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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 later married Jean Cunningham, and together they raised 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 and Christopher Shaw. In 1593, Sir John Alexander Shaw Laird of Greenock passed away in Scotland.

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Parents

❤️Sir Shaw
1500 – 1563
Birth Location: Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
❤S
❤️Lady Cunningham
1520 – 1570
Birth Location: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
❤C

Spouses(s)

Jean Cunningham
1540 – 1585
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC

Children(s)

Christian Schaw
1553 – 1625
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
CS
Geeles Shaw
1560 – 1625
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
GS
Elizabeth Shaw
1560 – 1625
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
ES
John Schaw
1569 – 1638
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
Feelers Shaw
1569 –
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
FS
James Shaw
1570 – 1646
Birth Location: Greencock, Ayrshire, Scotland
JS
Alexander Schaw
1570 – 1620
Birth Location: Greenock, Ayrshire Co., Scotland
AS
James Shaw
1570 – 1620
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
Marian Shaw
1571 –
Birth Location: Greenock, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Isabel Shaw
1572 – 1615
Birth Location: Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
IS
William Schaw
1573 –
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
WS
Patrick Schaw
1574 – 1625
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
PS
Geeles Shaw
1574 – 1625
Birth Location: Greenock, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
GS
Janet Shaw
1574 – 1646
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
Jane Schaw
1575 – 1625
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
Margaret Shaw
1580 – 1615
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Mungo Schaw
1581 –
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Christopher Shaw
Birth Location: –
CS

Sources

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 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 Year: 7 Mar 1593
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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