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Sir John Alexander Shaw 1540 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Mar 1593

Death Location: Scotland

Father: ❤️Sir Shaw

Mother: ❤️Lady Cunningham

Spouse(s): Jean Cunningham

Children(s): Christian Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, John Schaw, Feelers Shaw, James Shaw, Alexander Schaw, James Shaw, Marian Shaw, Isabel Shaw, William Schaw, Patrick Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Janet Shaw, Jane Schaw, Margaret Shaw, Mungo Schaw, Christopher Shaw

Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock was born in 1540 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of ❤️Sir Alexander "John" Shaw and ❤️Lady Elizabeth Cunningham. Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock married Jean Cunningham, and had children including Christian Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, John Schaw, Feelers Shaw, James Shaw, Alexander Schaw, James Greenock Shaw, Marian Shaw, Isabel Shaw, William Schaw, Patrick Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Janet Shaw, Jane Schaw, Margaret Shaw, Mungo Schaw, Christopher Shaw. Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock passed away in 1593 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock was born in 1540 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of ❤️Sir Alexander "John" Shaw and ❤️Lady Elizabeth Cunningham.
  • Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock married Jean Cunningham, and had children including Christian Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, John Schaw, Feelers Shaw, James Shaw, Alexander Schaw, James Greenock Shaw, Marian Shaw, Isabel Shaw, William Schaw, Patrick Schaw, Geeles Shaw, Janet Shaw, Jane Schaw, Margaret Shaw, Mungo Schaw, Christopher Shaw.
  • Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock passed away in 1593 in Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Sir Shaw
1540 – 1593
Birth Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
❤️Sir Alexander "John" Shaw
1500 – 1563
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
❤️Lady (Elizabeth) Cunningham
1520 – 1570
Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Shaw
1480 – 1528
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alyson Home
1480 – 1528
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Shaw
1480 – 1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shaw's Descendants

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Sir (John Alexander) Shaw (1540 – 7 Mar 1593) m. Jean Cunningham (1540 – 7 Mar 1585)
  1. 1. Christian Schaw (1553 – 1625)
  2. 2. Geeles Shaw (1560 – 1625) m. Robert (Earl of Wintoun) Seton (1550 – 22 March 1602)
    1. 1. George Seton (1 Dec 1584 – 17 Dec 1650) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Hay (1592 – 13 Feb 1625) m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne Hay, Countess of) Errol (1592 – 13 Feb 1628)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Seton (24 Dec 1621 – 9 May 1672)
      2. 2. Ann Seton (30 Sep 1634 – May 1653) m. Sir (David, Lord Dunne,) Erskine (1606 – 25 Jul 1671)
        1. 1. Richard Erskine (1630 – 1703) m. Mary Erskine (1665..........................(Widow of Christopher Lansik) – 1718)
        2. 2. Helen
        3. 3. Annie (Barton) Erskine
        4. 4. Henry Erskine (1650 – 21 May 1693)
        5. 5. Annie (Barton) Erskine
      3. 3. George Seton (15 May 1613 – 04 Jun 1648)
      4. 4. Margaret Seton (28 Mar 1615 – 1637)
      5. 5. Christopher Seton (02 Mar 1617 – 30 Jun 1618)
      6. 6. Alexander Seton (13 Mar 1620 – 21 Oct 1691)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Shaw (abt 1560 – 1625)
  4. 4. John Schaw (1569 – 21 Apr 1638)
  5. 5. Feelers Shaw (1569 – )
  6. 6. James Shaw (1570 – 1646)
  7. 7. Alexander Schaw (1570 – 1620)
  8. 8. James (Greenock) Shaw (1570 – 1620)
  9. 9. Marian Shaw (1571 – )
  10. 10. Isabel Shaw (1572 – aft. 1615)
  11. 11. William Schaw (1573 – )
  12. 12. Patrick Schaw (1574 – 1625)
  13. 13. Geeles Shaw (1574 – 1625)
  14. 14. Janet Shaw (about 1574 – 1646)
  15. 15. Jane Schaw (1575 – 1625)
  16. 16. Margaret Shaw (1580 – 1615)
  17. 17. Mungo Schaw (1581 – )
  18. 18. Christopher Shaw

Sir Shaw's Timeline

5 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1540
1540
Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock was married in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
1559
1559
Age 19
Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock was married in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1565
1565
Age 25
Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock was married in Scotland
Scotland
1593
7 Mar 1593
Age 53
Death of Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1593
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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