Hi.
Apologies as this thread is old but I have just come across this site. I have some information on the Shaw's of Tomintoul that may help, I believe there are two Shaw lines (apologies if I am wrong). Alexander Shaw 1785 died in Glenmullie in 1865 and is from a different Shaw family line, he married Elspet Gordon in Stronavaich. I am related to this side of the Shaw line. I hope this helps.
Hello Scot, Yes, as you can imagine this family threw me, here we have 2 Alexander Shaws near living next to each other, was his first wife not Isabella too, and I can see your block here, as on checking for a William Shaw born 1841, my William Shaw married in 1875 age up as 34 making him born 1841, but he was Baprized in 1839, but; following the censuses he remains born in 1841, so it did confuse me into thinking was he the son of your Alexander, I know my Alexander Shaw did work for your Alexander Shaw, confused to say the least, going back to your Alexander Shaw born 1865 this making him a fair bit older than my William Shaw born appox 1753/54 . . .
Do you know who your Alexander Shaw born 1765 father was and where either was born, and yes, that Duncan, I also remember trying to follow him through and getting no where . . .
But; it always bugged me as why poor old William didn't know his own birth year, but; could always recall he was born in 1841, so on checking the only Willian Shaw born 1841 was to William Shaw who married a Grace Stuart, this William Shaw is in fact my Alexander Shaw's brother born in 1797, but; as this William Shaw went on marry someone else, it sometimes makes me wonder if the priests got their info mixed up at times, as my William Shaw baprized married in Candy Craig, Glenmuick, I was like what on earth is he doing down there, but; as ever there are always 2 place names named alike, as there was were in fact 2 Tomintouls, the other being in Braemar, in Braemer in 1749 I think was a Duncan Shaw who had 3 sons, maybe not in order, a James, Donald and a William, the interseting thing here is the movement, bringing cattle down from the likes of Aviemore down the Lairig Ghuu for the warmer winter climate into Breamar, had me thinking and then with a track road leading up to Inchory, I see where are lot are coming and going, I even thought giving movement and other marriages did this Duncan Shaw end up in Deeside with another wife, wild thoughts as I find everything crossed linked, Duncan Shaw factor to Barmorale, and factor to 2 or 3 other places as well, come on we are just the poor lot, so how come we are always stood next to the posh lot all the time, I wonder, so if you are who you are if you have a connection to the Easter Lair Shaws/Farquharsons too . . .
I found no connection to Alexander Shaw of Glenmullie born 1865 either, but; I would have to check more on that, don't you just hate second even third marriages, but; I often wondered why your Alexander Shaw ended up in Glenmullie in the first place, and yes I see your problem with his son Duncan . . .
Any info you have on our side of the Shaws would go along way if you are happy to give it . . .
Giving myself something to do I am going over the Duncan Shaw thing again, considering his father's wealth, status and connections could Duncan have married else where, even gone to London to do so, as I remember something on this, where I could not prove if the parents were one of the same, or if there was I was not prepared to buy any certs to prove otherwise due not being related, let me go over that one again, but; I was sure there a Duncan Shaw born Scotland who married on the censuses, don't hold me to that, maybe with what you know of him you could give it a bash, given Alexander Shaw what do you have on him, was he not a military man, this would clearly show on Duncan's marriage cert if we could find it . . .
Check on Edinburgh too just in case . . .
So what do we have on our lot, my Alexander Shaw gets baptized in 1802, sponsers Alexander Farquharson and Elspet Gordon, and he gets married in 1832 in the presence of the Duke of Gordon, if we do not do posh, we surely rub shoulders with them, he he he . . .
Indiana . . .
