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Janet "Jane" Shaw 1503 – 1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Apr 1551

Death Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Shaw

Mother: Christiana Bruce

Spouse(s): Sir Elderslie

Children(s): James Wallace

Early life: Janet "Jane" Shaw arrived in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1503, born to Sir Captain James Gilbert Shaw and Christiana Bruce. Over time, Janet "Jane" Shaw formed a family with Sir William Johnston Wallace and Knight of Elderslie, which included James de Wallace. Janet "Jane" Shaw concluded life in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1551.

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Parents

Sir Shaw
1458 – 1528
Birth Location: Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
SS
Christiana Bruce
1457 – 1529
Birth Location: Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
CB

Spouses(s)

Sir Elderslie
1500 – 1551
Birth Location: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
SE

Children(s)

James Wallace
1525 – 1600
Birth Location: Scotland/England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1503
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ellersly, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Apr 1551
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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