Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Allan was born on 2 July 1835, in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. She married Alexander Gunn Rutherford on 24 February 1863, in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland in 1871 and Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881.
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Sources (10)
- Mary Allan in entry for Thomas Elliot Gunn Rutherford, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Mary Gun Rutherford in household of Alexander Gun Rutherford, "Scotland Census, 1881"
- Mary Allan, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
Spouse and Children
1837– Male
1835– Female
Children (7)
1864– Female
1866– Female
1867–1907 Male
1870– Female
1872–1872 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors
Age 3
1843
Age 8
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
Age 33
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: variant of Allen . This is the more common form of the name in Scotland and northern England. See also McAllen .
History: An early bearer of this surname in North America was William Allan, a British soldier who took his family to the newly founded city of Halifax, NS, Canada, in 1749. His son John (1746–1805) was a Revolutionary soldier who eventually (1783) founded the settlement of Allan's Island, Passamaquoddy Bay, ME.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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