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Sir William, Johnston Wallace 1500 – 1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Apr 1551

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Wallace

Mother: Lady Rutherford

Spouse(s): Janet Schaw

Children(s): Margaret Wallace

Early life: Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie arrived in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1500, born to Lord Sir Knight John Wallace and Lady Christian Rutherford. Over time, Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie formed a family with Janet Schaw, which included Margaret Wallace. Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie concluded life in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland in 1551.

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Parents

Lord Wallace
1463 – 1507
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
LW
Lady Rutherford
1465 – 1500
Birth Location: West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland
LR

Spouses(s)

Janet Schaw
1503 – 1551
Birth Location: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

Margaret Wallace
1839 – 1586
Birth Location: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1510
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1500
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1500
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1500
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ellersly, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Apr 1551
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Apr 1551
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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