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James Shaw 1575 – 1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: February 1623

Death Location: Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: James Shaw

Mother: Marjory Kirkcaldy

Spouse(s): Margaret Meldrum

Children(s): Jonet Shaw

The story of James Shaw began in 1575 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Shaw married Margaret Meldrum, and had children including Jonet Shaw. James Shaw passed away in 1623 in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Shaw began in 1575 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Shaw married Margaret Meldrum, and had children including Jonet Shaw.
  • James Shaw passed away in 1623 in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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James Shaw's Ancestors

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James Shaw
1575 – 1623
Birth Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Shaw
1550 – 1593
Sauchie, Clackmannan, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjory Kirkcaldy
1550 –
Grange, Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shaw's Descendants

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James Shaw (1575 – February 1623) m. Margaret Meldrum (1579 – 1623)
  1. 1. Jonet Shaw (27 November 1601 – ) m. James Dowgall (23 December 1606 – )
    1. 1. Johne Dowgall (1630 – )
      1. 1. Margaret Mcdowgall (1665 – Abt 1715) m. John McEwen (abt 1670 – 1726)
        1. 1. William (V) Mckewen (22 Feb 1704 – 16 Jan 1746) m. Grizel Rattray (abt 1705 – Aft. 1729)

James Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of James Shaw in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1623
February 1623
Age 48
Death of James Shaw in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1623
    Event Place: Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland

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