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Mary Jane WALLACE

Female 1850 - 1912  (61 years)    Has 10 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Mary Jane WALLACE 
    Birth 24 Nov 1850  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 04 Aug 1912  Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Burial 06 Aug 1912  Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I1804  NZ Genealogy Project | WALLACE Descendant
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2008 

    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  [7
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    Family ID F156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William WALLACE,   b. 1848, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Nov 1925, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 14 Apr 1870  Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence From 1890 to 1920  Meremere, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence From 1920 to 1925  Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
    +1. John Alexander McKain WALLACE,   b. 1872, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1961, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     2. Annie WALLACE,   b. 27 Dec 1873, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Apr 1874, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +3. Richard Alexander WALLACE,   b. 05 Mar 1875, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Aug 1946, Onerahi, Northland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +4. Janet WALLACE [Jessie],   b. 09 Nov 1876, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1966, Taihape, Rangitikei, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     5. William WALLACE,   b. 05 Jul 1878, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1957, Waihi, Coromandel, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +6. Esther WALLACE,   b. 11 Jun 1880, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1964, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +7. Cecil Allan WALLACE [Allan Cecil],   b. 15 May 1882, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1964, Howick, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +8. David Stanley WALLACE,   b. 25 Feb 1884, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1975, Morrinsville, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    +9. Garfield WALLACE,   b. 19 Nov 1885, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1956, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     10. Norman WALLACE,   b. 06 Oct 1887, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Jun 1917, Mesen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    +11. Walter Fairburn WALLACE [Snowy],   b. 07 Oct 1889, Meremere, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1964, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Nov 1850 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Apr 1870 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1890 to 1920 - Meremere, Taranaki, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 04 Aug 1912 - Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 06 Aug 1912 - Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1920 to 1925 - Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    • BIOGRAPHY

      Mary Jane Wallace was born in 1851 in Wanganui, second daughter to John Wallace. and Esther Maise. She grew up at Firgrove and went to Matarawa School. She was reputed to be in love with her cousin Richard Wallace, second son of her uncle Arthur Wallace. Richard, who was enlisted in the 'Wellington Rangers', was killed in action against Maoris at Te Ngutu-o-Te-Maru near Hawera in 1868. Mary and Richard were both only 17 when Richard was killed.

      In 1870 Mary married Richard's older brother William Wallace, at Firgrove, Matarawa. William had been in the Armed Constabulary and as a member of the Colonial Forces was involved in fighting in the Taranaki area, Wanganui, and Te Ngutu-o-Te-Maru where Richard was killed. Later William took part in engagements at Otautu, Moturoa, Taurangaika, Fraser Road, Whakamaru, Opotiki and Te Porere. Reports of these engagements can be found at The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period.

      William received a land grant of 80 acres at Mokoia in Taranaki (the regulation amount for a sergeant) but the land was abandoned to the Maoris for a time. After their marriage Mary and William lived on the Mokoia farm which had been returned from the Maoris in 1868. Then they moved to Hawera where William worked on road and railway construction. In 1890 the Mokoia property was sold, and William then brought a farm inland from Hawera at Meremere on the "Lease Lend West Coast Scheme". At first the family lived in a small cottage but in 1910 moved to a larger home built on the property.

      Mary and William had eleven children. Mary died in 1912 and was buried in Hawera. William remarried in 1918, to Rosamund Woodford. William died in 1925 and was buried in Hawera.

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

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