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<strong>The</strong> Manor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong> IV : 19 th & 20 th century <strong>owners</strong><br />

It may be no co<strong>in</strong>cidence that just over a year after he was promoted to<br />

Comm<strong>and</strong>er <strong>and</strong>, effectively, retired, Cmdr. Rooke married 70 Anne<br />

Wallace <strong>in</strong> May 1813, <strong>the</strong> daughter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh banker Alex<strong>and</strong>er<br />

Wallace at Bath. It is noted that <strong>the</strong> Gentleman’s Magaz<strong>in</strong>e record <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> marriage <strong>in</strong>correctly assigns Rooke <strong>the</strong> rank <strong>of</strong> Capta<strong>in</strong>, which he<br />

didn’t achieve until his retirement <strong>in</strong> 1845.<br />

Anne Wallace was born <strong>in</strong> Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh <strong>in</strong> 1793 71<br />

Alex<strong>and</strong>er Wallace, a banker, <strong>and</strong> Davida Paterson Rollo<br />

<strong>the</strong> daughter <strong>of</strong><br />

Fig. 6 Ancestry <strong>of</strong> Anne Wallace *<br />

Alex<strong>and</strong>er Wallace was partner <strong>in</strong> one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh banks.<br />

70 <strong>The</strong> Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh Register for 1813 vol VI p ccclv<br />

May 4 th 1813 At Bath, Capta<strong>in</strong> Frederick William Rooke, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Royal Navy, to<br />

Miss Wallace daughter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> deceased Alex<strong>and</strong>er Wallace, Esq, banker<br />

71 3 rd December<br />

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