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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 later married Elizabeth Douglas, Margaret "Heiress Of Cockburn, Countess Of Crawford &amp, Lady Wallace" DUNBAR and Elizabeth Douglas, and together they raised children including SIR JOHN "Thomas", 7th Lord of Craigie, 13th of Riccarton Wallace and Adam Wallace. In 1472, Sir William 6th Earl Of Craigie 11th Lord Of Riccarton Wallace passed away in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Parents

John Wallace
1391 – 1450
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
JW
Margaret Johnstone
1392 – 1448
Birth Location: Scotland
MJ

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Douglas
1420 – 1488
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ED
Margaret DUNBAR
1525 – 1500
Birth Location: Cockburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
MD
Elizabeth Douglas
1443 – 1500
Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ED

Children(s)

SIR Wallace
1440 – 1480
Birth Location: Scotland
SW
Adam Wallace
1442 – 1513
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
AW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 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 Year: 2 Jul 1472
    Event Place: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

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