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WCP1349

Letter (WCP1349.1128)

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[in ARW’s hand] Answd

29, FRIARS’ STILE ROAD, Rye

RICHMOND, SURREY.

Sept 20 1904

Dear Dr Wallace,

I have now examined the wills of John Wallace1 (Jan 1784) Elizabeth Wallace (Sept 1785) William Wallace2 (Aug 1787) and Frances Sleigh3 (Dec 1820). I am afraid that they do not give any helpful information.

John Wallace of the Parish of St George in the East, Victualler — will dated Jan 19, 1784. Everything left to Martha Wallace his wife & sole executrix.

Elizabeth Wallace4 late of Peebles in the County of Tweedale. Administration granted to John Wallace her only child.

William Wallace of Castle St in the Parish of St. Mary le Bon, cabinet maker. Exers [Executors] Robert Ramsey & William Wright. [2] Everything left to the children of his brother Robert.5

Frances Sleigh of Hanworth — property divided between her two sons Colonel James Wallace Sleigh, and Francis Sleigh of the Cape of Good Hope — with legacies to her daughters in law Mrs Walker and Mrs Taylor & to her granddaughter Susannah. Exers W. Bowker and R. Baxter.

I have still to look up Daniel Wallace and Eliza Wallace mentioned in your original list as buried at Ashtead: also George Wallace6 your great uncle and Elizabeth Wallace if the dates can be found. I am writing to the parson at Hanworth.

Yours vy truly | Sydney C. Cockerell7 [signature].

1
Wallace, John (?-1784). Of the Parish of St George in the East, Victualler. Wife Martha.
2
Wallace, William (1726-1787). ARW’s grandfather of Hanworth. Cabinet maker. Married in 1765 to Elizabeth Dilke of Laleham.
3
Sleigh (née Gray/Wallace), Frances (1751-1820). Illegitimate daughter of James Wallace. Married William Sleigh (-1799). Two sons.
4
Wallace, Elizabeth (-). Of Peebles in the County of Tweedale. Mother of John Wallace. See note 1.
5
Wallace, Robert (-). Brother of William Wallace. See note 2.
6
Wallace, George (-). Brother of William Wallace. See note 7.
7
Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle (1867-1962). British bibliophile and collector of medieval manuscripts. Celebrated Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge 1909-1937.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1349.1128)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Ahmed, Eman Riaz [2014-08-07] Transcription checked by Cooper, Rod [2014-08-07] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-12-24]

Please cite as “WCP1349,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1349