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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

Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie was born in 1500 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Lord Sir Knight John Wallace and Lady Christian Rutherford. Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie married Janet Schaw, and had children including Margaret Wallace. Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie passed away in 1551 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie was born in 1500 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Lord Sir Knight John Wallace and Lady Christian Rutherford.
  • Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie married Janet Schaw, and had children including Margaret Wallace.
  • Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie passed away in 1551 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Sir Wallace's Ancestors

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Sir Wallace
1500 – 1551
Birth Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Sir Knight John Wallace
1463 – 1507
Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Christian) Rutherford
1465 – 1500
West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wallace's Descendants

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Sir (William Johnston) Wallace (1500 – 8 Apr 1551) m. Janet Schaw (1503 – 8 Apr 1551)
  1. 1. Margaret Wallace (20 May 1839 – 1586) m. Lord (Sir John) Stewart (1526 – 5 Aug 1574)
    1. 1. Sir (Lord Walter) Stewart (1555 – 12 Jun 1618) m. Lady (Nicola) Somerville (1552 – 30 Aug 1614)
      1. 1. Alma (May Lee) Stewart (1581 – 1681) m. John (William) Birdwell (1579 – 1679)
        1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Bridwell (1600 – 19 Jun 1668) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Thompson (January 1599 – 1640)

Sir Wallace's Timeline

6 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1500
1500
Birth of Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1500
1500
Birth of Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1510
1510
Age 10
Birth of Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1551
8 Apr 1551
Age 51
Death of Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1551
8 Apr 1551
Age 51
Death of Sir William Johnston Wallace , Knight of Elderslie in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 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 Date: 8 Apr 1551
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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

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