James Blaw, Wool Heckler

JAMES BLAW

His Descendants

After the execution of John Blaw of Castlehill in 1767: "representation of the family then devolved on the descendants of James. He had three sons-George, James, and William-and one daughter, Ellen. Georg died in England, without issue; and James, who was never married, was drowned in the English Channel. William married, and had an only son, Mr. William Blaw, who now resides in Glasgow, and is the present representative of this ancient Culross family." Culross and Tulliallan II: 131

Marriage

James Blaw married Janet Forrester. The marriage was booked on 4 February 1783, at Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland. [National Records of Scotland, Kirkcaldy Marriages, reference OPR.442/3]

Children

1. Ellen Blaw
2. William Blaw, Shipwright
3. Elizabeth Blaw
4. George Blaw
5. James Blaw

Genealogy

1. Culross and Tulliallan or Perthshire on Forth its History and Antiquities etc. By David Beveridge. In Two Volumes. Vol I (William Blackwood and Sons, London and Edinburgh, MDCCCLXXXV), 402 pp.
2. Culross and Tulliallan or Perthshire on Forth its History and Antiquities etc. By David Beveridge. In Two Volumes. Vol I (William Blackwood and Sons, London and Edinburgh, MDCCCLXXXV), 427 pp. including index