William Allen (abt. 1839 - 1913)

Born about 1839 in Derrycrew, Parish of Loughall, County Armagh, Ireland

Husband of Ann Jane (Stothers) Allen — married 19 Jun 1860 in Tartarghan Armagh Ireland

Descendants

Died 27 Sep 1913 at about age 74 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Birth

William Allen was born in County Armagh, Ireland, around 1839 (based on his recorded age on immigration to Australia in 1863 of 24). His death record states that his father's name was Alexander. This is confirmed

Marriage and children

He married Ann Jane Strothers in Ireland. Three children, Margaret, Thomas and Frances were born in Ireland.

Immigration

William travelled with his brother George on the vessel "Peerless" arriving in Sydney, on 28th September 1863 sponsored by Joseph Devlin ^[1], and Ann and the children came out on the Himalaya arriving in Sydney March 3rd 1865 along with William;'s sister Ann. ^[2]

Children born in Australia

NSW BDM Search Results ^[3]

Daughter's Marriage:
MARRIAGE. Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954) Sat 8 Dec 1883 Page 2 Family Notices ^[4]

MILLARD—ALLEN— On the 5th December, at the residence Of the Bride's parents, Kelso, Singleton, ALBERT EDWARD, second son of Edward Millard, Brighton House. Manly, Sydney, (late of Young), to Frances; second daughter of William Allen, Kelso, Singleton.

Death

^[5] Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954) Tue 30 Sep 1913 Page 3 ^[6] : DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM ALLEN - CORONER'S INQUEST,
A very old and highly respected resident of Singleton died suddenly on Saturday afternoon, in the (person of Mr William Allen, who, while walking up John-street from the residence of his daughter (Mrs Simmons), fell dead : in front of Bartrop's motor garage. The deceased gentleman, who was 73 years of age, had been a resident of this district for about 50 years, having settled here, about three months after he came out from Ireland. He was a native of the county of Armagh, and on his arrival here engaged in farming pursuits, from which he retired shortly after the flood of 1893, by which his property was flooded out. The late Mr Allen leaves a family, of five daughters and one son to mourn his loss. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon, the remains being interred in the Church of England cemetery at Whittingham.

THE INQUEST. An inquest was held on Saturday evening, before the Coroner (Mr D. M'Dougall), at which evidence as follows was given. Mrs Simmons, daughter of the deceased, deposed that he had been suffering for many years from heart disease, and in January last he was very bad, and witness nursed him. He would not, at that time, have any medical attention. Deceased was with witness at 11 a.m. on the day of his death, and he seemed quite well. He was in the habit of visiting witness's house twice every day. She was out on Saturday afternoon when deceased called. Lizzie Jane Davies deposed that she was a domestic servant in the employ of the previous witness. On Saturday afternoon the deceased called, and was sitting in the arm chair talking to her. He seemed very bright and in his usual state of health. He left shortly after 3 p.m., and witness, who was dressed to go out, walked in the same direction. She found the deceased lying dead at Bartrop's motor garage with his head resting on the window sill. She lifted his head and saw that he was quite dead. Constable Lovett deposed that he was on the railway platform on Saturday afternoon, when information was brought to him that Mr Allen had been found lying dead on the footpath at Bartrop's motor garage. He went to the place and found deceased lying-in a cramped position, and quite dead. His head and neck were very black, caused by a rush of blood to the head. ~ Witness removed the body to the morgue at the Dangar Cottage Hospital, and stripped the clothing off. There, was a small scar under the left knee. There were no other marks of violence on the body. Dr. Bowman stated that he had known Mr Allen for over 30 years, and had been attending him professionally during that time. He suffered from, heart disease, and his death was caused by heart failure. Under the circumstances, he did not think a post mortem was necessary. The deceased was a man 73 years of age. The Coroner returned a verdict that death was due to heart failure.

DEATH ^[7]

ALLEN.—-On September 27, suddenly, in John-street, of heart failure, William Allen, aged 73 years.

• Fact: Burial (September 1913) Whittingham Cemetery, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

1. ↑ IMMIGRANTS per PEERLESS
2. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13107374
3. ↑ NSW BDM Births Search Results https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search
4. ↑ Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954) Sat 8 Dec 1883 Page 2 Family Notices http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/281
5. ↑ NSW BDM Search Results

   Name - ALLEN WILLIAM

   Registration Number - 11039/1913

   Father's Given Name(s) - ALEXANDER

   District - SINGLETON

6. ↑ Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954) Tue 30 Sep 1913 Page 3 DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM ALLEN
7. ↑ Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954) Tue 7 Oct 1913 Page 2 Family Notices

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 April 2020, 16:42), entry for William Allen (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L5GW-WMV ); contributed by various users.
• NSW BDM Index
• Armagh families