Sorting out the Malcolm Wallace duplications

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Profile that will remain: Malcolm Alan Wallace (abt.1250-abt.1291)

Contents 1 Existing Profiles Associated With This Line That Need Work 2 Existing Sources 3 Background 4 Profile History for Wallace-181 4.1 Source: The Book of Wallace, Volume I, pages 7 - 8, and 19 - 32 4.2 Source: The Book of Wallace, Volume II, pages 88-89, 102, 175 4.3 Source: Britannica website Article accessed 22 Jan 2021 4.4 Source: The Scottish Wars of Independence: The Lübeck Letter at the Scottish Archives for Schools website 4.5 Source: MITCHELL, J. O. "THE WALLACES OF ELDERSLIE." Transactions of the Glasgow Archaeological Society, NEW SERIES, 1, no. 1 (1885): 102-15. Accessed January 22, 2021 4.6 Additional Source (In Latin): Documents Illustrative of Sir William Wallace: His Life and Times 5 Profile History for Wallace-1540 5.1 Unsourced

Existing Profiles Associated With This Line That Need Work

• Malcolm Alan Wallace (abt.1250-abt.1291)
• Malcolm Wallace (1249-1305)
• Margaret Craufurd (1251-1273)
• Adam (Wallace) Wallace IIIrd of Riccarton (abt.1197-abt.1250)
• Christine Kilbane (1210-)
• Eupheme (Brus) Dunbar (1206-1267) - has been disconnected as spouse of Wallace-1540 Crawford-15512 14:56, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
• Unknown (Wallace) Bailie (abt.1270-)
• John Wallace (aft.1272-1307)
• William Wallace (1272-1305)
• Malcolm Wallace 2nd (1268-1305)

Existing Sources

• Rogers, Charles; The Book of Wallace; (The Grampian Club; Edinburgh, 1889); Vol II, pg. 89, 102, 175
• Britannica website Article accessed 22 Jan 2021
• The Scottish Wars of Independence: The Lübeck Letter at the Scottish Archives for Schools website
• MITCHELL, J. O. "THE WALLACES OF ELDERSLIE." Transactions of the Glasgow Archaeological Society, NEW SERIES, 1, no. 1 (1885): 102-15. Accessed January 22, 2021. Available Online
• Family Tree record for Eupheme STEWART: Ancestry Member Family Tree, Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Eupheme STEWART.
• Family Tree record for Malcolm Wallace: Ancestry Member Family Tree, Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Malcolm Wallace.

Background

This family line is very high profile in Scottish genealogy due to its association with William Wallace. This page contains information from various sources and people that have become conflated and duplicated over the years. To ensure there is only one profile for Malcolm Wallace and that the family connections are correct, the final profile will be Project Protected to help prevent any future issues.

Profile History for Wallace-181

This profile was originally created on 22 Sep 2010 via gedcom import. It is important to note that the parents attached at that time were actually this profile and the spouse, Margaret Craufurd (Crawford-517)

• 10 Sep 2013:Merged with Wallace-1853, which resulted in a correction to the parents, the addition of the middle name Alan, a death date and location, and a source. A child profile was also disconnected (identity of the profile is not known)
• 6 Jun 2015: A merge was proposed with Wallace-1540
• 7 Jun 2015: Parents were attached to the profile: Wallace-6327 and Kilbane-14. There does not appear to be a source attached supporting this.
• 11 Jun 2015: Father's profile, Wallace-6327 was replaced with Wallace-1006
• 9 Aug 2015: Wallace-1540 was set to an unmerged match with no apparent explanation
• 22 Dec 2015: Wallace-1540 was removed as an unmerged match and the merge was re-proposed.
• 15 May 2016: Wallace-1540 was again set as an unmerged match
• 4 Jun 2020: Profile was added to the list of Scotland Project Managed Profiles
• 22 Jan 2021: Preliminary work was begun to clean up the profile and prepare for merge.
• 1 Jul 2022: The unmerged match with Wallace-1540 was removed pending further research and sorting out the confusion.
• 16 Jun 2023: This space page was created to add research and document the changes need to review with Scotland Project's Managed Profiles team, before any changes/merges are made. Project Protection of this profile has been recommended.

Source: The Book of Wallace, Volume I, pages 7 - 8, and 19 - 32

Book of Wallace, Volume I

• Adam of Riccarton succeeded his father, Richard, to the estate of Riccarton. (pg. 7) He had two sons: Adam and Richard (pg 7)
• Adam the elder son, succeeded his father to Riccarton. (pg. 7)
  • In 1239 Adam is witness to a charter whereby Walter, son of Alan, Steward of Scotland, conveys to the Abbey of Paisley the churches of Dundonald, Sanquhar, and Auchinleck. (pages 7-8)
  • In 1241, Adam witnesses a charter whereby Sir David Hay grants one net on the water of Tay to the monks of Cupar. (page 8)
  • In 1246 he is witness to a charter by which the second Walter the Steward conveys to the church of Paisley the possessions of the canons and nuns of Simpringham. (page 8)
  • Adam Wallace of Riccarton had two sons: Adam and Malcolm (pg 8)
    • Adam, the elder succeeded his father to Riccarton (pg 8)
    • Malcolm, the younger son obtained the lands of Elderslie in Renfrewshire. (pg 8) and also the five-merk lands of Auchinbothie in the county of Ayr.
      • During the reign of David II. Malcolm Wallace of Riccarton had a charter of lands in the Sheriffdom of Dumfries, resigned by Marjory Fleming, who was called "foster-sister" to the King and Countess of Wigtoun, the lands being forfeited by Robert Colvill. (pg 8)
      • Malcolm Wallace was succeeded by Sir John Wallace, knight. (pg 8) Note: There is no indication in the source text that this was Malcolm's son, nor does it provide the identity of any of Malcolm's children at this point.
• Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie married Margaret, daughter of Sir Hugh Craufurd of Corsbie, and brother of Sir Reginald Craufurd, sheriff of Ayr. Of the marriage were born two sons, Malcolm and William. (pg. 20) Note: There is a footnote for this statement indicating that there are some popular histories that say he married twice, with children from the first marriage, namely: Malcolm, as well as two daughters, one of whom married Thomas Halliday. (No source provided)
  • William, aka Braveheart (modern) and the Patriot (historical) died unwed and without children. (pg. 22)
  • Malcolm, the elder son, also died without issue and the estate of Elderslie reverted to the line at Riccarton. (pg. 23).

Source: The Book of Wallace, Volume II, pages 88-89, 102, 175

Note: This section provides more detailed information on the life of William Wallace. It does, however, identify:

• Malcolm, younger son of Adam Wallace of Riccarton as the father of William Wallace. (pg 88)
• Malcolm's wife, Margaret Craufurd, daughter of Sir Hugh Craufurd, of Loudoun and Corsbie. (pg. 88)
• A foster-father, the priest at Dunipace, most likely Margaret's brother. No name is given. (pg. 89)
• Uncle of William Wallace, Sir Reginald Craufurd, Sheriff of Ayr.(pg. 103)
• Uncle of William Wallace, Sir Richard Wallace, his father's brother. (pg. 104)

Source: Britannica website Article accessed 22 Jan 2021

William Wallace Entry This source provides details about William Wallace's life, but does not identify any family members other than Sir Malcolm Wallace, his father.

Source: The Scottish Wars of Independence: The Lübeck Letter at the Scottish Archives for Schools website

Lubeck Letter and Wallace Seal

• The translation of the seal indicates that William Wallace was the son of Alan.

Source: MITCHELL, J. O. "THE WALLACES OF ELDERSLIE." Transactions of the Glasgow Archaeological Society, NEW SERIES, 1, no. 1 (1885): 102-15. Accessed January 22, 2021

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Additional Source (In Latin): Documents Illustrative of Sir William Wallace: His Life and Times

Documents Illustrative of William Wallace - unreliable source.

• Page xliii: Provides a genealogy for William Wallace, beginning with his grandfather, Adam Wallace of Riccarton. It names his father as Malcolm. It names Malcolm's wife as Jean Craufoord, daughter of Sir Ronald Craufoord of Corsbie.

Profile History for Wallace-1540

This profile was created 10 Oct 2011 via gedcom import. The parents attached to the profile at the time of creation are the same profiles currently attached.

• 6 Jun 2015: Merge proposed with Wallace-181
• 9 Aug 2015: Set as unmerged match
• 22 Dec 2015: Unmerged match removed and merge re-proposed
• 15 May 2016: Set as unmerged match
• 1 Jul 2022: Research notes added to profile

Unsourced

The sources attached to this profile are both family tree entries, which are not considered reliable sources. These should be moved to a See also section once the merge is complete.