Agnes (Cleghorn) Wallace (1826 - 1922)

Born 8 Jan 1826 in Yarrow Feus, Selkirkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of James Wallace — married 1855 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 1922 at about age 95 in Northcote, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Birth

Agnes was born at Yarrow in Scotland in 1826. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Henderson and Thomas Cleghorn.^[1]

Australian Arrival

Agnes arrived in Australia in 1855 as a 28 year old Laundress from the Midlothians - hers was an assisted passage. ^[2]

Marriage

Agnes Cleghorn married James Wallace in Victoria in 1855.^[3]

Children William Walter Wallace 1853–1853 Elizabeth Wallace 1858–1931 William Walter Wallace 1860–1948 Grace Renton Wallace 1863–1943 Ninian Renton Wallace 1864–1895

Death

Agnes Wallace died at Northcote in Victoria in 1922 aged 96 . She was the daughter of Thomas Cleghorn and Elizabeth Henderson. (Listed on the death index). Birth place listed as Yarrow, Scotland. Victoria BDM Deaths: 2766 / 1922

Sources

• Ancestry Public Family tree: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/105488864/person/322047010536/facts

1. ↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. NameAgnes CleghornGenderFemaleBirth Date08 Jan 1826Birth Place, Yarrow, Selkirk, ScotlandFatherWilliam CleghornMotherElisabeth HendersonFHL Film Number1067929
2. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923. Series: VPRS 14; Series Title: Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502) NameAgnes CleghornNationalityScottishArrival Age28Birth Date1827Departure PlaceLiverpoolArrival Date22 Apr 1855Arrival PlaceMelbourne, AustraliaShipGambia Ancestry Document Viewer: Passenger Manifest
3. ↑ Victoria BDM Marriages: 2675 / 1855

• Department of Justice, Victoria. Registry of Birth Deaths and Marriages [BDM] online database: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/60164259f0825b1be9d9139f