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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

William Shaw was born in 1703 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Shaw and Mary Smith. William Shaw married Mary Blair, and had children including Archibald Shaw, Capt. Thomas Shaw. William Shaw passed away in 1750 in Shankill, Belfast, Ireland.

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Biography

  • William Shaw was born in 1703 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Shaw and Mary Smith.
  • William Shaw married Mary Blair, and had children including Archibald Shaw, Capt. Thomas Shaw.
  • William Shaw passed away in 1750 in Shankill, Belfast, Ireland.

Immediate Family

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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William Shaw's Ancestors

Self
William Shaw
1703 – 1750
Birth Place: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
James Shaw
Mary Smith
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shaw's Descendants

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William Shaw (21 Mar 1703 – 17 Mar 1750) m. Mary Blair (1700 – 1754)
  1. 1. Archibald Shaw (Abt. 1725 – Abt. 1775) m. Mary Arch (abt. 1730 – Abt. 1792)
    1. 1. Thomas Shaw (16 Jan 1750 – 12 May 1828) m. Elizabeth McClements (ABT 1754 – 12 MAY 1828)
      1. 1. William Shaw (1795 – 22 MAR 1859) m. Mary (Ann) Robinson (14 Dec 1794 – 22 March 1859)
        1. 1. Henry (Simpson) Shaw (09 Nov 1834 – ) m. Elizabeth (Osborne) Shaw (1836 – 21 Apr 1892)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Shaw (Abt. 1752 – )
    3. 3. Isabella Shaw (Abt. 1755 – )
    4. 4. John Shaw (Abt. 1757 – )
    5. 5. Lucia Shaw (Abt. 1760 – )
  2. 2. Capt. (Thomas) Shaw (1735 – 1794)

William Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1703
21 Mar 1703
Birth of William Shaw in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
1750
17 Mar 1750
Age 47
Death of William Shaw in Shankill, Belfast, Ireland
Shankill, Belfast, Ireland

Sources

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

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