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William Wallace 1778 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Sep 1861

Death Location: New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire.

Father: William Wallace

Mother: Jean Siton

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In 1778, William Wallace entered the world in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to William Wallace and Jean Siton. William Wallace passed away in 1861 in New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire..

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Biography

  • In 1778, William Wallace entered the world in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to William Wallace and Jean Siton.
  • William Wallace passed away in 1861 in New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire..

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William Wallace's Ancestors

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William Wallace
1778 – 1861
Birth Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
William Wallace
1748 – 1827
THORNHILL Dumfries & Galloway Scotland
Jean Siton
1752 – 1844
Tynron, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Grandparents
James Wallace
1708 – 1814
Scotland
Elspet Thomson
1706 – 1780
Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
John SetonSeaton\Siton
1713 – 1799
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Marrion Porteous
1730 – 1766
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
william Thomson
George Winton
1678 – 1749
Elizabeth Hunter
1655 – 1725
John Porteous
Barbara White
1710 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Seton
1642 – 1704
Christian Hepburn
1646 – 1703
William Hunter
Agnas Buchannan

William Wallace's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of William Wallace in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1861
8 Sep 1861
Age 83
Death of William Wallace in New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire.
New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1861
    Event Place: New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire.

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