Welcome to the Shardow family-tree website.
The Shardow story begins with
Chief Zubeiru Shardow Muleh
1847-1922
and covers several generations of the family
as well as links to several affiliated families.
NATIVE OFFICER MOHAMMADU DANBORNO
(1843 - 1900)
Originally from Kukawa, Borno State in Nigeria (then British West Africa).
In 1863 while in Lagos, Danborno got enlisted in a military unit set up by the Governor of Lagos Colony, Captain Glover. This unit, named "Glover's Hausas" or "The Hausa Force", was posted to the Gold Coast (now Ghana) and initially stationed at Elmina.
In 1887 Danborno, who by then had risen to the rank of Sergeant-Major, paricipated in Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations in Britain. He was promoted to the rank of Native Officer a year later on September 1, 1888.
On the 22nd of January 1890, Native Officer Danborno and eight others were presented with "Distinguished Conduct" medals awarded by the Queen of England for gallantry during military expeditions.
(See Government Gazette of January 31st 1890 below).
Between 1895 and 1896 he served as the Aide-de-camp to Sir Francis Scott during the Ashanti expedition. In 1897, he again traveled to Britain as part of the Gold Coast contingent to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Native Officer Danborno died on the 29th of April 1900 while still in active service. His remains were buried in a cemetery at Sampa (now Sikassiko) a former military outpost along the Ivory Coast/Ghana border in the Brong Ahafo Region.
Native Officer Ali and Native Officer Harri Zenuah were his contemporaries.
MOHAMMADU DANBORNO
Mohammadu Danborno was blessed with six children from four wives.
His first wife was a Yoruba from the Taiwo Olowo family of Lagos. She had Abarry Ali.
His second wife was Maiyami (aka. Mimi) mother of Garba, Ossman and Hawawu.
His third wife was Halimatu-Sadia (aka. Anukabu or Nmah Kabu ) a Gurunshie from Navrongo. She gave birth to Nuhu Sharubutu (father of Dr Ossman Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam).
His fourth wife ,Adwoa, (an Ewe from the Volta Region) was the mother of Hausatu (Aburwa).
CHILDREN
3. Ossman Danborno (Ossman-German)
He was an ex-service man. He fought in World War 1 serving the allied forces in Germany. He had only one daughter called Iya. He died in 1941.
Iya's children : 1. Ali Labaran (Sarkin Yaakin Nima) 2. Sadia 3. Baaban Iya 4. Dan-sofo
4. Hawawu Danborno (Baabanin Nsawam)
She died in 1959. She had one child, a daughter called Salamatu who pre-deceased her.
Hawawu's mother was Maiyami (aka. Mimi). Mimi had a brother called Baba Kumashi (father of Baba Town Council of Nima 441.)
6. Hausatu Danborno (aka. Aburwa/ Nman Bala)
She died in 1983. She had three children
1. Auntie Mi (Mother of Dr. Farouk Braimah and Kudi) 2. Bala 3. Iya
