Christian Shaw, the Glossary
Christian Shaw (1685 – 8 September 1737) was a Scottish industrialist regarded as the founder of the thread industry in Renfrewshire.[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: Business magnate, Erskine, Greyfriars Kirk, Kilmaurs, Lambroughton, Leith, Linen, Paisley witches, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, Spinning (textiles), Thread (yarn).
- 17th-century Scottish businesspeople
- 17th-century Scottish businesswomen
- 18th-century Scottish businesswomen
- 18th-century Scottish women scientists
- British women company founders
- Patrons of schools
- Scottish scientists
- Textile industry of Scotland
Business magnate
A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the creation or ownership of multiple lines of enterprise.
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Erskine
Erskine (Erskin, Arasgain) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland.
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Greyfriars Kirk
Greyfriars Kirk (Eaglais nam Manach Liath) is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Kilmaurs
Kilmaurs is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland which lies just outside of the largest settlement in East Ayrshire, Kilmarnock.
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Lambroughton
Lambroughton is a village in the old Barony of Kilmaurs, Scotland.
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Leith
Leith (Lìte) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith.
Linen
Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.
Paisley witches
The Paisley witches, also known as the Bargarran witches or the Renfrewshire witches, were tried in Paisley, Renfrewshire, central Scotland, in 1697.
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Paisley, Renfrewshire
Paisley (Paisley; Pàislig) is a large town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.
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Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire (Renfrewshire; Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
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Spinning (textiles)
Spinning is a twisting technique to form yarn from fibers.
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Thread (yarn)
A thread is a long strand of material, often composed of several filaments or fibres, used for joining, creating or decorating textiles.
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See also
17th-century Scottish businesspeople
- Agnes Campbell (printer)
- Alexander Chalmers (mayor)
- Alexander Miller (tailor)
- Christian Shaw
- David Jonkin
- David Ramsay (watchmaker)
- George Bruce of Carnock
- George Heriot
- George Hutcheson
- James Burns (merchant)
- James Duncan (tailor)
- James Hope of Hopetoun
- James Steuart of Coltness
- Jenny Geddes
- John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton
- John Law (economist)
- John Montgomerie (died 1725)
- John Ogilby
- John Sawers (painter)
- John Spreul (apothecary)
- Mary Erskine
- Mary King (merchant)
- Robert Inglis (merchant)
- Robert Jameson (shipowner)
- Sir John Lauder, 1st Baronet
- Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet
- Sir Robert Baird, 1st Baronet
- Valentine Jenkin
- Walter Gibson (Lord Provost)
- William Alexander (the younger)
- William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling
- William Davidson of Curriehill
- William Paterson (banker)
17th-century Scottish businesswomen
- Agnes Campbell (printer)
- Agnes Finnie
- Christian Shaw
- Margaret Burges
- Mary Erskine
- Mary King (merchant)
18th-century Scottish businesswomen
- Barbara Gilmour
- Christian Learmonth
- Christian Shaw
- Katherine Ramsay
- Sarah Ward (theatre manager)
- Sibilla Hutton
18th-century Scottish women scientists
- Christian Shaw
- Elizabeth Fulhame
- Henrietta Liston
- Lady Charlotte Murray
- Maria Riddell
British women company founders
- Alexandra Gage, Viscountess Gage
- Alice Bentinck
- Amber Atherton
- Anita Roddick
- Anne Glover (venture capitalist)
- Blonde Electra
- Camilla Lowther
- Carole Middleton
- Carrie Rose
- Cecilia Harvey
- Christian Shaw
- Debonnaire von Bismarck
- Denise Coates
- Elizabeth Donnelly (engineer)
- Emily Forbes
- Emma Obanye
- Emma Watkinson
- Fiona Cobb
- Gail Jones (entrepreneur)
- Jules Miller
- Katharine Butler
- Lady Edward Manners
- Laura Ashley
- Liz Houghton
- Mary Ann Sainsbury
- Mary Forbes Evans
- Ola Brown
- Prue Leith
- Rachel Elnaugh
- Rosemary Conley
- Serena Guen
- Sue Butterworth
- Susan Morrice
- Tendai Moyo
- Tracey Ullman
- Vivienne Harris (journalist)
Patrons of schools
- Aaron S. French
- Akong Rinpoche
- Anthony Minghella
- Archduchess Gisela of Austria
- Camille Cosby
- Carrie Morgridge
- Casilda Iturrizar
- Christian Shaw
- Christine of Hesse
- Diana, Princess of Wales
- Dorothy Payne Whitney
- Edmund B. Hayes
- Edward Colston
- Elena Ghiba Birta
- Eleni Tositsa
- Ewing Kauffman
- Ganesh Dutt
- Henrik J. Krebs
- Henry W. Bloch
- Howard Goodall
- James Patterson
- Joe Craft
- John Cass
- Joseph W. Taylor
- Katherine E. Price
- Leander Clark
- Leonard Case Jr.
- Leonard Riggio
- Louis Brandeis
- Lucius W. Nieman
- Mark Strome
- Natasha Tsukanova
- Queen Camilla
- Ralph D. Mershon
- Stephen Hillenburg
- Stephen M. Ross
- Sumitra Charat Ram
- T. Denny Sanford
- Thoning Owesen
- Victoria, Princess Royal
Scottish scientists
- Alexander Bryce (minister)
- Anson W. Mackay
- Charles Normand
- Christian Shaw
- David Cromwell
- David Forbes Martyn
- Douglas Black (physician)
- Ernest Cruickshank
- Ewan Cameron
- Fergus W. Campbell
- Francis Grant Ogilvie
- George Buist (journalist)
- George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
- George Trapp (educator)
- Henry Faulds
- Hugh Graham Miller
- Hugh Robert Mill
- Iain Paul
- James Braid (surgeon)
- James Crichton
- James Currie (shipowner)
- James Hartley Ashworth
- James Paton (museologist)
- James Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland
- Janusz Jankowski
- John Murray (science lecturer)
- John Samuel Forrest
- Julie Smith (footballer)
- List of Scottish scientists
- Malcolm Slesser
- Marjorie Ritchie
- Richard B. Gallagher
- Robert McQuillin
- Toni Scullion
- William Sharp McKechnie
- William Weipers
Textile industry of Scotland
- Christian Shaw
- Congested Districts Board (Scotland)