The Wallace (orig, written “Walays”)
1172 1.) Sir Richard Wallace, Laird of Riccarton
Born: Clackmannan, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Died: 1196, Riccarton, Clackmananshire, Scotland
Married Margaret Buckingham, daughter of Walter de Bolebec –Earl of Buckingham
Father of: Sir Adam Wallace, 3rd Laird of Riccarton
1197 2.) Sir Adam Wallace, 3rd Laird of Riccarton
Born: Dec 4: Riccarton, Clackmananshire, Scotland
Died: 1249, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Married: Euphemia Stewart, daughter of Walter Stewart 3rd High Stewart of Scotland
Father of: Sir Malcolm Wallace, King's Counselor, Laird of Ellerslie
1249 3.) Sir Malcolm Wallace, King's Counselor, Laird of Ellerslie
Born: Elderslie, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: Aug 23 1305: Loudoun Hill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Married: Margaret Crawford, daughter of Raynauld Crawford, 2nd Sheriff of Ayr
Father of Andrew Wallace, died fighting in a skirmish with the English 1291
Father of: Sir William “Braveheart” Wallace
Father of: John Wallace, Sheriff of Ayrshire, Laird of Elderslie Riccarton & Craigie,
1277 4.) John Wallace, Sheriff of Ayrshire, Laird of Elderslie (1305-1307) Riccarton and Craigie
Born: 1277: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: c. 1309: Executed; hanged, drawn and quartered at the Tower of London
Married: Mary Almour
Father of: John Wallace, 1st Earl of Craigie
1307 5.) John Wallace, 1st Earl of Craigie
Born: Castle Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: Craigie Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Married: Elizabeth de Eglington
Father of: Sir John Wallace, 2nd of Craigie and 7th of Riccarton, Laird of Elderslie
1345 6.) Sir John Wallace, 2nd of Craigie and 7th of Riccarton, Laird of Elderslie
Born: 1345, Craigie Village near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: 1409 Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Married: Margaret Lindsay of Craigie, daughter of John Lindsay of Craigie Castle
Father of: William Wallace, 4th of Craigie and 9th of Riccarton Craigie Castle, Gaelic Caisteil
Chreagaidh, was originally built for the Lyndsay or Lindsay clan. The castle passed had to John
Wallace of Riccarton through marriage of Margaret Lindsay as she was the last heiress of
Lindsay Craigie. From this time, the line of the Ayrshire Wallaces lived at Craigie Castle until they
moved to Newton Castle in Ayr in 1588.
1375 7.) William Wallace, 4th of Craigie and 9th of Riccarton
Born circa 1375 in Craigie Ayrshire, Scotland
Married Lady Elizabeth Douglas,
Father of: LT. Gen Sir John Wallace, 5th of Craigie and 10th of Riccarton
1399 8.) LT. Gen Sir John Wallace, 5th of Craigie and 10th of Riccarton
Born: Riccarton, Clackmannan, Ayr, Scotland, UK
Died: 1448: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Married Margaret Wallace (born Johnstone) 1418 - 1472
Father of: Christina Wallace
Father of:William Wallace, 6th of Craigie, 11th of Riccarton, (Hero of Sark)
John Wallace was Lieutenant-General to James II, and fought at the Battle of Sark in 1448,
killing the English General Magnus with his own hands. John was injured on the battlefield
and died of his wounds at Craigie Castle about three months later..
1421 9.) Christina Wallace
Birth: Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death: 1480 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Married William Davidson c. 1440.
1172 1.) Sir Richard Wallace, Laird of Riccarton
Born: Clackmannan, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Died: 1196, Riccarton, Clackmananshire, Scotland
Married Margaret Buckingham, daughter of Walter de Bolebec –Earl of Buckingham
Father of: Sir Adam Wallace, 3rd Laird of Riccarton
1197 2.) Sir Adam Wallace, 3rd Laird of Riccarton
Born: Dec 4: Riccarton, Clackmananshire, Scotland
Died: 1249, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Married: Euphemia Stewart, daughter of Walter Stewart 3rd High Stewart of Scotland
Father of: Sir Malcolm Wallace, King's Counselor, Laird of Ellerslie
1249 3.) Sir Malcolm Wallace, King's Counselor, Laird of Ellerslie
Born: Elderslie, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: Aug 23 1305: Loudoun Hill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Married: Margaret Crawford, daughter of Raynauld Crawford, 2nd Sheriff of Ayr
Father of Andrew Wallace, died fighting in a skirmish with the English 1291
Father of: Sir William “Braveheart” Wallace
Father of: John Wallace, Sheriff of Ayrshire, Laird of Elderslie Riccarton & Craigie,
1277 4.) John Wallace, Sheriff of Ayrshire, Laird of Elderslie (1305-1307) Riccarton and Craigie
Born: 1277: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: c. 1309: Executed; hanged, drawn and quartered at the Tower of London
Married: Mary Almour
Father of: John Wallace, 1st Earl of Craigie
1307 5.) John Wallace, 1st Earl of Craigie
Born: Castle Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: Craigie Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Married: Elizabeth de Eglington
Father of: Sir John Wallace, 2nd of Craigie and 7th of Riccarton, Laird of Elderslie
1345 6.) Sir John Wallace, 2nd of Craigie and 7th of Riccarton, Laird of Elderslie
Born: 1345, Craigie Village near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: 1409 Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Married: Margaret Lindsay of Craigie, daughter of John Lindsay of Craigie Castle
Father of: William Wallace, 4th of Craigie and 9th of Riccarton Craigie Castle, Gaelic Caisteil
Chreagaidh, was originally built for the Lyndsay or Lindsay clan. The castle passed had to John
Wallace of Riccarton through marriage of Margaret Lindsay as she was the last heiress of
Lindsay Craigie. From this time, the line of the Ayrshire Wallaces lived at Craigie Castle until they
moved to Newton Castle in Ayr in 1588.
1375 7.) William Wallace, 4th of Craigie and 9th of Riccarton
Born circa 1375 in Craigie Ayrshire, Scotland
Married Lady Elizabeth Douglas,
Father of: LT. Gen Sir John Wallace, 5th of Craigie and 10th of Riccarton
1399 8.) LT. Gen Sir John Wallace, 5th of Craigie and 10th of Riccarton
Born: Riccarton, Clackmannan, Ayr, Scotland, UK
Died: 1448: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Married Margaret Wallace (born Johnstone) 1418 - 1472
Father of: Christina Wallace
Father of:William Wallace, 6th of Craigie, 11th of Riccarton, (Hero of Sark)
John Wallace was Lieutenant-General to James II, and fought at the Battle of Sark in 1448,
killing the English General Magnus with his own hands. John was injured on the battlefield
and died of his wounds at Craigie Castle about three months later..
1421 9.) Christina Wallace
Birth: Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death: 1480 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Married William Davidson c. 1440.