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James Burleigh Wallace 1842–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1842

Birth Location: Leswalt, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Apr 1914

Death Location: Terang, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia

Father: Michael Wallace

Mother: Janet Mclauchlin

Spouse(s): Helen Templeton

Children(s): Jessie Wallace, James Wallace, Mary Wallace, Catherine Wallace, William Wallace, Ellen Wallace, Robert Wallace, John Wallace, Leura Wallace, Susan Wallace

James Burleigh Wallace was born in 1842 in Leswalt, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of Michael Wallace And Janet Mclauchlin. In 1842, James Burleigh Wallace resided in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. James Burleigh Wallace married Helen Templeton, and had children including Catherine Wallace, Ellen Templeton Wallace, James Wallace, Jessie Eileen Wallace, John Wallace, Leura Robina Wallace, Mary Haswell Wallace, Robert Andrew Wallace, Susan Templeton Wallace, William Wallace. James Burleigh Wallace passed away in 1914 in Terang, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • James Burleigh Wallace was born in 1842 in Leswalt, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of Michael Wallace And Janet Mclauchlin.
  • In 1842, James Burleigh Wallace resided in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
  • James Burleigh Wallace married Helen Templeton, and had children including Catherine Wallace, Ellen Templeton Wallace, James Wallace, Jessie Eileen Wallace, John Wallace, Leura Robina Wallace, Mary Haswell Wallace, Robert Andrew Wallace, Susan Templeton Wallace, William Wallace.
  • James Burleigh Wallace passed away in 1914 in Terang, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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James Wallace's Ancestors

Self
James Wallace
1842–1914
Birth Place: Leswalt, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
Michael Wallace
1814–1902
Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Janet Mclauchlin
1818–1902
Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wallace's Descendants

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James (Burleigh) Wallace (16 May 1842–21 Apr 1914) m. Helen Templeton (23 Nov 1845–20 Jul 1912)
  1. 1. Jessie (Eileen) Wallace 1868–1907 m. William (Hunter) Little 1867–1937
    1. 1. James Little 1894–1960 m. Rosa (Lavinia) Austin 1893–1945
      1. 1. Jessie (Ellen) Little 1923–2008 m. Arthur (James) Johnston 1912–1964
      2. 2. Austin (James) Little 1930–1973
    2. 2. Helen Little 1891–1967 m. Peter Fleming 1888–1962
    3. 3. John (Thomas) Little 1893–1964 m. Ellen Magdaline 1892–1971
      1. 1. John (James) Little 1931–1931
    4. 4. Jessie Little 1896–1974 m. Heddon (Charles) Zenner 1891–1974
      1. 1. Valda (Isobel) Zenner 1923–1952 m. Ian (James) Smith 1922–
      2. 2. Audrey (Muriel) Zenner 1925–
    5. 5. Campbell (William) Little 1897–1898
    6. 6. Gordon Little 1899–1948
    7. 7. Susan (Wallace) Little 1901–1981 m. Archibald ("Archie") Scott 1895–1941
      1. 1. Marie (Joan) Scott 1926–2008 m. Herbert Varney 1920–2005
  2. 2. James Wallace 1872–1962
  3. 3. Mary (Haswell) Wallace 1867–1936
  4. 4. Catherine Wallace 1870–1936
  5. 5. William Wallace 1874–1937
  6. 6. Ellen (Templeton) Wallace 1883–1959
  7. 7. Robert (Andrew) Wallace 1876–1877
  8. 8. John Wallace 1881–1965
  9. 9. Leura (Robina) Wallace 1893–1941
  10. 10. Susan (Templeton) Wallace 1878–1899 m. Henry (Samuel) Weatherhead 1876–1914
    1. 1. Henry (Fortescue Wallace) Weatherhead 1899–

James Wallace's Timeline

4 Records

1842
16 May 1842
Birth of James Burleigh Wallace in Leswalt, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Leswalt, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1842
30 May 1842
James Burleigh Wallace was baptized in , Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland
, Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland
1842
1842
James Burleigh Wallace resided here in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1914
21 Apr 1914
Age 72
Death of James Burleigh Wallace in Glenormiston, Victoria, Australia
Glenormiston, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1842
    Event Place: Leswalt, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies; Reference: M237
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 May 1842
    Event Place: , Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Glenormiston, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies; Reference: M237
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Terang, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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