William Wallace

Brief Life History of William

When William Wallace was born on 14 September 1657, in Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, his father, William Wallace, was 37 and his mother, Agnis Winlae, was 23. He married Helen Vertie on 26 April 1681, in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son.

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William Wallace
1657–
Helen Vertie
1665–
Marriage: 26 April 1681
William Wallace
1682–

Sources (4)

  • William Wallace, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • William Wallace, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • William Wallace in entry for George Wallace, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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Scottish and English: variant of Wallis , especially in Scotland, where the name was introduced from the Welsh Marches by a family of tenants of the Stewarts in the 12th century.

Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames, e.g. Wallach .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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