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Robert Shaw 1648 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1648

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 1745

Death Location: , , , Scotland

Father: James Shaw

Mother: Elspeth Or

Spouse(s): Janet Young

Children(s): Robert Shaw, Janet Shaw, Bessie Shaw, Katherine Shaw

Robert Shaw was born in 1648 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of James Shaw and Elspeth Or. Robert Shaw later married Janet Young, and together they raised children including Robert Shaw, Janet Shaw, Bessie Shaw and Katherine Shaw. In 1745, Robert Shaw passed away in , , , Scotland.

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Parents

James Shaw
1610 – 1680
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
JS
Elspeth Or
1612 – 1680
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
EO

Spouses(s)

Janet Young
1648 – 1687
Birth Location: Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
JY

Children(s)

Robert Shaw
1670 – 1770
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
RS
Janet Shaw
1687 – 1753
Birth Location: Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
JS
Bessie Shaw
1672 –
Birth Location: –
BS
Katherine Shaw
1676 –
Birth Location: –
KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 May 1648
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1745
    Event Place: , , , Scotland
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