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James WALLACE

Male 1826 - 1899  (72 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 59 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name James WALLACE 
    Birth 31 Aug 1826  Connor, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Baptism 02 Sep 1827  Connor, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service From 04 Aug 1844 to 31 Dec 1849  [5] 
    65th Regiment, Imperial Army 
    Immigration From 03 Sep 1845 to 23 Jan 1846  Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Immigration From 23 Sep 1845 to 18 Jan 1846  Ship SAMUEL BODDINGTON Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Immigration From 05 Jun 1846 to 13 Jun 1846  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Immigration From 05 Jun 1846 to 11 Jun 1846  Ship JOSEPH SOMES Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Immigration From 07 Jul 1846 to 22 Jul 1846  Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Immigration From 07 Jul 1846 to 22 Jul 1846  Ship LEVANT Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 03 Mar 1899  Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10] 
    Burial 06 Mar 1899  Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11] 
    Person ID I1799  NZ Genealogy Project | WALLACE Descendant
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2013 

    Father William WALLACE,   b. Abt 1787, Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1838 (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Catherine McKANE,   b. Abt 1791, Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1817  [1, 4] 
    Family ID F892  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria BROPHY,   b. 1832, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1888, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 04 Jul 1855  Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. John Brophy WALLACE,   b. 09 Apr 1856, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1895, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    +2. James WALLACE,   b. 18 Feb 1857, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Aug 1911, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. William WALLACE,   b. 02 Jul 1858, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1859, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Michael William WALLACE,   b. 10 Feb 1860, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1934, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +5. William Frederick WALLACE,   b. 04 Nov 1864, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1946, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F5068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

    Family 2 Mary Ann WELLS,   b. 16 Oct 1842, Longford, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1899, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 17 Mar 1892  Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F5073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Aug 1826 - Connor, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 02 Sep 1827 - Connor, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - From 03 Sep 1845 to 23 Jan 1846 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - From 05 Jun 1846 to 13 Jun 1846 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - From 07 Jul 1846 to 22 Jul 1846 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 04 Jul 1855 - Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Mar 1892 - Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 03 Mar 1899 - Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 06 Mar 1899 - Westbury, Tasmania, Australia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Wallace Family History    		Wallace Family History

  • Notes 

    • DNA proves link

      Tracing James Wallace (1826-1899) had been a mystery for me and other researchers for some time. Sue Penrose put me onto some information that I believed resolved the question. A query was posted by lynbee on Rootschat.com: James Wallace - I have lost this line of the family! She posted what was known about James Wallace: his birth in Ireland in 1826, his enlistment in the 65th Regiment, guarding convicts on a voyage to Tasmania, posting to New Zealand, and discharge from the army in Wanganui in 1849. Lyn's question: did anyone know what happened to James?

      Descendants of James Wallace and Maria Brophy from Tasmania replied to the query because they thought they might be related. Their James was also from Ireland, had been to Australia before being posted to New Zealand and fought in the war there which we believe was in Wanganui. In the 1850's he moved to Tasmania and married. However marriage and death registration did not have details of James's parents.

      The Rootschat.com exchange did not provide a definitive and documented link between the James Wallace in my tree and the James Wallace who died in Tasmania. There was considerable overlap of the facts though. Also Discharged in New Zealand, by Hugh and Lyn Hughes, lists soldiers of the Imperial Foot Regiments who took their discharge in New Zealand between 1840 and 1870. A search of the book shows that there was only one James Wallace discharged in New Zealand. This was the brother of Arthur Wallace and John Alexander McKane Wallace who were also discharged in Wanganui. The headstone for James Wallace in Westbury Cemetery gives his age at death as 72 years. This matches with his birth in 1826.

      In June 2013 I put a post on my Genealogy Blog giving the above information, and indicating I believed there was a match. In August 2016 Terry Love commented on my Blog post - Hi to all interested in James Wallace from Tasmania, and if he was related to the brothers Arthur Wallace and John Alexander McKane Wallace from the 65ths. I descend from Arthur Wallace and did a dna test last year. It has shown a match with a descendant of James Wallace in Tasmania (we are 3rd cousins twice removed). The test also matches other Wallaces I am related to, so the theory is proved beyond doubt !! Great News !!

      DNA testing confirmed the link!

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

    2. [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none.
      Birth: 31 AUG 1825 Trench, Antrim, Ireland.

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

    4. [S185] Ian and Jewel Fyfe, Jewel and Ian Fyfe's Family History Page, (Ian and Jewel Fyfe (nee Driver), Lower Hutt, New Zealand), none.

    5. [S120] Doreen Corrick, Christchurch, NZ, The Wallace Family History, (October 1988).
      04 Aug 1844 Enlisted in 65th Regiment, Private 2153, age 17, Height 5' 7.5".
      03 Aug 1845 Embarked on "Samuel Boddington" as guard on convict ship to Van Diemens Land.
      13 Jun 1846 Transhipped to Sydney on "Joseph Somes". Sailed for New Zealand on "Levant".
      25 Jul 1846 Arrived Wellington.
      01 Aug 1846 Arrived Porirua Barracks on "Colliope".
      1847 Transfered to Wanganui
      03 Dec 1849 Sought discharge at Wanganui on payment of 20 pounds.

    6. [S187] Peter Larson, Convictions: Australian shipping on the net, (1998-2002), none.
      Arrival of the barque Samuel Boddington from Kingston 23rd Sep 1845 to Hobart Town 18th Jan 1846, via Cape of Good Hope 14th Dec. Vessel details: Name Samuel Boddington, Type barque, Convicts on board, Master Naylor, Weight 669. 65th Regt: 51 rank and file, 9 women, 10 children, 141 male convicts, 2 boys.

    7. [S187] Peter Larson, Convictions: Australian shipping on the net, (1998-2002), none.
      Arrival of the barque Joseph Somes from Hobart Town 5th Jun 1846 to Sydney 11th Jun 1846. Vessel details: Name Joseph Somes, Type barque, Master Thompson, Weight 774. Passenger / crew list: 65th Regt 120 rank and file, 19 women, 27 children.

    8. [S808] RootsChat.com, (RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom).
      http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=88007.0 - James Wallace-I have lost this line of the family!

    9. [S809] Darrell Booth, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - Booth Family Tree Feb 2008, (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S810] Trove - Launceston Examiner, (National Library of Australia).
      DEATHS. WALLACE. - On the 3rd March, at his residence, Westbury, James Wallace, aged 71 years. Monday 6 March 1899.

    11. [S810] Trove - Launceston Examiner, (National Library of Australia).
      FUNERAL NOTICES. The funeral of the late James Wallace will leave his late residence on Monday (this day), at 3 o'clock. Friends invited to attend. Monday 6 March 1899


 

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