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Laird of Sauchie John Alexander Shaw

Male 1540 - 1593  (53 years)

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  • Name John Alexander Shaw  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Title Laird of Sauchie 
    Birth 1540  Clackmannanshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Title Laird of Grenock 
    Death 1593  Clackmannanshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I68012  Clan Montgomery Society
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2026 

    Father John Alexander Shaw,   b. Abt 1510, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elziabeth Cunningham,   b. 1510, Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1565 
    Family ID F23698  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1   
    Family ID F58496  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2026 

    Family 2 Jean Cunningham,   b. 1540, Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1565  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Christian Shaw,   b. Abt 1553, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Dame Elizabeth Jane Shaw,   b. 1560, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1625, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Patrick Shaw,   b. 1562, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1646, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1620, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1238  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2026 

  • Event Map
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  • Folios
    Montgomery Manuscripts Pages 001-015    		Montgomery Manuscripts Pages 001-015
    Montgomery Manuscripts, edited by Rev George Hill
    Chapter I Montgomery, William of Rosemont (1633-1707)

  • Notes 
    • T Harrison says Elizabeth Shaw was daughter of John Shaw of Greenock
      B G Montgomery lists Alexander Shaw as the father of Elizabeth

  • Sources 
    1. [S3188] Williamson, George, Old Greenock, (Name: Alexander Gardner; Location: Edinburgh, Scotland; Date: 1888;).

    2. [S3183] Paterson, James, History of the County of Ayr, Vol I, (Name: John Dick; Location: Edingburgh, Scotland; Date: Sep 1847;), Pages 279-286 Montgomeries of Braidstane, OCLC 26094787.
      Book Found on Internet Archive
      https://archive.org/details/historyofcountyo01pateuoft
      https://archive.org/details/historyofcountyo01pateuoft

    3. [S3189] Roulston, Dr William and Thompson, Mark, Ulster-Scots Biographies, (Name: Ulster Historical Foundation;), Pamphlet # 9.

    4. [S3193] Harrison, John, The Scot in Ulster, (Name: Name: William Blackwood and Sons; Location: Edinburgh, Scotland; Date:1888;;), Sketch of the History of the Scottish Population of Ulster.

    5. [S3183] Paterson, James, History of the County of Ayr, Vol I, (Name: John Dick; Location: Edingburgh, Scotland; Date: Sep 1847;), General Reference, OCLC 26094787.

    6. [S5770] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 123-127Montgomerys de BraidstaneElectronic Book .PDF 170 pagesa_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.

    7. [S5770] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 128-130 Montgomerys of KnockwartElectronic Book .PDF 170 pagesa_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.

    8. [S3186] Hill, Rev George, Editor, Montgomery Manuscripts_WmMont of Rosemount, (Name: James Cleeland; Location: Belfast; Date: Jan 1869;), Pages 001-015Chapter IMontgomery, William of Rosemont (1633-1707).
      The Montgomery Manuscripts (1603-1706) Compiled from Family Papers by William Montgomery of Rosemount
      The_Montgomery_manuscripts_1603_1706.pdf
      Book found at Internet Archive
      Book found at FamilySearch
      https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/472506-the-montgomery-manuscripts-1603-1706

    9. [S3152] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys, (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), Chapter (Page 140) Viscounts Montgomery of Great Ardshttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22192/images/dvm_GenMono005202-00086-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=zeT2&pId=162.
      This book is available electronically on ancestry.com
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/22192/
      https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/22192/images/dvm_GenMono005202-00086-0?usePUB=true&_phsrc=zeT2&pId=162


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