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Lord Sir John Rutherford Wallace 1484 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1484

Birth Location: Craige, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 May 1559

Death Location: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Wallace

Mother: Lady Rutheford

Spouse(s): Margaret Campbell

Children(s): Crostin Wills, Laird Wallace

In 1484, Lord Sir John Rutherford Wallace , of Riccarton, 11th Lord of CRAIGIE entered the world in Craige, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Wallace and Lady Margaret Rutheford. Lord Sir John Rutherford Wallace , of Riccarton, 11th Lord of CRAIGIE married Margaret Isabella Campbell, and had children including Crostin Edward Wills, Laird William Wallace. Lord Sir John Rutherford Wallace , of Riccarton, 11th Lord of CRAIGIE passed away in 1559 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1484, Lord Sir John Rutherford Wallace , of Riccarton, 11th Lord of CRAIGIE entered the world in Craige, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Wallace and Lady Margaret Rutheford.
  • Lord Sir John Rutherford Wallace , of Riccarton, 11th Lord of CRAIGIE married Margaret Isabella Campbell, and had children including Crostin Edward Wills, Laird William Wallace.
  • Lord Sir John Rutherford Wallace , of Riccarton, 11th Lord of CRAIGIE passed away in 1559 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Lord Wallace's Ancestors

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Lord Wallace
1484 – 1559
Birth Place: Craige, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Wallace
1463 – 1507
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Rutheford
1465 – 1500
Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Wallace's Descendants

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Lord (Sir John Rutherford) Wallace (4 Aug 1484 – 9 May 1559) m. Margaret (Isabella) Campbell (1498 – 3 Feb 1598)
  1. 1. Crostin (Edward) Wills (1510 – 26 Dec 1560) m. Agnes (Phillippa) Newman (Abt. 1510 – 15 Sep 1560)
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Wills (1540 – 22 Nov 1618) m. Lord (Richard) Combe (1537 – 7 Apr 1619)
      1. 1. Alice Combs (20 Mar 1577 – 30 Sep 1617) m. Robert Scullard (1570 – 23 Sep 1617)
        1. 1. Samuel Scullard (1610 – 6 Apr 1647) m. Rebecca Kent (1626 – 1679)
  2. 2. Laird (William) Wallace (ABT 1505 – 1538) m. Dame (Margery Sophia) Kennedy (1525 – 1582)
    1. 1. John Wallace (1530 – 10 Aug 1570) m. Dame (Margaret) Cunningham (11 Jan 1533 – 20 Jul 1573)
      1. 1. Annabella Wallace (1557 – 1639) m. Lord (Sir Bryce) Blair (1573 – 4 Apr 1639)
        1. 1. Janet Blair (1602 – 1650) m. Ninian Stewart (20 Feb 1620 – 14 Nov 1673)

Lord Wallace's Timeline

2 Records

1484
4 Aug 1484
Birth of Lord Sir John Rutherford Wallace , of Riccarton, 11th Lord of CRAIGIE in Craige, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Craige, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1559
9 May 1559
Age 75
Death of Lord Sir John Rutherford Wallace , of Riccarton, 11th Lord of CRAIGIE in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1484
    Event Place: Craige, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cloberhill, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1559
    Event Place: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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