Chris Korte's New Zealand Genealogy Project
Mary Jane WALLACE
1850 - 1912 (61 years) Has 10 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Mary Jane WALLACE Birth 24 Nov 1850 Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand [1, 2, 3] Gender Female Death 04 Aug 1912 Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand [4, 5] Burial 06 Aug 1912 Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand [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 d. 29 Dec 1895, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 76 years) Mother Esther MAISE, b. 1818, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 09 Nov 1893, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 75 years) Marriage 1840 Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [7] Photos Photos (Log in) Family ID F156 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William WALLACE, b. 1848, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 05 Nov 1925, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 77 years) Marriage 14 Apr 1870 Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand [3] Residence From 1890 to 1920 Meremere, Taranaki, New Zealand [3] Residence From 1920 to 1925 Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand [3] Children + 1. John Alexander McKain WALLACE, b. 1872, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 11 Jan 1961, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (Age 89 years) 2. Annie WALLACE, b. 27 Dec 1873, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 09 Apr 1874, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 0 years) + 3. Richard Alexander WALLACE, b. 05 Mar 1875, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 04 Aug 1946, Onerahi, Northland, New Zealand (Age 71 years) + 4. Janet WALLACE [Jessie], b. 09 Nov 1876, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 16 Jun 1966, Taihape, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 89 years) 5. William WALLACE, b. 05 Jul 1878, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 30 Jan 1957, Waihi, Coromandel, New Zealand (Age 78 years) + 6. Esther WALLACE, b. 11 Jun 1880, Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 14 May 1964, New Zealand (Age 83 years) + 7. Cecil Allan WALLACE [Allan Cecil], b. 15 May 1882, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 21 Apr 1964, Howick, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 81 years) + 8. David Stanley WALLACE, b. 25 Feb 1884, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 14 Sep 1975, Morrinsville, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 91 years) + 9. Garfield WALLACE, b. 19 Nov 1885, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 19 Sep 1956, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 70 years) 10. Norman WALLACE, b. 06 Oct 1887, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 07 Jun 1917, Mesen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Age 29 years) + 11. Walter Fairburn WALLACE [Snowy], b. 07 Oct 1889, Meremere, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 20 Jul 1964, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 74 years) Family ID F931 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Dec 2024
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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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