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William John WALLACE

William John WALLACE

Male 1856 - 1930  (73 years)    Has 10 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William John WALLACE 
    Birth 28 Sep 1856  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer, Upokongaro, Wanganui  [2] 
    Occupation 1893  [4] 
    Stockman, Upokongaro, Wanganui 
    Occupation From 1896 to 1914  [5] 
    Station Manager, Turakina 
    Death 31 Mar 1930  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 02 Apr 1930  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I1724  NZ Genealogy Project | WALLACE Descendant
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2023 

    Father John Alexander McKane WALLACE,   b. 1819, Connor, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1895, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Esther MAISE,   b. 1818, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Nov 1893, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 1840  Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Photos
    John and Esther Wallace abt 1870
    John Alexander McKane and Esther Wallace
    Family ID F156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Edith Ida BURNS,   b. 1872, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1895, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jan 1892  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Emily Evelyn WALLACE,   b. 09 Dec 1892, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1972, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Ethel WALLACE,   b. 08 Sep 1894, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Dec 1897, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
    Photos
    William and Edith Ida Wallace    		William and Edith Ida Wallace
    Family ID F894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

    Family 2 Martha Rosina PEACHEY,   b. 17 Oct 1881, Turakina, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1945, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Residence From 1898 to 1914  Turakina, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1898  Turakina, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9, 10] 
    Children 
    +1. Jack WALLACE,   b. 22 Dec 1899, Rangitikei District, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1941, Greece or Crete (WW2) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    +2. Martha Rosina WALLACE,   b. 26 Jan 1901, Turakina, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Mar 1972, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +3. Richard WALLACE [Dick],   b. 25 Nov 1903, Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1982, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +4. Sydney John WALLACE,   b. 18 Feb 1905, Turakina, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1976, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +5. Edith WALLACE,   b. 25 Jun 1906, Turakina, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1972, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +6. William John WALLACE,   b. 16 Apr 1908, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Aug 1971, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +7. Hector John WALLACE,   b. 28 Feb 1910, Rangitikei District, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1969, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    +8. Ethel Mary WALLACE,   b. 09 Jan 1912, Rangitikei District, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Dec 1989, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +9. Ellen Emily WALLACE,   b. 10 Dec 1916, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1975, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    +10. Bruce WALLACE,   b. 12 Nov 1920, Putiki, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Jan 1990, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     11. James Raymond WALLACE,   b. 1924, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1925, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Sep 1856 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jan 1892 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1898 to 1914 - Turakina, Rangitikei, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Dec 1898 - Turakina, Rangitikei, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Mar 1930 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 02 Apr 1930 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    William John WALLACE    		William John WALLACE

    Documents
    Wallace Family History    		Wallace Family History

    Headstones
    Headstone - William, Martha and Bruce Wallace    		Headstone - William, Martha and Bruce Wallace
    In loving memory of William John Wallace died 31-3-30 also Martha Rosina beloved wife of above died 20-7-45. In memory of Bruce Wallace died 9th January 1990 aged 69 years. R.I.P.
    Plot: Plot 817 P L Ext/IV/13

  • Notes 

    • BIOGRAPHY

      William John Wallace was born on 28 September 1858, the third son of John Wallace and Esther Maise. He lived at Firgrove and went to Matarawa School. He went farming at Upokongaro inland from Wanganui where he met, and in 1892 married Edith Ida Burns. Edith and William had two daughters, in 1892 and 1894. Edith died soon after the birth of her second daughter in 1895 aged 23, and the daughter died in 1897. Edith and her second daughter were buried in Wanganui.

      William was recorded in the Electoral Rolls as a Station Manager at Turakina from 1896-1914. In December 1898 William John married again, Rosina Martha Peachey aged 17. William and Martha had ten children. William and Martha retired to Wanganui. In 1920 their last son was born in Wanganui. William died in 1930 and Rosina in 1945.

      Main sources: The Wallace Family History manuscript by Doreen Corrick and Spurdle Heritage edited by Janette Howe and Robyn Spurdle.

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none.

    2. [S120] Doreen Corrick, Christchurch, NZ, The Wallace Family History, (October 1988).

    3. [S138] David Bryant, NZSG Index - Certificates Collection, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.).

    4. [S30] Diane Wilson (Compiler), 1893 NZ Electoral Roll, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. 2004).
      Surname WALLACE; Given Name William John; Number 2608; Electorate Wanganui; Voting Qualification Residential; Residential Address Upokongaro; Occupation Stockman

    5. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    6. [S118] Robyn Spurdle & Janette Howe, Spurdle Heritage, (ESA Publications, Auckland NZ 1992).

    7. [S121] Elizabeth Graham-Campbell, Queensland, Descendants of John Alexander McKane Wallace, (Elizabeth Graham-Campbell, 4 Mar 2003), none.

    8. [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006).

    9. [S136] Jill Gilbertson and Dawn Bowley, Wanganui newspapers BDM extracts, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland, N.Z. 2003.).
      Marriages: John Wallace, 3rd son of the late J. to Martha Rosina Peachey, 6th daughter of J of Turakina Valley at 'Cliff Cottage' Turakina valley residence of bride's parents (Rang Ntes p2 21 Dec 1898 WC).

    10. [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).


 

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