Jeffro Family Tree » Sir Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" (Sir Alexander John"Laird of Greenock") Shaw (1560-1609)

Personal data Sir Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" (Sir Alexander John"Laird of Greenock") Shaw 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Source 7
  • First name Sir Alexander John"Laird of Greenock".
  • He was born in the year 1560 in of that ilk, Blair Castle, Ayr, Scotland.Source 7

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (10) when child (Countess Margaret Blair) was born (??-??-1570).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (7) when child (Robert Blair of Auldmure) was born (??-??-1567).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (13) when child (Bryce Blair) was born (??-02-1573).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (0) when child (Andrew Jones) was born (??-??-1560).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (10) when child (Alexander Blair Lord Cochrane) was born (??-??-1570).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (14) when child (Lord John Blair) was born (June 7, 1574).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (6) when child (Grisel Blair) was born (??-??-1566).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (14) when child (John Blair) was born (??-??-1574).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (10) when child (Hugh Blair of Auldmure and Bogside) was born (??-??-1570).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (May 11, 1565) below 16 years (5).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (15) when child (Bryce Blair) was born (??-??-1575).

  • He was baptized on June 30, 1796 in Ardwick, St Thomas, Lancashire, England.Source 8
  • He died in the year 1609 in Blair Castle, Ayr, Scotland, he was 49 years old.Source 7

    Fout Attention: Deceased (??-??-1609) before baptism (June 30, 1796).

  • He is buried on April 15, 1608 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England.Source 9

    Fout Attention: Burried (April 15, 1608) before baptized (June 30, 1796).

    Fout Attention: Buried (April 15, 1608) before death (??-??-1609).

  • A child of John V Blair (8th Lord of Blair) and Dame Margaret "Lady Luss" Cunningham

Household of Sir Alexander John"Laird of Greenock" (Sir Alexander John"Laird of Greenock") Shaw

(1) He is married to Gisela Semphill.

They got married on May 11, 1565 at Paisley, Ayr, Scotland, he was 5 years old.

They got married on February 8, 1570 at Scotland, he was 10 years old.

They got married on February 8, 1573 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, he was 13 years old.

They got married in the year 1580 at Ayshire, Scotland, he was 20 years old.

They got married before 1584 at Perth, Perthshire, Midlothia, Scotland.

They got married at Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland.

They got married at Midlothian, Scotland.


Child(ren):

  1. John Blair  ± 1565-1600
  2. Grisel Blair  1566-1598
  5. Bryce Blair  1573-1639
  6. John Blair  1574-1604
  7. Gavin "James" Blair  1576-1615
  8. Robert of Bogtoun Blair  ± 1576-< 1665


(2) He is married to Grizel Grissell Grizell (Grace) Sempill Semple ( Lady Blair).

They got married on May 11, 1565 at Blair, Ayr, Scotland, he was 5 years old.

They got married on February 8, 1570 at Scotland, he was 10 years old.

They got married on February 8, 1573 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, he was 13 years old.

They got married in the year 1580 at Ayshire, Scotland, he was 20 years old.

They got married before 1584 at Perth, Perthshire, Midlothia, Scotland.

They got married at Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland.

They got married at Midlothian, Scotland.


Child(ren):

  1. Andrew Jones  1560-1622
  4. John Blair  ± 1570-± 1604
  5. Lord John Blair  1574-1604
  6. Bryce Blair  1575-1639
  7. James Blair  1576-????
  8. James Blair  1576-1639
  9. Robert Blair of Bogtoun  ± 1576-< 1665
  10. Blair Blair  1577-1604
  12. Grizel Blair (  ± 1579-1598
  14. Anna Blair  1580-1608
  15. Jean Blair  1580-1591
  17. Grizel Blair  1584-1642
  18. Alexander Blair  ± 1584-1641
  21. Gavin of that Ilk  ± 1587-1641
  22. Sir John Blair  1591-1621
  23. Sir Patrick Blair  1598-1655
  24. Gavin of Manismure Blair  ± 1600-1604

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    Sources

    1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree / Ancestry.com
    2. Archaeological and historical collections relating to the county of Renfrew, parish of Lochwinnoch, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com.au
    3. A history of the county of Renfrew from the earliest times, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com.au
    4. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    Historical events

    Christening day June 30, 1796

    • The temperature on June 30, 1796 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1796: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 1 » The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
      • March 9 » Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.
      • May 15 » War of the First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph.
      • August 5 » The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars.
      • September 8 » French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano: French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa.
      • November 17 » French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy.

    Day of marriage May 11, 1565

    • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1565: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 26 » Battle of Talikota, fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates, leads to the subjugation, and eventual destruction of the last Hindu kingdom in India, and the consolidation of Islamic rule over much of the Indian subcontinent.
      • April 27 » Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
      • May 18 » The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
      • August 28 » Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
      • September 8 » St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
      • September 8 » The Knights of Malta lift the Ottoman siege of Malta that began on May 18.

    Day of burial April 15, 1608

    • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1608: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 7 » Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia.
      • January 17 » Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 of his men.
      • March 18 » Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
      • June 3 » Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec.
      • July 3 » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
      • September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.

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