John Wallace (abt. 1781 - 1851)

Born about 1781 in Rutland

Husband of Ann Haynes — married 13 May 1811 in All Saints, Stamford, Lincolnshire

Descendants

Died 1851 at about age 70 in Oakham District, Rutland

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Biography

Definite:

John and Ann Wallace were the parents of William Wallace, baptised on the 9th of May 1813 in Ryhall, Rutland. John was a labourer, and their abode was Empingham.

Tentative

Ancestry.com links three further occurrences of John Wallace/Wallis (the spelling is inconsistent even for earlier family members who are definitely related).

1. A John Wallis was married to Ann Haynes at All Saints, Stamford, Lincolnshire on the 13th of May 1811, the banns document states they were both 'of this parish'.

2. According to the 1841 census, a John Wallace was born about 1781, in Rutland. Ancestry.com specifies November 1783 in Empingham, but I haven't found a source for this yet. In 1841, aged 60, he was living in Exton, Rutland, with Henry Wallace aged 25, presumably his son.

3. John Wallace died in 1851 in Oakham District, Rutland (which contains Exton and Empingham).

It certainly isn't definite that any of these are definitely parents of William. William Wallace lived some of his life in Exton, and was there with his wife and children in 1841, so it seems likely the second John Wallace is related to William. I haven't found John on the 1851 census, so the 1851 death registration sounds right.

The Ryhall baptism shows William's parents had some connection in the Stamford direction - Stamford is about 5 miles east of Empingham, and Ryhall is another 3 miles northeast of Stamford. On the balance of probablility, I'm inclined to accept that John Wallis and Ann Haynes are William's parents, but I'm willing to be disproved.

Ancestry.com then links John Wallace/Wallis's family, without any obvious sources. For future research, these are:

• Father William Wallace (1742-1816/7) of Empingham, with baptism record 13 Mar 1742 showing he is son of Jno (John?) Wallis (possibly 1705) and Edith (possibly 1718-1783, nee Dexter?)
• Mother Susannah Scott (1755-1840) with baptism record Apr 1755 Wing Rutland showing she is daughter of Christopher Scott (possibly 1717-, Belton) and Susannah (nee Kemp, possibly 1721-).
• Siblings Sarah (1776-), Elizabeth (1780-1797) and Susannah (1785-1849) Wallis/Wallace/Wallice.

Research

John Wallace mentioned in the record of Rebecca Wallace Name: John Wallace Sex: Male Wife: Ann Daughter: Rebecca Wallace Other information in the record of Rebecca Wallace from England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941

Name: Rebecca Wallace Event Type: Christening Event Date: 07 Dec 1817 • Event Place: St. Swithins, Norfolk, England • Gender: Female Father's Name: John Wallace Mother's Name: Ann • Image of John Wallace in entry for Rebecca Wallace, England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941 View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed.

Record Collection:

England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941

Document Information: Record Type christening Reference ID 13 GS Film Number 1278797 Digital Folder Number 004142880 Digital Folder Number 004142880 Image Number 1618 Indexing Project (Batch) Number I11515-0 Record Number 520 Citing this Record

Sources

"England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27CS-CMM : 8 April 2020), John Wallace in entry for Rebecca Wallace, 07 Dec 1817; citing Christening, St. Swithins, Norfolk, England, Record Office, Central Library, Norwich; FHL microfilm 1,278,797.

• Baptism register, Ryhall parish
• Marriage Banns document, All Saints, Stamford
• 1841 England census
• England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, Registration district Oakham, Volume 15, Page 497