James WALLACE

1826 - 1899  (72 years)

• Name	James WALLACE
  Birth	31 Aug 1826	Connor, County Antrim, Northern Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Baptism	02 Sep 1827	Connor, County Antrim, Northern Ireland   [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   [3]
  Immigration	From 23 Sep 1845 to 18 Jan 1846	Ship SAMUEL BODDINGTON   [3, 6]
  Immigration	From 05 Jun 1846 to 13 Jun 1846	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [3]
  Immigration	From 05 Jun 1846 to 11 Jun 1846	Ship JOSEPH SOMES   [3, 7]
  Immigration	From 07 Jul 1846 to 22 Jul 1846	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [3]
  Immigration	From 07 Jul 1846 to 22 Jul 1846	Ship LEVANT   [3]
  Death	03 Mar 1899	Westbury, Tasmania, Australia   [8, 9, 10]
  Burial	06 Mar 1899	Westbury, Tasmania, Australia   [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 d. 1838 (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Catherine McKANE,   b. Abt 1791, Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
  Marriage	Abt 1817  [1, 4]
  Family ID	F892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria BROPHY,   b. 1832, Ireland d. 21 Aug 1888, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	04 Jul 1855	Westbury, Tasmania, Australia   [9]
  Children	1. John Brophy WALLACE,   b. 09 Apr 1856, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia d. 10 Apr 1895, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Age 39 years) + 2. James WALLACE,   b. 18 Feb 1857, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia d. 04 Aug 1911, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Age 54 years)   3. William WALLACE,   b. 02 Jul 1858, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia d. 21 Feb 1859, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia (Age 0 years)   4. Michael William WALLACE,   b. 10 Feb 1860, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia d. 27 Dec 1934, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Age 74 years) + 5. William Frederick WALLACE,   b. 04 Nov 1864, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia d. 23 Mar 1946, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia (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 d. 11 Mar 1899, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1892	Westbury, Tasmania, Australia   [9]
  Family ID	F5073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

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

  
  

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  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!

  
  

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