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William Shaw 1703 – 1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1703

Birth Location: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Mar 1750

Death Location: Shankill, Belfast, Ireland

Father: James Shaw

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Mary Blair

Children(s): Archibald Shaw, Capt. Shaw

According to available records, William Shaw was born in 1703 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Shaw and Mary Smith. Following those early years, William Shaw married Mary Blair, and their family grew to include Archibald Shaw and Capt. Thomas Shaw. In the later years of life, William Shaw died in 1750 in Shankill, Belfast, Ireland.

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Parents

James Shaw
Birth Location: –
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Mary Smith
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Blair
1700 – 1754
Birth Location: Irvine, Ayrshire Scotland
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Children(s)

Archibald Shaw
1725 – 1775
Birth Location: Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland
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Capt. Shaw
1735 – 1794
Birth Location: Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Mar 1703
    Event Place: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Mar 1750
    Event Place: Shankill, Belfast, Ireland
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