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Sir James of Sauchie Shaw 1540–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Western Greenock, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Schaw

Mother: Lady Glengarnock

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In 1540, Sir James of Sauchie Shaw entered the world in Western Greenock, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, born to Alexander John Schaw And Lady Elizabeth Cunningham Lady Of Glengarnock. Sir James of Sauchie Shaw passed away in 1593 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir James of Sauchie Shaw entered the world in Western Greenock, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, born to Alexander John Schaw And Lady Elizabeth Cunningham Lady Of Glengarnock.
  • Sir James of Sauchie Shaw passed away in 1593 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Sir Shaw's Ancestors

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Sir Shaw
1540–1593
Birth Place: Western Greenock, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander John Schaw
1520–1593
Sauchie, Clackmannan, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Cunningham, Lady of) Glengarnock
1523–1584
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Shaw
1501–1528
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alison Home
1503–1584
Wedderburn, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Greenock
1510–1593
Lady Glengarnock
1523–1584
William Cunyngham
1500–1547
Lady Sinclair
1500–1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Greenock
1510–1593
Lady Glengarnock
1523–1584
William Roslin
1459–1513
Margaretha Hepburn
1465–1542

Sir Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir James of Sauchie Shaw in Western Greenock, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Western Greenock, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1593
1593
Age 53
Death of Sir James of Sauchie Shaw in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Western Greenock, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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