| 1. | Robert Allan was born about 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (son of James Allan and Margaret "Mary" Menzies); died on 6 Oct 1868 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46814836
- Occupation: Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; shoe and boot manufactiurer
- _UID: 10D1106DB0A3478DA72EA8E940A2318F8D72
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FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46814836
Died:
The son of James Allan and Margaret/Mary Menzies
he married 1st Ann Moorecroft 27 Jul 1835 at North Meols, Lancashire, England where they are found also on the 1841 Census and where he was apprenticing as a Journeyman Shoemaker. By 1851 they had moved to Bolton, Lancashire and they emigrated sometime after this to Canada settling in Perth where he worked as a Cordwainer (someone who treats leather) and a shoemaker. After his 1st wife died he married on January 14th, 1867 Isabella McKay at Lanark Village. After his death in 1868 his widow Isabella married his widowed brother John on January 3rd, 1880 and they then moved with her daughter Ann to Bay City Michigan.
Died - Allaln
At his residence, Perth, on Tuesday, 6th inst., Robert Allan, Esq., aged 55 years.
Deceased was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in the year 1813, and came to this place rather more than a dozen years ago, after spending his youth and his prime in the great cotton manufacturing districts of England. On his arrival in Perth, he started a boot and shoe manufacturing establishment, in which business he continued till his death. He was a man of extensive reading, and varied knowledge, and was deeply versed in the politics of Great Britain and the United States. He was for two years elected a member of the Perth Town Council.
The Perth Courier;
Friday, 9 Oct 1868; Vol. XXXV, No. 2; Col. 2, Pg. 3
Robert married Ann Moorecroft on 27 Jul 1835 in North Meols, Lancashire, England. Ann was born on 29 Jun 1818 in Ormskirk, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England; died on 17 Jul 1865 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Married:
Name Robert Allen
Gender Male
Marriage Date 27 Jul 1835
Marriage Place North Meols, Lancashire, England
Spouse Ann Marcroft
FHL Film Number 1068944
Reference ID p 248 rn 744
Children:
- Margaret Allan was born on 12 Aug 1842 in Lancashire, England; died on 16 Oct 1916 in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States.
- Henry Allan was born in 1843 in Southport, Lancashire, England; died on 30 Mar 1890 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
Robert married Isabella McKay on 14 Jan 1867 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of John McKay and Isabella Catherine Lowry) was born on 17 Nov 1835 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Feb 1911 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States; was buried in Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Married:
Name:?tab?Isabella McKay
Age:?tab?29
Birth Year:?tab?abt 1838
Birth Place:?tab?Kingston, Ontario
Residence:?tab?Drummond Township
Marriage Date:?tab?14 Jan 1867
Marriage Place:?tab?Lanark Village, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Father:?tab?John McKay
Mother:?tab?Isabella Lowry
Spouse:?tab?Robert Allen
Children:
- Anna F. Allan was born in Aug 1868; died on 12 Jan 1952 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States; was buried in Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States.
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Abt 1815 - 1868 (~ 53 years)
