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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Argyllshire => Topic started by: jill1002 on Wednesday 01 February 12 18:16 GMT (UK)
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I am interested in the Allison's that lived in Appin. Can anyone help.
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Hi Jill
Welcome to RootsChat :)
What info do you have so far on your Allison family in Appin. Names, dates etc. will all help people to help you further.
I have moved your post over to the Argyleshire board so you will hopefully get more relevant help.
Monica
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Hi and welcome from me too
This seems to be the only Allison family living in Appin in 1901 - is it the right one?
All b Appin unless shown otherwise
North Ardnaclach
Mary Allison 69 farmer
John 47
Sarah 37
Maggie 29
Allison Mcintyre 5 g/dtr
Ann Buntain 71 sister
John Mccoll 18
Donald Mcneill 19 servant b Inverness South Uist
Peter Drummond 68 boarder
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I have a William Allison (1812 - 1880) married to Agnes Millar (1819 -) and 10 children.
They live in Appin, Argyll.
Margaret (1855) and Thomas (1862) came to South Africa. What happened to the other children?
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What were the names/birthyears of all the other children?
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There is no 1851 entry with an Allison family living in Appin
There is a William Alison (only one L) b 1814 Richman, Renfrewshire with a wife Agnes b 1820 Ayrshire who are living in Ardchattan Argyll
Can you please post full details of what you have on this family to enable us to help you
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The other Allison children are:
William (1847 -)
Elizabeth (1849)
James (1851)
Matthew (1854)
Walter (1858)
Robert (1860)
Hugh (1866)
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I have a William Allison (1812 - 1880) married to Agnes Millar (1819 -) and 10 children
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1861 for Appin indexed as Alleson and William born 1824 - not 1812
Ardnaclach Road Upper Ardnaclach Farm - children from janet onwards b Appin
William Allison 37 b Paisley Renfrew
Agnes 41 b Dalry Renfrew
Mary 19 b Inchinan, Renfrew
Janet 17
William 15
James 11
Elizabeth 13
John 9
Margaret 7
Mathew 5
Walter 3
Robert 1
James Macphail 22 servant b Appin
Appin ED 1 Page 7 Line 4
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Hi Jill
We can help with the Allison family from Appin. William and Agnes Allison ( nee Millar ) were living at Ardnachlach, Appin son after 1841 and Agnes was still there in 1881. There were 12 children I think.
Mary, Janet, William,Elizabeth, Margaret, John, James, Matthew? , Robert, Walter, Thomas and Hugh.
Thomas was born on 15 Feb 1862 and was age 19 at Ardnachlach in 1881 census. He must have left soon after that and moved to South Africa ( as stated in your forum ). He married Eleanor Kate Judson ( born 1886 ) , daughter of William Henry Judson and Margaret Horsley. Eleanor Kate was born in Barberton, South Africa and we are not sure when her parents arrived in South Africa or where they came from in fact!
Thomas and Eleanor Kate settled outside Harrismith , Orange Free State, South Africa where they had two farms, one named Appin and the other Oban, clearly marking his roots. They had 6 children, 5 daughters and 1 son.
Agnes Margaret Allison, Florence Lilian Allison (3.10.1910) Jean Olive Allison (30 .11. 1911) Donald Stewart Allison ( 1915) Isobel Judson Allison and Mavis Kate Allison. Thomas died in Harrismith in 1925.
Jean Olive Allison was my husband's mother. She married John Haldane Marnoch whose family moved to South Africa from Tarves, Aberdeenshire about 1916. Jean and her siblings produced 12 children in total , 7 males and 5 females. These 12 children have produced 26 more, 15 males and 11 females and now we are on to the next generation. Most of us are still living in South Africa. We personally reside about 15 kms outside Durban, on the east coast of Kwa Zulu Natal.
Your forum states that Margaret Allison ( 1854 ), sister of Thomas also moved to South Africa. We were not aware of this and would love some details please.
Through Ancestry.com I have very recently picked up a few facts about his brothers William, Walter and Hugh who all went farming at Grant, Huron, Michigan and all three seemed to remain bachelors . Walter died in September 1910 from carcinoma of the chin and lip. In 1920 Hugh was age 53 and his oldest brother William ( 72 ) was staying with him. We have found reference to William Allison of Michigan in some of Thomas's papers. I have also found a marriage reference for John Allison age 38 in Perth, Ontario to Kate Martin of Dumfries. I have seen that a Mr Brian Allison has contacted you through the Appin historical society and he has confirmed this marriage. I have sent him an email and we are hoping he will contact us.
Vicki and Clive Marnoch
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1881 Appin Census
Dwelling; Ardnaclach Farm Ho
John Allison 66, born Inchinan, Renfrew, Scotland
married. Mary Allison, 50, Appin, Argyll
(All the children are listed as birthplace Appin, Argyll, Scotland)
John Allison, 27
Jessie Allison 23
James Allison 21
Sarah Allison 17
Archibald Allison 11
Margaret M. Allison 9
William Allison, 6
Archibald Black, nephew, 20
Dwelling: Ardnaclach Farm Ho
Agnes Allison, 60 (married William Allison, Agnes died Jan 5, 1893)
1. William Allison, 33 (emmigrated to Huron County, MI)
2. Robert Allison, 21 (Australia)
3. Walter Allison, 23 (emmigrated to Huron County, MI)
4. Thomas Allison, 19 (South Africa)
5. Hugh Allison, 16 (emmigrated to Huron County, MI.)
6. Agnes McLachlan, 15 (grand daughter)
7. Ann McIntyre (servant), 18
--Not Listed with William & Agnes
John Allison, 1852
Mary (Margaret?), August 4th, 1849 - March 14, 1908.
>>Married Lachlan McLachlan, 9 children
>>Died Grant Township, Huron County, buried Erskine Cemetery on March 18, 1908.
Elizabeth Allison, 11/24/1847
Janet Allison, 1843 (?)
I. John Allison (1852), born Ardchattan, Argyll.
married Catherine 'Kate' Martin (1863-1926) in Canada and settled in Huron County Michigan.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=1054&GRid=36123309&
Children
1. William S. Allison, (b. Oct 6, 1896 Huron, Mi)
2. Helen Beatrice Allison
3. Alexander Douglas Allison (b. 5/1/1894) Married Laura LaClair
4. Jean J Allison (b. April 1898 Michigan)
5. Jesse L Allison (b. 1901?)
John, Walter, William and Hugh all lived in Huron County Michigan, sometimes it says Tuscola county as the residence is on the border of the counties.
Hugh was kicked in the head by a mule and suffered brain damage from the accident. William cared for him afterwards. All of them remained bachelors except for John. I can't find my notes, but I believe there was a sister Mary (Margaret?) that married Lachlan McLachlan (much to the disappointment of her brother John).
Agnes Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=1054&GRid=36123308&
Feel free to email me at petri409@hotmail.com.
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Hi Vicky,
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Jill
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Hello Jill
I can't work out how to send a personal message. So frustrating as I am so pleased to hear from you. Still very new at this.
Vicki
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