maw's lifelong passion was hill walking and it was Padiham's proximity to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales that first attracted him to the area.

      He liked to refer to himself as a long distance walker, never a rambler, and spent much of his spare time conquering peaks throughout the UK. He was fortunate in being able to continue with this hobby until well into his 80's.


      If Dr Maw wasn't in the hills or on the golf course he was pottering around the grounds of his beloved home, mending fences, mowing, gardening, tending – in fact turning his very practical hand to any jobs that needed doing.

      Dr Maw, who died a month short of his 93rd birthday, had been ill for some time.

      He leaves Sheila, his wife of 68 years, and also children, Richard, Alison and; Fiona, daughter and sons in law, Nora, Brian and Ian and grandchildren, Thomas, Jonathon and Michael.
    Obituary 20 Feb 2020  [3
    Clitheroe Advertiser 
    • Maw Dr Michael Crompton Peacefully on
      8th February,
      Michael, aged 92 years,
      the beloved Husband of Sheila, Father of Richard, Alison and Fiona, Father in Law of Nora,
      Brian and Ian and Grandfather of Thomas, Jonathon and Michael.

      A service to give thanks for
      the life of Michael will be held
      on Tuesday 3rd March,
      at St Mary's Church, Whalley
      at 2pm. Family flowers only
      please, donations may be made
      in memory of Michael to the Alzheimer's Society or Orbis,
      c/o and all enquiries to
      Langshaws Funeral Service,
      103 King Street,
      Whalley BB7 9SW,
      Tel 01254 824529
      Published in Clitheroe Advertiser on Feb. 20, 2020
    _UID 884061995D8F4480B1F7CBF858211F259A05 
    Burial 3 Mar 2020 
    Person ID I532  The Maw Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2022 

    Father Harry Maw, OBE,   b. 22 Jun 1888, 39 Highfield Road, Doncaster, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1942, 64 Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Marjory Wood, MBE,   b. 8 Oct 1901, Bury, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1995, District Ribble Valley Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jun 1925  Holy Trinity, Blackpool, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    • First name(s)      Harry
      Last name      Maw
      Age      35
      Birth year      1890
      Marital status      Bachelor
      Occupation      Hospital Superintendent
      Year      1925
      Marriage year      1925
      Marriage date      18 Jun 1925
      Place      Blackpool, Holy Trinity
      Denomination      Church Of England
      Diocese      Blackburn
      Residence      Wakefield
      Father's first name(s)      Herbert Harry
      Father's last name      Maw
      Father's occupation      Company Secretary
      Spouse's first name(s)      Marjory
      Spouse's last name      Wood
      Spouse's age      23
      Spouse's birth year      1902
      Spouse's marital status      Spinster
      Spouse's residence      South Shore
      Spouse's father's first name(s)      John
      Spouse's father's last name      Wood
      Spouse's father's occupation      Solicitor
      Licence or banns      Banns
      Witness 1      John Wood
      Witness 2      Flora Wood
      Witness 3      Robert Harry Maw
      County      Lancashire
      Country      England
      Archive      Lancashire Record Office
      Archive reference      PR 2921/1/10
      Register type      Marriages
      Register year range      1915-1927
      Record set      Lancashire Banns & Marriages
      Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
      Subcategory      Parish Marriages
      Collections from      England, United Kingdom
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    M146 - Marriage Harry Maw & Marjory Wood 18061925
    M146 - Marriage Harry Maw & Marjory Wood 18061925
    M146 - Marriage Harry Maw & Marjory Wood 18061925
    Family ID F146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2021 

  • Photos
    I532 - Michael Crompton Maw
    I532 - Michael Crompton Maw
    I532 - Michael Crompton Maw

    Source: https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/people/former-padiham-gp-who-played-active-role-town-dies-age-92-1744088

  • Notes 
    • Awaiting details (email sent to Michael & Sheila on 16 June 05)

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Wakefield - Volume 9c Page 86 (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S39] Websites, https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/people/former-padiham-gp-who-played-active-role-town-dies-age-92-1744088 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S39] Websites, https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/burnleyexpress-uk/obituary.aspx?n=michael-maw&pid=195465016&fhid=33895 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S69] Emma Cooke, The Cooke Family Bible, (Held by J C Quilliam nee Maw [4]).

    5. [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), Marriages Wood 1925 Jun.pdf (Reliability: 4).

    6. [S705] Archive Lancashire Record Office, Lancashire Banns & Marriages Transcription, (© Findmypast) (Reliability: 3).
      First name(s) Harry Last name Maw Age 35 Birth year 1890 Marital status Bachelor Occupation Hospital Superintendent Residence Wakefield Father's first name(s) Herbert Harry Father's last name Maw Father's occupation Company Secretary Year 1925 Marriage year 1925 Marriage date 18 Jun 1925 Denomination Church Of England Place Blackpool, Holy Trinity Diocese Blackburn County Lancashire Country England Spouse's first name(s) Marjory Spouse's last name Wood Spouse's age 23 Spouse's birth year 1902 Spouse's marital status Spinster Spouse's residence South Shore Spouse's father's first name(s) John Spouse's father's last name Wood Spouse's father's occupation Solicitor Licence or banns Banns Witness 1 John Wood Witness 2 Flora Wood Witness 3 Herbert Harry Maw Archive Lancashire Record Office Archive reference PR 2921/1/10 Register type Marriages Register year range 1915-1927 Record set Lancashire Banns & Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Marriages Collections from England, Great Britain
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