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Robert James (Robert) Shaw

1809/10–80

Military officer. Of the Indian Army, in the Bombay military establishment. Achieved the rank of major-general. Retired to Scotland.

Sources

Census returns of Scotland 1871 (The National Archives of Scotland: Marnoch 8/3)

England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966 (Ancestry.com, accessed 4 June 2015)

India list

Bibliography

India list: The East-India register and directory. 1803–44. The East-India register and army list. 1845–60. The Indian Army and civil service list. 1861–76. The India list, civil and military. 1877–95. The India list and India Office list. 1896–1917. London: Wm. H. Allen [and others].

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