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Sir William Wallace 1612–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Neilstonside, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Apr 1667

Death Location: Sewaltoune Dundonnald, Stirling, Scotland

Father:

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Helen Edmonstone

Children(s): William Glasgow, John Wallace

In 1612, Sir William Wallace entered the world in Neilstonside, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to William Wallace And Margaret Stewart. Sir William Wallace married Helen Edmonstone, Margaret, Margaret J Mcclain Wallace, Margaret Wallace, Margt, and had children including Jane Wallace, John Wallace, Margaret Jane Wallace, Thomas Wheatley Wallace, William Wallace Merchant In Glasgow. Sir William Wallace passed away in 1667 in Sewaltoune Dundonnald, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1612, Sir William Wallace entered the world in Neilstonside, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to William Wallace And Margaret Stewart.
  • Sir William Wallace married Helen Edmonstone, Margaret, Margaret J Mcclain Wallace, Margaret Wallace, Margt, and had children including Jane Wallace, John Wallace, Margaret Jane Wallace, Thomas Wheatley Wallace, William Wallace Merchant In Glasgow.
  • Sir William Wallace passed away in 1667 in Sewaltoune Dundonnald, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Margaret Stewart
1589–1616
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Helen Edmonstone
1620–1650
Birth Location: Redhall, Ballycarry, Country Antrim, Northern Ireland
HE

Children(s)

William Glasgow
1645–1713
Birth Location: Neilstoneside, Renfrewshire, Scotland
WG
John Wallace
1654–
Birth Location: Kilbarchan,Renfrew,Scotland
JW

Sir Wallace's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wallace
1612–1667
Birth Place: Neilstonside, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Margaret Stewart
1589–1616
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Hugh Craufurd) Stewart
1565–1632
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Ochiltree
1541–1578
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Ochiltree
1521–1601
Agnes Cunningham
1516–1557

Sir Wallace's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William) Wallace (1612–12 Apr 1667) m. Helen Edmonstone (1620–1650)
  1. 1. William (Wallace, merchant in) Glasgow 1645–1713 m. Margaret ((Barns)) Wallace 1636–1690
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Wallace, Laird of) Cairnhill 1687–1749 m. Lilias Cunninghame 1691–1764
      1. 1. John Wallace 1716–1805 m. Janet Colquhoun 1748–1792
        1. 1. Frances Murdock 1767– m. James (1762) Murdoch 1762–1841
      2. 2. Hugh Wallace 1728–1820
      3. 3. Thomas Wallace 1744–1824
      4. 4. Michael Wallace 1733–
      5. 5. William (James) Wallace 1744–1789
      6. 6. Nancy (Edna) Wallace 1726–1792
      7. 7. Robert Wallace 1733–
      8. 8. Robert Wallace 1733–1747
      9. 9. Katharine Wallace 1721–
      10. 10. Elizabeth Wallace 1714–
      11. 11. Margaret Wallace 1726–1747
      12. 12. Magdalene Wallace 1723–1803
      13. 13. James Wallace 1715–
      14. 14. Dr. (Michael) Wallace 1719–1767
      15. 15. William (James) Wallace 1711–1763
      16. 16. Christian Wallace 1712–1788
      17. 17. Margaret Wallace 1714–1747
      18. 18. Hugh Wallace 1717–1788
      19. 19. Anna Wallace 1719–1763
      20. 20. Alexander Wallace 1721–1747
      21. 21. Thomas Wallace 1718–1763
      22. 22. Robert Wallace 1720–1793
      23. 23. James Wallace 1718–1788
      24. 24. Magdelen Wallace 1712–1747
      25. 25. Elizabeth Wallace 1730–1766
      26. 26. Frances Wallace 1731–1747
    2. 2. John Wallace 1681–1796
    3. 3. Thomas (Cairnhill) Wallace 1676–1749
    4. 4. Gavin Wallace 1685–
    5. 5. michael Wallace 1671–
    6. 6. William (Wallace of) Galrigs 1677–1721
    7. 7. Rebecca Wallace 1657–1671
    8. 8. Rebecca Wallace 1681–1766
    9. 9. John (Wallace Lord High) Chancellor 1654–1726
    10. 10. Michael Wallace 1683–1736
    11. 11. John Wallace 1684–1758
    12. 12. John (Wallace of) Elderslie 1673–1726
    13. 13. Michael Wallace 1660–1736
    14. 14. William Wallace 1672–1734
    15. 15. *James Wallace 1673–1713
    16. 16. Abigail Wallace 1670–
    17. 17. Rebecca Wallace 1650–1766
  2. 2. John Wallace 1654–

Sir Wallace's Timeline

8 Records

1612
1612
Birth of Sir William Wallace in Neilstonside, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Neilstonside, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1627
18 Aug 1627
Age 15
Sir William Wallace was married In Westertoun Cowie St. Ninian, Clackmannan, Scotland
Westertoun Cowie St. Ninian, Clackmannan, Scotland
1631
1631
Age 19
Sir William Wallace was married in Scotland
Scotland
1638
1638
Age 26
Sir William Wallace was married in Scotland
Scotland
1641
1641
Age 29
Sir William Wallace was married in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrewshire, Scotland
1667
12 Apr 1667
Age 55
Death of Sir William Wallace in Sewaltoune Dundonnald, Stirling, Scotland
Sewaltoune Dundonnald, Stirling, Scotland
1780
7 Oct 1780
Age 168
Sir William Wallace was baptized in Castle Sowerby,Cumberland,England
Castle Sowerby,Cumberland,England
1867
20 Apr 1867
Age 255
Sir William Wallace was baptized in Clayton, Illinois, USA
Clayton, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Neilstonside, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1780
    Event Place: Castle Sowerby,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1867
    Event Place: Clayton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 03 0425q 53B 4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1627
    Event Place: Westertoun Cowie St. Ninian, Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Neilston, Renfrew
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Hampshire and Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1667
    Event Place: Sewaltoune Dundonnald, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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