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Alexander Shaw 1764 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1764

Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Matthew Shaw

Mother: Jean Cleland

Spouse(s): Elizabeth ANDERSON

Children(s): John SHAW

The story of Alexander Shaw began in 1764 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Alexander Shaw married Elizabeth ANDERSON, and had children including John SHAW. Alexander Shaw passed away in 1841 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Shaw began in 1764 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Shaw married Elizabeth ANDERSON, and had children including John SHAW.
  • Alexander Shaw passed away in 1841 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Shaw
1730 – 1800
Birth Location: Kilsyth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Jean Cleland
1721 – 1800
Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth ANDERSON
1769 – 1841
Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

John SHAW
1799 – 1867
Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
JS

Alexander Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Shaw
1764 – 1841
Birth Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Matthew Shaw
1730 – 1800
Kilsyth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean Cleland
1721 – 1800
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Baily) Cleland
1690 – 1750
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes Brown
1691 –
Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Shaw's Descendants

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Alexander Shaw (10 Mar 1764 – 1841) m. Elizabeth ANDERSON (12 Sep 1769 – before 1841)
  1. 1. John SHAW (5 Feb 1799 – 6 Aug 1867) m. Mary Laing (13 August 1805 – 08 Feb 1888)
    1. 1. David Shaw (10 Nov 1836 – 2 Jun 1933) m. Margaret Stevenson (8 Feb 1843 – 30 Oct 1919)
      1. 1. James ("Jim") Shaw (10 Aug 1864 – 7 August 1938) m. Matty Campbell (16 Mar 1865 – 14 Oct 1896)
        1. 1. Matilda (Campbell) Shaw (22 Sep 1896 – 25 Jun 1979) m. John (William Edmund) Hudson (22 Sep 1886 – 3 Jun 1959)

Alexander Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1764
10 Mar 1764
Birth of Alexander Shaw in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 77
Death of Alexander Shaw in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1764
    Event Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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