Wallace Memorial near Sterling

Clan Wallace

There are two principal theories for the origin of this name, both of which indicate an ancient British origin. The Waleys were originally Britons from Wales who held land in Shropshire and who may have come north with David I. More plausibly, it is believed that they were Britons who settled in the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde, having been driven north in the tenth century. The name is certainly found in records by the twelfth century in Ayrshire and Renfrewshire. Richard Walensis of Riccarton held land near Kilmarnock as a vassal of the High Steward of Scotland sometime before 1160. His grandson, Adam Walays, had two sons, the eldest of whom succeeded to the family estates in Ayrshire. Malcolm, Adam’s younger son, received Elderslie and Auchinbothie in Renfrewshire. Malcolm was the father of the great Scottish patriot, Sir William Wallace of Elderslie. .... more

William Wallace by Mark Churms

The true story of Wallace's life                                   The Wallace legend: Braveheart

• A1 .. Richard le Waleys of Riccarton, lvd:1170;
  • B1 .. Richard le Waleys of Riccarton
    • C1 .. Adam Wallace of Riccarton, lvd:1246;
      • D1 .. Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie, m. Margaret Crawford;
        • E1 .. Sir William Wallace, Guardian of Scotland, lvd:1276/1305, m. Marion Braidfoot;
          • F1 .. N. Wallace, m. William Baillie;  <==  Clan Baliol
      • D2 .. Adam Wallace of Riccarton, lvd:1296;
        • E1 .. Malcolm Wallace of Riccarton;
          • F1 .. Sir John Wallace of Riccarton, m. Margaret Lindsay;  ==>  Clan Lindsay
            • G1 .. Sir John Wallace of Craigie and Riccarton, m. Margaret Douglas;
              • H1 .. Sir William Wallace, m. Elizabeth Douglas;  ==>  Clan Douglas
                • I1 .. Sir William Wallace, d:1450, m. Margaret Johnstone ;
                  • J1 .. Sir William Wallace, m. Margaret Dunbar;  ==>  Clan Dunbar
                    • K1 .. Sir John Wallace, m. Katherine Kennedy;  ==>  Clan Kennedy
                      • L1 .. Sir John Wallace, m. Sibilla Cathcart;
                        • M1 .. Isabel Wallace, m. Sir Hugh Campbell;  <==  Clan Campbell