John Ritchie Shaw (1791 - bef. 1866)

Born 1791 in Greenock, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes Goldie — married 8 Feb 1819 (to about 1825) in Greenock , Renfrewshire, Scotland

Husband of Jean (Hunter) Shaw — married 23 Jun 1829 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died before 1866 before age 75 in St Gabriels house, Greenock. Scotland.

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Biography

John was born in Greenock, the son of William shaw a teacher. ^[1] His father was entered as a teacher in the christening record.

In 1819 he married Agnes Goldie in Greenock. On the marriage record to both Agnes and Jean his second wife he is recorded as a cooper.^[2]

It may be coincidental however his son John , married the owner of a Cooperage beside where he lived in central Greenock, according to the will of his sons' father in law^[3]

By 1835 Agnes had died. His daughter by her are not mentioned in the 1841 census . I would assume that she died at the time of her mother.

John married a Jean hunter. He and Jean had two children by 1835. A daughter Christian, and son John Ritchie.

By 1838 he had left his wife and was with his sister in law Margaret Hunter. ^[4] He is mentioned as living in Irvine, Ayrshire. By 1847 he appears to back in Greenock and supervisor of the Steam boat quay. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Primary Source: birth christening record for Greenock west parish held by the Scottish record office as cited on line https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
2. ↑ Primary Source: marriage records held by the Scottish record office for Greenock East parish 1819, as cited on https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
3. ↑ see sources for Mary Anne Little , wife of john son.
4. ↑ Primary Source: Irvine Relief Church 1838. He is mentioned as the father of a natural (illegitimate) son called William Hunter Shaw.
5. ↑ Primary Source: as cited in the Greenock Post office directory 1847, as cited on line https://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/archive/87269405