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Sir William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace 1415 – 1472 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1415

Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Jul 1472

Death Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Wallace

Mother: Margaret Johnstone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Douglas, Margaret DUNBAR, Elizabeth Douglas

Children(s): SIR Wallace, Adam Wallace

Sir William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace was born in 1415 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John "Hero Of Sark" 5th Earl Of Craigie 10th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace and Margaret Johnstone. Sir William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace married Elizabeth Douglas, Margaret "Heiress Of Cockburn, Countess Of Crawford & Lady Wallace" DUNBAR, Elizabeth Douglas, and had children including SIR JOHN "Thomas", 7th Lord of Craigie, 13th of Riccarton Wallace, Adam Wallace. Sir William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace passed away in 1472 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace was born in 1415 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John "Hero Of Sark" 5th Earl Of Craigie 10th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace and Margaret Johnstone.
  • Sir William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace married Elizabeth Douglas, Margaret "Heiress Of Cockburn, Countess Of Crawford & Lady Wallace" DUNBAR, Elizabeth Douglas, and had children including SIR JOHN "Thomas", 7th Lord of Craigie, 13th of Riccarton Wallace, Adam Wallace.
  • Sir William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace passed away in 1472 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Sir Wallace's Ancestors

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Sir Wallace
1415 – 1472
Birth Place: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John "Hero Of Sark" 5th Earl Of Craigie 10th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace
1391 – 1450
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Johnstone
1392 – 1448
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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Sir Wallace's Descendants

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Sir (William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton) Wallace (5 Jan 1415 – 2 Jul 1472) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1420 – 5 Jan 1488) m. Margaret ("Heiress Of Cockburn, Countess Of Crawford & Lady Wallace") DUNBAR (Abt. 1525 – 1500) m. Elizabeth Douglas (circa 1443 – Bef. Jan 1500)
  1. 1. SIR (JOHN "Thomas", 7th Lord of Craigie, 13th of Riccarton) Wallace (1440 – Aft. 1480) m. Katharine Kennedy (1456 – )
    1. 1. Sir (John Wallace, 8th of Craigie, 13th of) Riccar (03 JUN 1463 – 9/9/1513) m. Sibella (Cathcart) Cathcart (1492 – after 1507)
      1. 1. Lady (Isabel) Wallace (1472 – 9 December 1529)
      2. 2. Sir (John 'The good laird' Wallace, 10th of Craigie, 15th of) Riccarton (04 AUG 1484 – 09 May 1559)
      3. 3. William (Wallace, 11th of Craigie, 16th of) Riccar (4 August 1484 – 9 September 1513) m. Lady (Elizabeth Isabel Riccarton) Campbell (1489 – 9 February 1529)
        1. 1. Lord (William Johnston (Campbell)) Wallace (3 Jan 1513 – 8 Mar 1538) m. Margery (Sophia) Kennedy (1517 – 12 Jan 1596)
      4. 4. Sir (James Wallace, 9th of Craigie, 14th of) Riccarton (1497 – )
      5. 5. Matthew Wallace (1502 – )
    2. 2. Isabella (Besseta Wallace) Reid (1470 – 09 Dec 1530)
  2. 2. Adam Wallace (1442 – 9 Sep 1513)

Sir Wallace's Timeline

2 Records

1415
5 Jan 1415
Birth of Sir William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
1472
2 Jul 1472
Age 57
Death of Sir William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

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

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1472
    Event Place: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

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