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Note: Robert Wallace and family appear on the "McCabe" petition to Col. By of 5 Feb 1829. In addition to Robert there are 4 males and 3 females. They emmigrated
from the townland of Kiltoghert in Leitrim Co. In addition are mentioned two
Rossman brother-in-laws as potential immigrants to Canada. Several months
later a second petition was sent from Bytown to Quebec City and consisted
mainly of those who appeared on the first petition with families. On this
second petition Robert appears with 4 males and 2 females. This would account
for the 6 known children: John, Rachael, Benjamin, Joseph, Emma and Jacob. It
is possible that the missing female was Robert's wife Ann who had died in the
interval between the two petitions.
The Church of Ireland Kiltoghert parish records show only the baptisms of
the first two children John and Rachael. Robert's obituary indicates that he was
raised in the Church of England but as a young man was converted to Methodism.
It is possible that this occured after the birth of Rachael and subsequently the
Wallace family attended a Methodist church for which no records survive.
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