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Name:
John Wallace
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
-
Birth:
1829
His year of birth is calculated from his age given on his Death Certificate and, as he appears to have lived all his life in Fermanagh, it is probable that he was born there. This is confirmed by the 1901 Census where his birthplace is given as Fermanagh. However,the census records his age as 74 which gives a birth year of 1827. As he was born before birth registration was introduced it is not possible to establish exactly when he was born. Where the ages given in the census and on his death certificate came from is not known. It is just possible that he may have remembered when he was born at the time of the census or had a baptismal certificate. However, ages recorded in censuses are notoriously unreliable. A search for his baptismal record produced only one record of a John Wallace being baptised. That was in 1830 in Clones, Co Monagham. Although Monagham was part of Ulster before the partition of Ireland in 1921 and Clones is just over the border between Fermanagh and Monagham it is considered doubtful that this record is relevant. Without a reliable baptismal record it is not possible to establish who John's parents were, however, his Marriage Certificate gives his father's name as William which is different from the father (John) in the baptismal record which is another indicator that the baptismal record is not the correct one.
Religion:
member of the Church of Ireland. The 1901 Census shows that John was a member of the Church of Ireland.
Occupation:
frm 1841 to Oct 1910 (age 11-81)
In 1867 his son John's Birth Certificate gives his occupation as a care taker but whether this is of buildings or stock is not known. In 1870 his son George's Birth Certificate gives his occupation as a herd(sman). Both births took place at Carn which is a Townland in the parish of Boho. He moved to Drumhirk which is also a Townland in the parish of Boho where he had a small farm and lived there for the reminder of his life. His Death Certificate records his occupation as labourer and farmer. This may indicate that the farm at Drumhirk was so small that he had to seek work as a labourer to supplement the family income when times were hard. What is more certain is that he was a mauual worker from the day he left school (assumed to be at age 12) until he died. As there is no record of Wallaces at Drumhirk in the 1901 Census the family must have moved there after 1901 but exactly when is not known. The farm almost certain to have been rented.
Parent:
Jul 1857 (age 27-28)
Birth of son William
Parent:
16 Aug 1857 (age 27-28)
Baptism of son William
Parent:
Feb 1865 (age 35-36)
Birth of son Charles
Parent:
12 Mar 1865 (age 35-36)
Baptism of son Charles
Parent:
24 Mar 1867 (age 37-38)
Birth of son John
Parent:
14 Oct 1868 (age 38-39)
Birth of daughter Mary
Parent:
13 Jul 1870 (age 40-41)
Birth of son George
Parent:
18 Oct 1875 (age 45-46)
Birth of son Henry
May have attended:
3 Aug 1900 (age 70-71)
John may have been present at the marriage of Edward Darling and Mary Wallace
Death:
7 Nov 1910 (age 80-81)
Cause: acute bronchitis and asphyxia
Address: Drumhirk
His death certificate says that there was no medical attendance but that his son Charles who was living with his parents was present. It is probably that his wife Mary was also with him when he died as the clinical language of the death certificate almost certainly means that he was seized with a wild coughing fit and just could not breath. John's son William who was also living on the farm wrote to his son John letting him of his Grandfather's death.
Burial:
9 Nov 1910
the Parish Church, Boho, Fermanagh10
The letter from John's son William to his son John says that the burial took place on 9 November and that 'we were all there when he was buried'. It is not certain who the 'all' refers to. Almost certainly John's wife Mary and their three sons Charles, William and George who were also living in Drumhirk. Whether their daughter Mary who had married in 1900 and lived at Gortatole in the parish of Killesher could be contacted in time and was able to attend is not known. The same doubt exists over Henery who was probably working as a domestic servant at Florencecourt.
Death Registration:
16 Nov 1910
the Register Office9
Address: for Ely, Enniskillen
Charles who could not write signed the declartion with his X mark.
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
28 Mar 1857 (age 27-28)
Enniskillen, Fermanagh11
Address: at the Registrar's Office
As far as is known neiither were related to the John or Mary. They may have been friends or if the couple were getting married without family present passers-by who were willing to act as witnesses. Who else was present is not known but perhaps John and Mary's parents and some relatives were there.
Residence (family):
frm 1875 to 1901 (age 45-72)
-; Boho, Fermanagh
Address: Drumhirk
Moved (family):
btw Nov 1875 and 1910 (age 45-81)
the Parish of Boho, County Fermanagh
Address: the Townland of Drumhirk
Census for household:
31 Mar 1901 (age 71-72)
parish of Rossory12
Address: House 2 in the townland of Brochhas
Their son Charles was also living with them. John rented the three roomed cottage which had stone walls and thatched roof (probably of turf) from Sarah Dundas who was the landholder. There is not enough information in the census return to indicate whether the property was a smallholding or not. Probably the latter because both John and his son are shown as labourers.
From the surviving letters written by three of their children - William, George and Mary - to their grandson John's wife, Amy, it was initially thought that John and Mary had 4 or possibly 5 children. In George's letter 3 March 1918 he mentions being unable to give Amy's Christmas Card to Henry. From the context and as family oral history indicates that, of the children of John and Mary who stayed in Co. Fermanagh, only William had any children (John) it was concluded that Henry was probably another son. In George's letter of 11 May 1923 he mentions another brother who emigrated to America. However, he does not give his name. He says he will forward the letter to Amy but the letter has not survived.
However when John's and Mary's Death Certificates were obtained it was discovered that in both cases the informant was another son Charles Wallace making 6 in all.
From the 1911 Census it was possible to establish the birth years for all the children with a fair degree of certainly except for the emigrant. For him it has been possible to make an educated guess.
The research into the children is documented in The Wallaces in Northern Ireland by Jack Ward. It concludes that John and Mary had 6 Children:-
William born c. 1860
Charles born 1863
Emigrant born c. 1867
George born 1870
Mary born 1875
Henery born 187713
General Register Office (Northern Ireland), Certified Copy for an Entry of Death for John Wallace, (Issued ByGRO, Belfast on 12 Apr 2006 Reference No 023158-02). Custom Id: 24013; Date of Death and Age. Cit. Date: 16 November 1910. Pat Ward.
1901 Irish Census for Household of John Wallace in Brochas, Ely, Fermanagh, Census Type: 1901 Ireland, Census Place: Brochas, Ely, Fermanagh, (National Archives of Ireland website). Age and place of birth. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives of Ireland. Call Number: 1901 Census.
Register Entry for the Baptism of John Wallace, (Transcription from LDS Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881 (Source Film 0897416 IT 1)). Cit. Date: 7 November 1830.
J P W Ward, The Wallaces in Northern Ireland, Subject: Research into the ancestors of John Wallace. The 1911 Census shows that Mary was a member of the Church of Ireland as were four of her children Charles, George, Mary and Henery. Although there is no direct evidence of John and their other children being members of the C of I it is inconceivable that they were not. Also their grandson John's Service Record ahown that he was a member of the Church of England and he was married in a C of E church.
1901 Irish Census for Household of John Wallace in Brochas, Ely, Fermanagh, Census Type: 1901 Ireland, Census Place: Brochas, Ely, Fermanagh, (National Archives of Ireland website). John Wallace member of the Church of Ireland. National Archives of Ireland. Call Number: 1901 Census.
General Register Office (Northern Ireland), Certified Copy for an Entry of Death for John Wallace, (Issued ByGRO, Belfast on 12 Apr 2006 Reference No 023158-02). Custom Id: 24013; Name and Occupation. Cit. Date: 16 November 1910. Pat Ward.
Certified Copy for an Entry of Birth for George Wallace, (Issued By GRO, Belfast Issue Date 22 March 2010 Application NoCP20100/014589/01). Custom Id: 01724; CountyFermanaghDate of Birth13 July 1870Place of BirthCarn, ElyFather's NameJohn WallaceFather's OccupationHerd. Pat Ward.
GRO(NI), Irish Civil Birth Record for John Wallace, (GRO(NI) website Registration Number U/1867/113/1013/389). Name John WallaceDate of Baptism/Birth 24 Mar 1867AddressCarnParish/DistrictElyCountyFermanaghFather's NameJohn Wallace Mother's NameMary LeanFather's OccupationCare TakerInformant 1John. Roots Ireland. Call Number: Births.
General Register Office (Northern Ireland), Certified Copy for an Entry of Death for John Wallace, (Issued ByGRO, Belfast on 12 Apr 2006 Reference No 023158-02). Custom Id: 24013; Cit. Date: 16 November 1910. Pat Ward.
William Wallace, Letter from William Wallace to his son John Wallace dated 1 Dec 1910, (1 Dec 1910). Cit. Date: 1 December 1910. Madeline Blackham.
General Register Office (Northern Ireland), Register Entry for the Marriage of John Wallace & Mary Lane, (GRO(NI) website). Cit. Date: 28 March 1857. Pat Ward. Call Number: Vital Records.
1901 Census for Household of John Wallace in the Parish of Rossory, (PRO(NI) website). Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Northern Ireland Public Records Office.
J P W Ward, The Wallaces in Northern Ireland, Subject: Research into the ancestors of John Wallace. The Wallaces in Northern Ireland by Jack WardClick on Exhibit Log to open document.