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Sir William Wallace 1415 – 1472 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 January 1415

Birth Location: Craigie Castle, Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Jul 1472

Death Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Wallace

Mother: Elizabeth Cathcart

Spouse(s): Margaret Johnstone

Children(s): Sir Wallace

In 1415, Sir William Wallace entered the world in Craigie Castle, Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Wallace and Elizabeth De Cathcart. Sir William Wallace married Margaret Johnstone, and had children including Sir Adam Thomas Hugh Wallace. Sir William Wallace passed away in 1472 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1415, Sir William Wallace entered the world in Craigie Castle, Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to John Wallace and Elizabeth De Cathcart.
  • Sir William Wallace married Margaret Johnstone, and had children including Sir Adam Thomas Hugh Wallace.
  • Sir William Wallace passed away in 1472 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wallace
1390 – 1450
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Cathcart
1395 – 1424
Birth Location: Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Johnstone
1418 – 1458
Birth Location: Abernathy, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Wallace
1442 – 1513
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Sir Wallace's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wallace
1415 – 1472
Birth Place: Craigie Castle, Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Wallace
1390 – 1450
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (De) Cathcart
1395 – 1424
Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Wallace
1377 – 1419
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1375 – 1458
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wallace
1345 – 1409
Margaret Douglas
1362 – 1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wallace
1307 – 1377
Margaret Lindsay
1310 – 1372

Sir Wallace's Descendants

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Sir (William) Wallace (5 January 1415 – 2 Jul 1472) m. Margaret Johnstone (1418 – 8 May 1458)
  1. 1. Sir (Adam Thomas Hugh) Wallace (1442 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Cathcart (1442 – 9 Dec 1529)
    1. 1. Sir (John) Wallace (3 June 1463 – 7 Oct 1507) m. Margaret Rutherford (5 June 1465 – 1 Oct 1500)
      1. 1. Lord (John) Wallace (04 Aug 1484 – 09 May 1559) m. Isabel Campbell (1484 – 1529)
        1. 1. William Wallace (3 Jan 1513 – 8 Mar 1538) m. Margery (Sophia) Kennedy (1517 – 12 Jan 1596)

Sir Wallace's Timeline

2 Records

1415
5 January 1415
Birth of Sir William Wallace in Craigie Castle, Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Craigie Castle, Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
1472
2 Jul 1472
Age 57
Death of Sir William Wallace in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 January 1415
    Event Place: Craigie Castle, Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1472
    Event Place: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
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