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William Major Wallace 1555–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1555

Birth Location: Helington,Elderslie,Renfrewshire,Scotland

Death Date: 06 Apr 1611

Death Location: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: John Wallace

Mother: Margaret Cunningham

Spouse(s): Katherine Crawford

Children(s): Elizabeth Wallace

The story of William Major Wallace began in 1555 in Helington,Elderslie,Renfrewshire,Scotland. William Major Wallace married Katherine Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Elizabeth Wallace. William Major Wallace passed away in 1611 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Major Wallace began in 1555 in Helington,Elderslie,Renfrewshire,Scotland.
  • William Major Wallace married Katherine Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Elizabeth Wallace.
  • William Major Wallace passed away in 1611 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wallace
1530–1570
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
JW
Margaret Cunningham
1533–1573
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
MC

Spouses(s)

Katherine Crawford
1555–1611
Birth Location: Scotland
KC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Wallace
1580–1608
Birth Location: Helington, Elderslie, Renrewshire, Scotland
EW

William Wallace's Ancestors

Self
William Wallace
1555–1611
Birth Place: Helington,Elderslie,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Parents
John Wallace
1530–1570
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Cunningham
1533–1573
Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Johnston Wallace \ XIth of Craigie \ 17th of) Riccarton
1516–1540
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Sophia) Kennedy
1517–1580
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Alexander (Cunningham \ Vth Earl of) Glencairn
1510–1574
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (“Jean”) Hamilton
1517–1579
Holmstone, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Craigie
1506–1570
Elizabeth Campbell
1499–1544
William Glencairn
1494–1548
Katherine Borthwick
1493–1528
James Arran
1475–1529
Janet Bethune
1486–1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Craigie
1464–1513
Sibella Cathcart
1466–
Cuthbert Glencairn
1467–1541
Marion Douglas
1470–1541
James Hamilton
1415–1479
Mary Stewart
1453–1488

William Wallace's Descendants

1.
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William (Major) Wallace (6 Apr 1555–06 Apr 1611) m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Crawford (1555–6 April 1611)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wallace 1580–1608 m. William (Bruce Alexander) Caldwell 1577–1658
    1. 1. John (Wallace) Caldwell 1603–1639 m. Mary (A.) Sweetenham 1605–1639
      1. 1. Alexander (John) Caldwell 1630–1692 m. Mary Holmes 1631–1691
        1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) Caldwell 1657–1730 m. Elizabeth McGhie 1661–1692

William Wallace's Timeline

2 Records

1555
6 Apr 1555
Birth of William Major Wallace in Helington,Elderslie,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Helington,Elderslie,Renfrewshire,Scotland
1611
06 Apr 1611
Age 56
Death of William Major Wallace in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1555
    Event Place: Helington,Elderslie,Renfrewshire,Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1611
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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