James Shaw
James was born on June 21st, 1834 in
Monkton and his baptism took place there on June 27th, 1834.
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Birth Notes
27/06/1834 SHAW JAMES THOMAS SHAW/JEAN SCOFFIELD FR551 M Monkton and Prestwick/AYR 606/ 0030 0151 VIEW (5 CREDITS)
7 in 1841 census, so born on or before 7 June.
Illiterate - signed X on daughter's death cert.
Reported death of father
James' father was
Thomas Shaw and his mother was
Jean Scoffield. His paternal grandparents were
Robert Shaw and
Mary Eaglesham-Smith; his maternal grandparents were
James Scoffield and
Jane Bone. He had three brothers and three sisters, named
James,
Robert,
Robert,
Janet,
Ann and
Margaret. He was the second youngest of the seven children.