Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Allan was born on 10 March 1785, his father, William Allan, was 45 and his mother, Mary or marion Sharp, was 44.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Robert Allan, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Parents and Siblings
1741– Male
1740– Female
Siblings (10)
1763– Male
1765– Male
1766– Female
1768–1770 Male
1768– Female
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World Events (8)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 17
1815
Age 30
1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge
Age 32
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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