Dear Indiana
Have you managed to find out any more information since your original post. I have a family tree from the Farquhar Shaw line through to the present day, however, I have gaps with information on Duncan Shaw, I only know his dob, and the immediate generation following Duncan's family line. Would like to find out information on Duncan Shaw born 1826 and his sister Elspet born 1834. I can confirm that the John Shaw information posted by Ev is correct for Rev Canon John Shaw (who was an older brother of Duncan and Elspet). Alexander Shaw also remarried so William Shaw may be from that marriage as I do not have any record of a son called William Shaw to Alexander and Elspet Gordon. Apologies for the revamp but for me this is a very interesting find. Best regards.
Hi Scot and a Merry Christmas pending to you and all for this years Christmas . . .
You have hit me at a rather bad time as I am packed up with a view of moving after the New Year, and I laid researching to rest until then, I do not know if you have ever read my other posts where the Faquhar Shaw ended up in Deeside after splitting up from the main body of Shaws, and his family re-entered as the Faquharsons, also in Deeside there was a man called Ducan Shaw who was referred to as the "Man of power" alongside his brother John, Duncan, a man of integrity, not to go into that to much, but; the kirkyard at Kirkmichael just outside of Tomintoul interested me as the Farquharson's have had their graves there since the 1500's was my biggest surpise, and that no matter where they were living or born they all took to getting buried here, as my great Grandfather William Shaw x 4 born appox 1753/1754 is buried there also, no idea where born, possible Breamar, he had a brother called Donald, and possibly a father also called Donald, all residing at Delalyon, in Tomintoul, now the name Donald bugs me, as could it be Duncan, the same way James and John get mixed up, so always look both ways on the name Duncan, you are far to way a head of me in regard of the your Duncan Shaw and Espet Shaw as I spend most of time going backwards not forwards, but; to disappearing Shaws have you checked the Canadian line of Shaws, and any military records, I am at loss to your Duncan and Elspet Shaw as much as you are, as I am away from any files I have at the moment, was there not a question that some, maybe even 3 of the sons died and out them 1 or 2 went without issue, William was one I am sure, because I remember stopping the research there, on file just at this moment and it is very limited, I do have this, the baptizm of Alexander Shaw to William Shaw and Ephy Grant at Delalyon in 1802, it was witnessed by an Alexander Farquharson and Elspet Gordon *sponsers, but remembering this was 1802 and they would have both have had been at least 17 to witness the wedding and be sponsers . . .
Also in 1832 my great Grandfather Alexander Shaw x 3 wedded Isobel McIntosh in the presence of "Duke of Gordon" with no explantion as to why he was there, Alexander Shaw was Catholic where as the Duke was not, so was the Dukes connection to Isobel's McIntosh family her father being Donald McIntosh, and non Catholic, no idea there, just that there is a full 2 page entry of weddings at that time and the Duke was not mentioned in any of the other weddings, so just who were the Shaws of Tomintoul . . .
Given where we both stand now, your line of Farquharson interest me just to see if we are lining up somewhere there, it is quite clear we all knew each other in someway . . .
Indiana
