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Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" Shaw 1540–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Sir Greenock

Mother: Marion Home

Spouse(s): Lady Glengarnock, Lady ?

Children(s): Sir Greenock, James Shaw, Grizel Schaw, Captain Shaw, John Greenock, Christian Shaw, James, Shaw, Margaret Shaw, Isabel Schaw, Patrick Schaw, Lady Cunningham, John Greenock, Catherine Schaw

The story of Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" Shaw began in 1540 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, , Scotland. Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" Shaw married Lady Elizabeth Cunningham Lady Of Glengarnock, Lady Elizabeth Cunningham Cunyngham, and had children including Captain John Shaw, Catherine Schaw, Christian Shaw, Grizel Schaw, Isabel Schaw, James Sir Of Sauchie Shaw, James Shaw, John Alexander Shaw Laird Of Greenock, Lady Margaret Cunningham, Margaret Shaw, Patrick Schaw, Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird Of Greenock. Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" Shaw passed away in 1593 in Scotland.

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  • The story of Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" Shaw began in 1540 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, , Scotland.
  • Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" Shaw married Lady Elizabeth Cunningham Lady Of Glengarnock, Lady Elizabeth Cunningham Cunyngham, and had children including Captain John Shaw, Catherine Schaw, Christian Shaw, Grizel Schaw, Isabel Schaw, James Sir Of Sauchie Shaw, James Shaw, John Alexander Shaw Laird Of Greenock, Lady Margaret Cunningham, Margaret Shaw, Patrick Schaw, Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird Of Greenock.
  • Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" Shaw passed away in 1593 in Scotland.

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Alexander Shaw's Ancestors

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Alexander Shaw
1540–1593
Birth Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Parents
Sir James Cunnigham Shaw (Schaw), of Sauchie and Greenock
1475–1528
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Marion ((Alison) Cunningham Hume) Home
1484–1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Alexander Shaw's Descendants

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Alexander (John"Laird of Greenock") Shaw (1540–1593) m. Lady (Elizabeth Cunningham, Lady of) Glengarnock (1510–2 JAN 1584) m. Lady (Elizabeth Cunningham\Cunyngham) ? (Apr 1520–2 Jan 1618)
  1. 1. Sir (John Alexander Shaw, Laird of) Greenock 1540–1593
    1. 1. James (Shaw of) Greenock 1570–1620 m. Lady (Margaretha Montgomery Gravin of) Eglinton 1565–1624
      1. 1. Lady (Julianna "Julia" Schaw, Baroness of Grimmet. McIlvane) -** 1600–1643 m. Laird (Johnne McIlvain, McElwain Laird of) Grimmet 1600–1669
        1. 1. Lord (Andrew Alexander I McElwain) (McIlvaine) 1640–1690 m. Anne Cunningham 1630–1700
        2. 2. John McIlvane 1640–1700
        3. 3. Gilbert McIlvane 1628–1668
        4. 4. Andrew (Alexander) McIlvaine 1630–1690
        5. 5. Richard McIlvaine 1627–
        6. 6. Julianna ("Julia") McIlvaine 1620–1653
        7. 7. Anne McIlvaine 1635–1700
        8. 8. John McIlvain 1623–1699
        9. 9. Quentin McIlvaine 1632–1694
        10. 10. Mareonne McIlvaine 1632–1653
        11. 11. Helein McIlvaine 1621–
        12. 12. Agnes McIlvaine 1632–
        13. 13. Margaret Mcilvane 1622–
        14. 14. David McIlvane 1643–
        15. 15. Julianna ("Julia") McIlvaine 1635–1700
  2. 2. James Shaw 1559–
  3. 3. Grizel Schaw 1543–
  4. 4. Captain (John) Shaw 1570–1620
  5. 5. John (Alexander Shaw, Laird of) Greenock 1540–1593
  6. 6. Christian Shaw 1533–
  7. 7. James, (Sir of Sauchie) Shaw 1540–1593
  8. 8. Margaret Shaw 1533–1573
  9. 9. Isabel Schaw 1541–1623
  10. 10. Patrick Schaw 1539–
  11. 11. Lady (Margaret) Cunningham 1533–1573
  12. 12. John (Alexander Shaw, Laird of) Greenock 1540–1593
  13. 13. Catherine Schaw 1533–1594

Alexander Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" Shaw in Greenock, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
1593
1593
Age 53
Death of Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" Shaw in Scotland
Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Scotland

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