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Major John SHAW, 68th Foot Durham Light Infantry

Major John SHAW, 68th Foot Durham Light Infantry

Male 1748 -

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  • Name John SHAW  [1
    Prefix Major 
    Suffix 68th Foot Durham Light Infantry 
    Born 1748  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 15 Mar 1748  Inverness, Inverness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID 9SJM-6TB 
    Died At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I594771748  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2024 

    Father Lieut. Angus SHAW,   b. Abt 1686, Tordarroch, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1748, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Isabel DALLAS,   b. Abt 1710, Croy, Nairnshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1803, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 93 years) 
    Family ID F536729938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marjery FRASER,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Donald SHAW, of Mains Cuduthel,   b. May 1779, Croy And Dalcross, Inverness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1848, Inverness, Highland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F536729936  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Major John Shaw was born in 1748.

      He was the son of Aeneas Shaw of Tordarroch, 9th Chief of Clan Ay and Isabel Dallas.
      He died, killed on a voyage to the West Indies.

      He gained the rank of Major in the 68th Foot (Durham Light Infantry)

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      Citations

      [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3587. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
      [S37] BP2003. [S37

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Apr 2024), entry for Donald Shaw, person ID LKDH-RTZ. (Reliability: 3).