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EDWARD GILBERT SHAW 1492–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 2 JUN 1552

Death Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Greenock

Mother: Christina Bruce

Spouse(s): Lady ROBINSON

Children(s): Agnes Schaye, CHRISTOPHER SHAW, Richard SHAWE, James Shawe, Lady Shaw, Jenet Shawe

The story of EDWARD GILBERT SHAW began in 1492 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. EDWARD GILBERT SHAW married Lady Margaret Robinson, and had children including Agnes Shaw Schaye, Christopher Thomas Shaw, James Shawe, Jenet Margaret Shawe, Lady Genet Jenet Margaret Shawe Shaw, Richard Shawe. EDWARD GILBERT SHAW passed away in 1552 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of EDWARD GILBERT SHAW began in 1492 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.
  • EDWARD GILBERT SHAW married Lady Margaret Robinson, and had children including Agnes Shaw Schaye, Christopher Thomas Shaw, James Shawe, Jenet Margaret Shawe, Lady Genet Jenet Margaret Shawe Shaw, Richard Shawe.
  • EDWARD GILBERT SHAW passed away in 1552 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Greenock
1468–1528
Birth Location: Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
SG
Christina Bruce
1465–1535
Birth Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
CB

Spouses(s)

Lady ROBINSON
1491–1561
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
LR

Children(s)

Agnes Schaye
1519–1581
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
AS
CHRISTOPHER SHAW
1518–1583
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
CS
Richard SHAWE
1517–1590
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
RS
James Shawe
1513–1583
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
JS
Lady Shaw
1495–1574
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
LS
Jenet Shawe
1510–1574
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
JS

EDWARD SHAW's Ancestors

Self
EDWARD SHAW
1492–1552
Birth Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir James Cunnigham Shaw (Schaw), of Sauchie and Greenock
1468–1528
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Christina Bruce
1465–1535
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

EDWARD SHAW's Descendants

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EDWARD (GILBERT) SHAW (1492–2 JUN 1552) m. Lady (MARGARET) ROBINSON (1491–11 OCT 1561)
  1. 1. Agnes (Shaw,) Schaye 1519–1581
  2. 2. CHRISTOPHER (THOMAS) SHAW 1518–1583
  3. 3. Richard SHAWE 1517–1590
  4. 4. James Shawe 1513–1583
  5. 5. Lady (Genet Jenet Margaret Shawe,) Shaw 1495–1574 m. Sir (Thomas Mason * de) Halifax 1495–1551 m. Nicholas Webster 1510–1574
    1. 1. Isabel Mason 1535–1600
    2. 2. Agnes Mason 1529–1584
    3. 3. Joan Mason 1533–1547
    4. 4. Margery Mason 1537–1571
    5. 5. SYBIL MASON 1540–1589
    6. 6. James Mason 1527–1551
    7. 7. William (Sampson) Mason 1530–1588 m. Agnis Mason –1594 m. Dorothy 1535–
    8. 8. Margaret Mason 1548–1566
    9. 9. Alice Mason 1542–1627
    10. 10. Elizabeth Mason 1513–1535 m. Sir (Thomas Henry Strange *of Chesterton) Knight 1509–1570 m. George (Henry) Swyft 1509–1534
      1. 1. Anne Swift 1534–1611
      2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Strange 1524–1579
      3. 3. Anne (Swift Kemis) West 1523–1611
      4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth) Strange 1524–1611 m. William (West,1st Baron De La) Warr 1520–1595 m. Sir (Knight William West, 1st Lord Baron de la Warre) West 1519–1602
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas Leighton (2nd Baron Lord De La Warr)) WEST 1557–1602 m. Lady (Cecilia ANNE (Baroness de la Warr)) KNOLLYS\KNOWLES 1553–1608
        2. 2. Sir (Thomas Richard West II (Plantagenet) 3rd Lord De La Warr (1st Gov. of VA) Captain General for life, 12th) Lord 1577–1618 m. Cecily ((Cecilia) Baroness de la Warre Shirley Lady) Warre 1581–1662 m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness de la Warr 1st Cousin to Queen) Elizabeth 1555–1608
      5. 5. Thomas Swifte 1535–1592 m. Margaret (Carter) Godwin 1548–1609 m. Margaret Godwin 1548–1609
        1. 1. Thomas SWIFT 1584–1609
        2. 2. Charles Swift 1570–1624
        3. 3. William Swifte 1566–1624 m. Mary (Ann) Philpott 1571–1626
        4. 4. John Swift 1567–1620
    11. 11. Lady (Elizabeth Margret) Mason 1534–1600 m. John ("William") Swift 1530–1560 m. William (I Richard Swift de) Ovenden 1530–1603
      1. 1. Christopher Swift 1562–
      2. 2. William (Swift) II 1561–1597
      3. 3. Johane (Joane) Swyfte 1560–1588 m. Stephen (Eggleston Igleden) Sr 1552–1604
        1. 1. Stephen Iggleden 1582–1624 m. Sarah Haffenden 1588–1689
  6. 6. Jenet (Margaret) Shawe 1510–1574 m. Sir (Thomas de Halifax Mason, Mayson,) Masonne 1500–1551 m. Nicholas Webster 1510–1574

EDWARD SHAW's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of EDWARD GILBERT SHAW in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
1552
2 JUN 1552
Age 60
Death of EDWARD GILBERT SHAW in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1552
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
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