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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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According to available records, James Shaw was born in 1577 in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick Shaw and Elizabeth Cunningham. In the later years of life, James Shaw died in 1620 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Kingdom of Scotland.

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Patrick Shaw
1545 – 1593
Birth Location: Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Cunningham
1517 – 1554
Birth Location: Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1577
    Event Place: Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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