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Sir John Wallace 1550 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Holmestone, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1586

Death Location: Castle Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Wallace,

Mother: Margaret Cunningham,

Spouse(s): Agnes Stewart

Children(s): John Wallace

In 1550, Sir John Wallace entered the world in Holmestone, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Wallace, and Margaret Cunningham,. Sir John Wallace married Agnes Stewart, and had children including John Wallace. Sir John Wallace passed away in 1586 in Castle Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Sir John Wallace entered the world in Holmestone, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Wallace, and Margaret Cunningham,.
  • Sir John Wallace married Agnes Stewart, and had children including John Wallace.
  • Sir John Wallace passed away in 1586 in Castle Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Wallace's Ancestors

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Sir Wallace
1550 – 1586
Birth Place: Holmestone, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Wallace,
1530 – 1617
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Cunningham,
1533 – 1575
Glencairn, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William) Wallace,
1513 – 1538
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margery (Sophia) Kennedy,
1517 – 1597
Bargany Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Wallace,
1490 – 1513
Elizabeth Campbell
1489 – 1535
Lord Kennedy,
1491 – 1551
Mariëtte Dunbar
1495 – 1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wallace,
1472 – 1507
Elizabeth Cathcart
1472 –
Thomas Kennedy,
1462 – 1520
Hon. Kennedy
1462 – 1488

Sir Wallace's Descendants

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Sir (John) Wallace (1550 – 1586) m. Agnes Stewart (1558 – 1581)
  1. 1. John Wallace (8 Jul 1581 – 1 Apr 1640) m. Margaret Maxwell (1580 – 1630)
    1. 1. Esther Wallace (1600 – )

Sir Wallace's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Sir John Wallace in Holmestone, Ayrshire, Scotland
Holmestone, Ayrshire, Scotland
1586
1586
Age 36
Death of Sir John Wallace in Castle Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Castle Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Holmestone, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Castle Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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