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William Johnston Wallace, Knight of Elderslie Sir 1500–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 08 April 1551

Death Location: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: John Elderslie

Mother: Lady Rutherford

Spouse(s): Margaret Kennedy, Janet Schaw

Children(s): John Sir, Isobel Kennedy, Sir Wallace, Catherine Lanigan, Margaret Wallace, James Wallace, Janet Wallace, William Eldershire, John Wallace, William Wallace, Margaret Wallace

William Johnston Wallace, Knight of Elderslie Sir was born in 1500 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John V Lord Of Riccarton Wallace I Knight Of Elderslie And Lady Margaret Of Riccarton Rutherford. William Johnston Wallace, Knight of Elderslie Sir married Janet Schaw, Margaret Sophia Kennedy, and had children including Catherine Martin Wallace Lanigan, Isobel Kennedy, James Wallace, Janet Wallace, John Wallace, John Wallace Sir, Margaret Jounstoun Auchenbothie Wallace, Margaret Wallace, Sir William Wallace, William Wallace Laird Of Eldershire, William Wallace. William Johnston Wallace, Knight of Elderslie Sir passed away in 1551 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Johnston Wallace, Knight of Elderslie Sir was born in 1500 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John V Lord Of Riccarton Wallace I Knight Of Elderslie And Lady Margaret Of Riccarton Rutherford.
  • William Johnston Wallace, Knight of Elderslie Sir married Janet Schaw, Margaret Sophia Kennedy, and had children including Catherine Martin Wallace Lanigan, Isobel Kennedy, James Wallace, Janet Wallace, John Wallace, John Wallace Sir, Margaret Jounstoun Auchenbothie Wallace, Margaret Wallace, Sir William Wallace, William Wallace Laird Of Eldershire, William Wallace.
  • William Johnston Wallace, Knight of Elderslie Sir passed away in 1551 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sir's Ancestors

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William Sir
1500–1551
Birth Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John ( V Lord of Riccarton) Wallace I (Knight of Elderslie
1463–1507
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret of Riccarton) Rutherford
1465–1500
Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Adam Thomas Hugh Wallace of) Craigie
1442–1513
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth ((daughter of Sir Alan "1st Lord of Cathcart")) Cathcart
1440–1529
Cathcart, Renfew, Scotland
Sir (George) Rutherford
1420–1499
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Lyle
1432–1498
Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Willem Craigie
1415–1472
Lady Johnston
1418–1458
Sir Cathcart
1424–1499
Janet Maxwell
1420–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sir's Descendants

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William (Johnston Wallace, Knight of Elderslie) Sir (1500–08 April 1551) m. Margaret (Sophia) Kennedy (1517–12 Jan 1596) m. Janet Schaw (1503–8 Apr 1551)
  1. 1. John (Wallace) Sir 1530–1570 m. I. (Margaret) Cunningham 1533–1573 m. Margaret (Hamilton *) Lady 1538–1573
    1. 1. William (Wallace) lll 1555–1611 m. Katherine Crawford 1555–1611 m. Janet (Cathcart) Wallace 1547–1613
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wallace 1580–1608 m. William Caldwell 1577–1658
        1. 1. John (CALDWELL) I 1603–1639 m. Mary SWEETENHAM 1602–1639
        2. 2. James Caldwell 1606–
        3. 3. Joseph Caldwell 1599–
        4. 4. Alexander Caldwell 1605–1639
        5. 5. William CALDWELL 1597–1639
        6. 6. David Caldwell 1601–
        7. 7. Charles CALDWELL 1608–
        8. 8. Andrew Caldwell 1600–
        9. 9. Charles Caldwell 1608–
      2. 2. William (Wallace) IV 1580–1618
      3. 3. Allen Wallace 1584–
      4. 4. John WALLACE 1582–
      5. 5. James Wallace 1605–1655
    2. 2. John (Wallace* 14th of Craigie) Sir 1550–1586
    3. 3. William (Wallace) 4th. 1547–1611
    4. 4. Annabella Wallace 1570–1641
    5. 5. Robert (Campbell) Wallace 1560–1602
    6. 6. Allen Wallace 1561–1610
    7. 7. Martha Wallace 1559–
    8. 8. Marion Wallace 1555–1614
    9. 9. James (John Wallace II) Sir 1553–1610
    10. 10. Michael Wallace 1561–1607
    11. 11. William (Wallace Sir.) 5th 1564–1617
    12. 12. Annabella Wallace 1557–1593
  2. 2. Isobel Kennedy 1535–1590
  3. 3. Sir (William) Wallace 1530–1570
  4. 4. Catherine (Martin Wallace) Lanigan 1525–
  5. 5. Margaret (Jounstoun Auchenbothie) Wallace 1535–1625
  6. 6. James Wallace 1525–1600
  7. 7. Janet Wallace 1522–1625
  8. 8. William (Wallace Laird of) Eldershire 1530–1590
  9. 9. John Wallace 1530–1551
  10. 10. William Wallace 1533–1616
  11. 11. Margaret Wallace 1535–1622

William Sir's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Johnston Wallace, Knight of Elderslie Sir in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1551
08 April 1551
Age 51
Death of William Johnston Wallace, Knight of Elderslie Sir in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ellersly, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 April 1551
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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