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James Shaw 1577 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1620

Death Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Kingdom of Scotland

Father: Patrick Shaw

Mother: Elizabeth Cunningham

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The story of James Shaw began in 1577 in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland. James Shaw passed away in 1620 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Kingdom of Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Shaw began in 1577 in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • James Shaw passed away in 1620 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Kingdom of Scotland.

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James Shaw's Ancestors

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James Shaw
1577 – 1620
Birth Place: Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Shaw
1545 – 1593
Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1517 – 1554
Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander Shaw
1500 – 1563
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1529 – 1570
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
William Cunningham
1493 – 1547
Dumfriesshire,Scotland
Elizabeth (Helen) Sinclair
1495 – 1562
Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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James Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1577
1577
Birth of James Shaw in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1620
1620
Age 43
Death of James Shaw in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Kingdom of Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Kingdom of Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Kingdom of Scotland

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