Major General John Shaw of Tordarroch, 11th Chief of Clan Ay

Maj.-Gen. John Shaw of Tordarroch, 11th Chief of Clan Ay

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Maj.-Gen. John Shaw of Tordarroch, 11th Chief of Clan Ay

• Born in 1769.
• Son of Alexander Shaw of Tordarroch, 10th Chief of Clan Ay and Charlotte Stewart.
• Married Anna Nesbitt, daughter of Andrew Nesbitt.
• Died on 21 October 1835.
• 11th Chief of the Clan Ay
• 16th Chief of the Clan Shaw from.
• Ensign in 1784 in the 42nd Foot (Black Watch)
• Lieutenant in 1787 in the 77th Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own).
• Fought in the War against Tippo Sahib between 1787 and 1805.
• Captain in 1796.
• Major in 1805 in the 27th Foot (RIF) and 40th Foot (South Lancashire Regiment).
• Lieutenant-Colonel in 1806 in the Veteran Battalion.
• Colonel in 1814.
• Major-General in 1821 Children of Maj.-Gen. John Shaw of Tordarroch, 11th Chief of Clan Ay and Anna Nesbitt
• Marianne Shaw d. 30 Jul 1870
• Alexander Nesbitt Shaw d. 4 Aug 1872
• Donald William Shaw
• Isabella Forbes Shaw d. 23 Jul 1877
• Elmira Riddell Shaw
• John Andrew Shaw-Mackenzie of Tordarroch and 3rd of Newhall b. 23 Apr 1797, d. 23 Aug 1886

Citation Burke's Peerage 2003 volume 3, page 3587.