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John SHAW 1799 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1799

Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Aug 1867

Death Location: Kingston, Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland

Father: Alexander Shaw

Mother: Elizabeth ANDERSON

Spouse(s): Mary Laing

Children(s): David Shaw

In 1799, John SHAW entered the world in Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland, born to Alexander Shaw and Elizabeth ANDERSON. John SHAW married Mary Laing, and had children including David Shaw. John SHAW passed away in 1867 in Kingston, Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1799, John SHAW entered the world in Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland, born to Alexander Shaw and Elizabeth ANDERSON.
  • John SHAW married Mary Laing, and had children including David Shaw.
  • John SHAW passed away in 1867 in Kingston, Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Shaw
1764 – 1841
Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth ANDERSON
1769 – 1841
Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
EA

Spouses(s)

Mary Laing
1805 – 1888
Birth Location: , Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
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Children(s)

David Shaw
1836 – 1933
Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
DS

John SHAW's Ancestors

Self
John SHAW
1799 – 1867
Birth Place: Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Shaw
1764 – 1841
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth ANDERSON
1769 – 1841
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Matthew Shaw
1730 – 1800
Kilsyth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean Cleland
1721 – 1800
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Thomas Anderson
1737 –
Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, Scotland
Agnes Hay
1741 –
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cleland
1690 – 1750
Agnes Brown
1691 –
John Hay
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John SHAW's Descendants

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John SHAW (5 Feb 1799 – 6 Aug 1867) m. Mary Laing (13 August 1805 – 08 Feb 1888)
  1. 1. David Shaw (10 Nov 1836 – 2 Jun 1933) m. Margaret Stevenson (8 Feb 1843 – 30 Oct 1919)
    1. 1. James ("Jim") Shaw (10 Aug 1864 – 7 August 1938) m. Matty Campbell (16 Mar 1865 – 14 Oct 1896)
      1. 1. Matilda (Campbell) Shaw (22 Sep 1896 – 25 Jun 1979) m. John (William Edmund) Hudson (22 Sep 1886 – 3 Jun 1959)
        1. 1. Lucy (Catherine) Hudson (4 Sep 1917 – 2015)
        2. 2. Arthur (Vincent) Hudson (13 Nov 1918 – 1 Dec 1941)
        3. 3. Joan (Winifred) Hudson (9 Sep 1920 – 23 Jul 1960)
        4. 4. Gordon Hudson (17 Feb 1923 – 2007)
        5. 5. Margaret (Enid) Hudson (29 Jul 1930 – Aft. 1981) m. George (Alexander) Sleep (6 June 1929 – 14 July 1982)

John SHAW's Timeline

2 Records

1799
5 Feb 1799
Birth of John SHAW in Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
1867
6 Aug 1867
Age 68
Death of John SHAW in Kingston, Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
Kingston, Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1799
    Event Place: Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1867
    Event Place: Kingston, Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland
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