Christian Shaw
Christian Shaw | |
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| Born | Christian Shaw 1685 Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Died | 8 September 1737 (aged 51–52) Bargarran, Scotland |
| Other names | Christian Miller |
| Occupation(s) | Textile industrialist, industrial spy |
| Known for | founding thread industry in Renfrewshire giving evidence in the Bargarran witch trials |
| Spouses | Rev John Millar
(m. 1718; died 1721)William Gillespie (m. 1737) |
Christian Shaw (1685 – 8 September 1737) was a Scottish industrialist regarded as the founder of the thread industry in Renfrewshire. As a child, she was instrumental in the Bargarran witch trials of 1697.