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William Silas Wallace - Knight 1580 – 1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire or Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 02 Jun 1631

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland merchant, burgers of Glasgow

Father: John Elderslie

Mother: Mary Crawford

Spouse(s): Allison (Patersoune)

Children(s): Jon. Wallace

The story of William Silas Wallace - Knight began in 1580 in Craigie, Ayrshire or Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. William Silas Wallace - Knight married Allison (Alesoune) Wallace Patersone nee Patterson (Patersoune), and had children including Jon. John Jonathan Wallace. William Silas Wallace - Knight passed away in 1631 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland merchant, burgers of Glasgow.

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Biography

  • The story of William Silas Wallace - Knight began in 1580 in Craigie, Ayrshire or Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • William Silas Wallace - Knight married Allison (Alesoune) Wallace Patersone nee Patterson (Patersoune), and had children including Jon. John Jonathan Wallace.
  • William Silas Wallace - Knight passed away in 1631 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland merchant, burgers of Glasgow.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Elderslie
1555 – 1611
Birth Location: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Mary Crawford
1556 – 1597
Birth Location: Loudon, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Allison (Patersoune)
1582 – 1635
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jon. Wallace
1608 – 1660
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Knight's Ancestors

Self
William Knight
1580 – 1631
Birth Place: Craigie, Ayrshire or Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John Wallace (Jr.) Of Elderslie
1555 – 1611
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Mary (Jane) Crawford
1556 – 1597
Loudon, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Mary (fitzWilliam fitzCuthbert) deCunningham
1528 – 1580
Glencairn, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Knight's Descendants

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William (Silas Wallace -) Knight (1580 – 02 Jun 1631) m. Allison ((Alesoune) Wallace Patersone nee Patterson) (Patersoune) (1582 – 1635)
  1. 1. Jon. (John Jonathan) Wallace (5 Jun 1608 – 1660) m. Issobell (Wallace nee) Egelsone (1610 – 16 Oct 1661)
    1. 1. Hew (( Hugh ) Walls or) Wallace (18 Nov 1647 (Baptism) – 1685) m. Margaret Scot (5 Jan 1647 – 20 April 1693)
      1. 1. Robert Wallace (1672 – ) m. Elspeth Witherspoons
        1. 1. William Wallace (01 Jan 1700 – )

William Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of William Silas Wallace - Knight in Craigie, Ayrshire or Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Craigie, Ayrshire or Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1631
02 Jun 1631
Age 51
Death of William Silas Wallace - Knight in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland merchant, burgers of Glasgow
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland merchant, burgers of Glasgow

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Craigie, Ayrshire or Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1631
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland merchant, burgers of Glasgow
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