A George Wallace, came to Canada in 1852 where by all accounts he lived the life of a normal hard-working immigrant farmer. He raised 13 children in Reach Twp., Ontario before his death in 1905. Before coming to Canada he married a house servant , Margaret Gordon, on April 21, 1852 in the church in parish church in Fergus, Aberdeenshire Scotland,
This George Wallace may have been the George Wallace shown in Wiki Tree and Family Search as having been born on Dec 6, 1826. If so, his parents were likely George Wallace born in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire in 1800 (FS. G3R8-SMK). and Christian Alexander born in (1794) (G3RB- 96N).
No birth or baptismal certificates have ever been found to support the birth date or name of the parents however and there is another possible candidate. This is the George Wallace shown in the Ancestry Family Tree for George Wallace and Margaret Gordon as having been born on March 14 1825 and baptized on April 3, 1825. The parents for this George are Robert Wallace (dob 1802) and Jean Dargie ((dob 1803)
Sources supporting this George as being the George who married Margaret Gordon and Came to Canada in 1852 are;
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-
line] Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Source citation:Name George Wallace
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 1 Apr 1825
Baptism Place: Saint Fergus,Banff,Scotland
Father: Robert Wallace
Mother: Jean Dargie
FHL Film Number: 991132
THE QUESTION REMAINS: Which George got married in the kirk in St. Fergus in. April 1852 and came out to Canada in the same year?