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Christopher Shaw 1518–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: North Anwram, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1 Jul 1583

Death Location: North Anwram, Yorkshire, England

Father: James Shaw

Mother: Margaret Lady

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dewke

Children(s): Thomas Shaw

The story of Christopher Shaw began in 1518 in North Anwram, Yorkshire, England. Christopher Shaw married Elizabeth Dewke, and had children including Thomas Shaw. Christopher Shaw passed away in 1583 in North Anwram, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Shaw began in 1518 in North Anwram, Yorkshire, England.
  • Christopher Shaw married Elizabeth Dewke, and had children including Thomas Shaw.
  • Christopher Shaw passed away in 1583 in North Anwram, Yorkshire, England.

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Christopher Shaw's Ancestors

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Christopher Shaw
1518–1583
Birth Place: North Anwram, Yorkshire, England
Parents
James Gilbert Shaw
1480–1528
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Robinson) Lady
1491–1561
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
James (Gilbert Shaw) II
1455–1510
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Christina Bruce
1455–1535
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Thomas (George) Robinson
1463–1498
Donnington, Somerset, England
Christian Gresley
1469–1492
Donnington, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
James Shaw
1430–1490
Alexander Bruce
1420–1488
Margaret Forrester
1422–1480
Mark Robinson
1440–1500
Anne Pembridge
1444–1490
John Gresley
1418–1486
Anne Gresley
1420–1487
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bruce
1395–1449
Agnes Livingston
1396–1459
Malcolm Forrester
1406–1477
Margaret Harrower
1400–1422
Thomas Robinson
1393–1450
Beatrice Leverton
1398–1460
John Pembridge
1415–1470
Catherine Bromwitch
1417–1490
John Knight
1390–1449
Elisabeth Clarell
1391–1503
Thomas Ireland
1392–1459
Matilda Countess
1396–1478

Christopher Shaw's Descendants

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Christopher Shaw (1518–1 Jul 1583) m. Elizabeth Dewke (1522–11 October 1561)
  1. 1. Thomas Shaw 1542–1600 m. Elizabeth Longbotham 1560–1624
    1. 1. Abraham Shaw 1585–1638 m. Elizabeth (Bridget) Best 1592–1638
      1. 1. Susanna Shaw 1617–1689 m. Nicholas Byram 1610–1688
        1. 1. Abigail Byram 1637–1712 m. Thomas Whitman 1629–1712

Christopher Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Christopher Shaw in North Anwram, Yorkshire, England
North Anwram, Yorkshire, England
1583
1 Jul 1583
Age 65
Death of Christopher Shaw in North Anwram, Yorkshire, England
North Anwram, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: North Anwram, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1583
    Event Place: North Anwram, Yorkshire, England

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