The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
Biography
Very little is known about James Shaw. His name appears on the marriage record of his son Robert who married in Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland in 1847. It is assumed James also lived in that area.[1] His year of birth has been entered as a rough estimate based on the age of his son.
Sources
↑ "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGX6-K9X : 10 February 2018), James Shaw in entry for Robert Shaw and Margaret Brown, 31 May 1847; citing Civil Marriage Records, , Misc, Ireland, reference 2:1SZ1K5R, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 101,285.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: