Hugh (of Biscany, Jamaica) Wallace

1717 - 1774  (57 years)

• Name	Hugh (of Biscany, Jamaica) Wallace  [1]
  Birth	1717	Ayrshire, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Oct 1774	St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I84671	First tree
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas (of Cairnhill) Wallace,   b. 1687, Scotland d. Apr 1748, Scotland (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Lilias Cuninghame [Cunningham],   b. 17 Aug 1691   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1710  [3]
  Family ID	F22181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Whyte   d. 18 Apr 1784
  Children	1. Thomas Wallace,   b. 22 Dec 1757   d. 26 Jun 1763 (Age 5 years)   2. Margaret Wallace,   b. Abt 1748   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hugh Wallace,   b. 25 Sep 1760   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Wallace,   b. 21 Jun 1763   d. 1813 (Age 49 years)   5. John Wallace,   b. 26 Nov 1765   d. India
  Family ID	F74284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes Cunningham,   b. 1742, St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica d. St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
  Marriage	Unmarried
  Family ID	F22225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2020

  
  

• Notes

  of Eldersley (Elderslie), Jamaica and Biscony, Renfrew Hugh Wallace, the third son, acquired the estate of Biscany, in the island of Jamaica. He. married Margaret, daughter of Whyte, Esq., of that island; and by her had issue four sons and one daughter: 1 . Thomas, who died young. 2. Hugh, his successor. 3. John, who held a commission in the British Army, and died in India, unmarried. 4. William, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 20th Regiment of Infantry, fell at the battle of Vittoria. He died unmarried. 1. Margaret, the only daughter, married Andrew Houston of Jordanhill, county of Renfrew, and left issue. [History of the County of Ayr with a genealogical account of the families of Ayrshire by James Paterson pub 1847.pdf p220] Hugh Wallace and his wife Margaret were in St Elizabeth, Jamaica for the baptisms of at least three of their children: Margaret (1755), Thomas (1758) and Hugh (1761). (Research):This generation? Hugh Wallace matriculated at the University in 1774. He was born in Jamaica, the first son of Hugh of Eldersley, in Jamaica. The Wallace's were a prominent Scottish slave-owning family, who owned estates and enslaved people in Jamaica over successive generations. Wallace acquired the estate of Biscany, in Jamaica, and became a merchant and an army officer. Five of his sons would go on to attend the University of Glasgow between 1802 and 1812. Hugh Ritchie Wallace was the first to attend, illustrating Old College's role as a home for the sons of the Scottish 'plantocracy'.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2783] Wallace02 (Reliability: 0). [S1969] Wallace Family Tree Owner: i2MAW (Reliability: 0). [S2783] Cunningham03 (Reliability: 0).