Christian Shaw

Christian Shaw
Born
Christian Shaw

1685 (1685)
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died8 September 1737(1737-09-08) (aged 51–52)
Bargarran, Scotland
Other namesChristian Miller
Occupation(s)Textile industrialist, industrial spy
Known forfounding thread industry in Renfrewshire
giving evidence in the Bargarran witch trials
Spouses
Rev John Millar
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(m. 1718; died 1721)​
William Gillespie
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(m. 1737)​

Christian Shaw (1685[1] – 8 September 1737[2]) was a Scottish industrialist regarded as the founder of the thread industry in Renfrewshire.[1] As a child, she was instrumental in the Bargarran witch trials of 1697.[3]

  1. ^ a b Renfrewshire Council. "Christian Shaw". Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. ^ Renfrewshire Witch Hunt 1697. "Later Life". Renfrewshire Witch Hunt 1697. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Sinclair, John (1799). Account of 1791-99 vol.9: Erskine, County of Renfrew (Statistical Accounts of Scotland Online Service (digitised copy) ed.). Sir John Sinclair. p. 74.