Laird of Sauchie John Alexander Shaw

1540 - 1593  (53 years)

• Name	John Alexander Shaw  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Title	Laird of Sauchie
  Birth	1540	Clackmannanshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1593	Clackmannanshire, Scotland   [4]
  Notes	T Harrison says Elizabeth Shaw was daughter of John Shaw of Greenock B G Montgomery lists Alexander Shaw as the father of Elizabeth
  Person ID	I26028	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	John Alexander Shaw,   b. Abt 1510, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elziabeth Cunningham,   b. 1510, Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1565
  Family ID	F1446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1
  Children	1. Isobel Shaw  [Father: natural] + 2. James Shaw,   b. 1566, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1620, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F10607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Jean Cunningham,   b. 1540, Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Marriage	1565	Scotland   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Christian Shaw,   b. Abt 1553, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Dame Elizabeth Jane Shaw,   b. 1560, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1625, Northern Ireland (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Patrick Shaw,   b. 1562, Scotland d. 1646, Scotland (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Isobel Shaw,   b. Abt 1564  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. James Shaw,   b. 1566, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1620, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

• Sources

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