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Christopher Thomas Shawe Lord of Standish 1518–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1518

Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1 Jul 1583

Death Location: Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Father: James King

Mother: Lady Robinson

Spouse(s): Juliana Unk

Children(s): Sir I, Isabel Shaw, Margaret Shaw, Briann Shaw

In 1518, Christopher Thomas Shawe Lord of Standish entered the world in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to James Gilbert Shawe Sir Comptroller To King And Lady Margaret Robinson. Christopher Thomas Shawe Lord of Standish married Juliana M Unk, and had children including Briann Shaw, Isabel Shaw, Margaret Shaw, Sir Robert Shaw I. Christopher Thomas Shawe Lord of Standish passed away in 1583 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England.

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  • In 1518, Christopher Thomas Shawe Lord of Standish entered the world in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to James Gilbert Shawe Sir Comptroller To King And Lady Margaret Robinson.
  • Christopher Thomas Shawe Lord of Standish married Juliana M Unk, and had children including Briann Shaw, Isabel Shaw, Margaret Shaw, Sir Robert Shaw I.
  • Christopher Thomas Shawe Lord of Standish passed away in 1583 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England.

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Christopher Standish's Ancestors

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Christopher Standish
1518–1583
Birth Place: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
James Gilbert Shawe Sir Comptroller to King
1480–1549
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Robinson
1491–1518
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (James de Shawe Comptroller to the) King
1460–1498
Saunchie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Christina Bruce
1465–1535
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Standish's Descendants

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Christopher (Thomas Shawe Lord of) Standish (1 July 1518–1 Jul 1583) m. Juliana (M) Unk (1499–1586)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Shaw) I 1523–1578 m. Margaret Standish 1527–1593
    1. 1. Ellen (Helena Elizabeth Shaw Lady of) Standish 1549–1576 m. Sir (Roger Prescott of) Shevington* 1528–1594
      1. 1. Sir (Ralph Robert Prescott of) Shevington* 1569–1609 m. Lady (Ellen Shaw-Prescott of) Standish* 1570–1643
        1. 1. John Prescott 1604–1681
    2. 2. Elizabeth Shaw 1542–1567
    3. 3. James Shaw 1546–
    4. 4. Robert (Shevington) Shaw 1540–1634
  2. 2. Isabel Shaw 1550–
  3. 3. Margaret Shaw 1559–1610
  4. 4. Briann Shaw 1565–

Christopher Standish's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1 July 1518
Birth of Christopher Thomas Shawe Lord of Standish in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1583
1 Jul 1583
Age 65
Death of Christopher Thomas Shawe Lord of Standish in Northowram, Yorkshire, England
Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1518
    Event Place: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1583
    Event Place: Northowram, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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