Allan Gilmour, III of Eaglesham

1775 - 1849  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Allan Gilmour
  Suffix	III of Eaglesham
  Birth	Oct 1775	Newton Mearns, Mearns Parish, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	K1JD-89Q
  Occupation	lumber merchant and ship owner
  _UID	51E97BF5643841C5A4FA49F28C79041B4995
  Death	4 Mar 1849	Hazeldean House, Mearns Parish, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland
  Burial	Mearns Parish Kirk, Newton Mearns, East Renfrew, Greater Glasgow, Scotland
  	https://www.graveyard.mearnskirk.church/Monument/Details/Z25 Monument Inscription Has no inscription Family History No inscription is apparent on these monuments which are grouped together on the north wall of the Kirkyard. These imposing memorials at first provided a dilemma to the recorders. Had the inscriptions eroded or had they ever been inscribed? The answer is to be found in A History of our Firm, a book by John Rankin, a descendant of the Rankins of Mainshouse (cf. monument K01). Referring to the partners of Pollok, Gilmour & Co., John and Arthur Pollok and Allan Gilmour, the author writes '?there is further proof both of their friendship and of their kindly memory of the country parish (Mearns) from which they sprang. They seem to have arranged for and prepared their burial places, corresponding in size and position on either side of the Mearns church burial-ground. They appear also to have erected their monuments beforehand, differing in form, ample in size, and of the period sufficiently stately. Allan Gilmour senior's heir, however, seemingly forgot to make any record of his birth, death or virtues, although three ample tablets were provided for the purpose; they stand today entirely free of the mason's art.' Allan Gilmour, the son of Allan Gilmour and Elizabeth Pollok of South Walton Farm, was born in 1775. With John and Arthur Pollok he founded the firm of Pollok, Gilmour & Co. in 1806 and built a very successful business trading in timber with Scandinavia and Russia and later with Eastern Canada. By the 1830s the firm had built and owned the largest fleet of wooden hulled ships in the world (about 120). Many of the ships had names with local association such as Mearns, Broom, Craigton, Fingalton and Fa'side. Allan Gilmour owned Fingalton, Kirkhouse and several farms in addition to the estate of Eaglesham which he purchased with his brother James at a cost of ?200,000 from the Eglinton family. He retired from business in 1838 and died in 1849 at Hazelden House. Referred to above, monument Z02 commemorating John and Arthur Pollok is situated on the opposite side of the Kirkyard within sight of this memorial.
  Notes	(Research):Family Search: wife Elizabeth Carswell K675-F6P 10 September 1772 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I20521	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Allan Gilmour, II of South Walton (Walston),   b. 1744, Stewarton Parish, Ayr, Scotland d. 8 Mar 1793, Walston, South Lanark, Scotland (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth Pollok,   b. 7 Nov 1747, Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Oct 1816, Lanark Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	7 Sep 1765	Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F2810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - Oct 1775 - Newton Mearns, Mearns Parish, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland Death - 4 Mar 1849 - Hazeldean House, Mearns Parish, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland Burial - - Mearns Parish Kirk, Newton Mearns, East Renfrew, Greater Glasgow, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth