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Janet "Jane" Shaw 1503–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

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

Death Date: December 1589

Death Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Greenock

Mother: Christian Bruce

Spouse(s): Sir Elderslie

Children(s): Margaret Wallace

Janet "Jane" Shaw was born in 1503 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir James Captain Greenock And Christian Bruce. Janet "Jane" Shaw married Sir William Johnston Wallace Knight Of Elderslie, and had children including Margaret Jounstoun Auchenbothie Wallace. Janet "Jane" Shaw passed away in 1589 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • Janet "Jane" Shaw was born in 1503 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir James Captain Greenock And Christian Bruce.
  • Janet "Jane" Shaw married Sir William Johnston Wallace Knight Of Elderslie, and had children including Margaret Jounstoun Auchenbothie Wallace.
  • Janet "Jane" Shaw passed away in 1589 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Janet Shaw's Ancestors

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Janet Shaw
1503–1589
Birth Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir James Captain Greenock
1468–1528
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Bruce
1470–1503
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Shaw's Descendants

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Janet ("Jane") Shaw (1503–December 1589) m. Sir (William Johnston Wallace, Knight of) Elderslie (1500–08 Apr 1551)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jounstoun Auchenbothie) Wallace 1525–1586 m. James (Blackhall Stewart "3rd Baron of Blackhall and Ardgown) " 1526–1625
    1. 1. John (Thomas Stewart 8th Earl of) Castlemilk 1543–1598 m. Margaret Maxwell 1539–1622
      1. 1. Archibald (Baronet Blackhall Stewart 12th) GGF 1595–1665 m. Margaret Blair 1596–1665
        1. 1. Lord (Walter Stewart of) Pardovan 1615–1656 m. Jean Fisher –1677

Janet Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Janet "Jane" Shaw in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1589
December 1589
Age 86
Death of Janet "Jane" Shaw in Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1589
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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