1739 - 1812
Son of Sir Michael Stewart 3rd bart, and uncle of Sir Michael Shaw Stewart 5th bart. Married Frances, the widow of Sir James Maxwell of Pollok and daughter of Robert Colhoun or Colquhoun of St Kitts in 1786. MP for Renfrewshire 1780-1783 and 1786-1796.
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/shaw-stewart-john-1739-1812
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Frances Maxwell nee Colhoun or Colquhoun
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Children
d.s.p.
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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- 1812 [LA] → Owner
The Alma Jordan Library at UWI St Augustine is shown as having papers concerning Sir John Shaw-Stewart and the Roxburgh estate dated 1821-1825. |
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MP
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Renfrewshire Renfrewshire
1780 - 1783 election →
Renfrewshire Renfrewshire
1786 - 1796 |
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Son-in-law → Father-in-law
Notes →
Sir John Shaw Stewart married in 1786 Frances, daughter of Robert Colhoun or Colquhoun of St Kitts and widow of Sir James Maxwell of Pollok....
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Uncle → Nephew
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Brother-in-laws
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Son → Father
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Sir John Shaw Stewart 4th Bart.', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651959 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
