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James Greenock Shaw 1570 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1620

Death Location: Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Shaw

Mother: Jean Cunningham

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The story of James Greenock Shaw (Killed wife) of Ballygally Castle began in 1570 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Greenock Shaw (Killed wife) of Ballygally Castle passed away in 1620 in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Greenock Shaw (Killed wife) of Ballygally Castle began in 1570 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Greenock Shaw (Killed wife) of Ballygally Castle passed away in 1620 in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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James Shaw's Ancestors

Self
James Shaw
1570 – 1620
Birth Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Alexander Shaw
1540 – 1593
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Jean Cunningham
1540 – 1585
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
❤️Sir (Alexander "John") Shaw
1500 – 1563
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
❤️Lady (Elizabeth) Cunningham
1520 – 1570
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
John (J.) Leslie
– 1596
Altyre
Margaret Fleming
1515 – 1550
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Shaw
1480 – 1528
Alyson Home
1480 – 1528
George Rothes
1485 – 1558
Agnes Leslie
1500 – 1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shaw
1480 – 1528
William Ruthven
1478 – 1513
Margaret Anderson-Morshead
1465 – 1987

James Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of James Greenock Shaw (Killed wife) of Ballygally Castle in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1620
1620
Age 50
Death of James Greenock Shaw (Killed wife) of Ballygally Castle in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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