Agnes May (Mains) Allan (1844 - 1903)

Born 2 Jan 1844 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Neilson Allan — married 2 Sep 1862 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1903 at age 59 in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Agnes (Mains) Allan was born in Scotland.

Agnes was born Agnes May Mains on the 2nd of January, 1844, at Bairns Land, Bay Street, Port Glasgow, and baptised at Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom^[1], the 1st of `0 children of William Mains and Agnes MacFarlane.

At 7, in 1851, she was a scholar living in Church Street, Paisley Middle Church Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland with her grandparents and siblings.^[2]

At 18, on the 2nd of October, 1862, she married Robert Neilson Allan in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland^[3] and they had 6 children.^[4]

At 22, in 1866 she and Robert emigrated from Scotland to Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

At 44, on the 7th of December, 1888, Robert died at 60 in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and probably at that point she must have moved to Dubbo to be near her brother James T Main.^{[citation needed]}

At 59, on the 15th of June, 1903, she died in Dubbo, and was buried in the Old Dubbo Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia..^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,"
2. ↑ "1851 Scotland Census"
3. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYW2-C5Z : 10 February 2018), Robert Allan and Agnes Main, 02 Sep 1862; citing Port Glasgow,Renfrew,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
4. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees
5. ↑ "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
6. ↑ "Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current"

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTVS-QZR : 10 February 2018), Agnes Mains, 02 Jan 1844; citing , Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland, reference - 2:18JKNPC, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,325.

• "1851 Scotland Census" Name Agnes Mains Age 7 Estimated Birth Year abt 1844 Relationship Grandaughter Father William Mains Mother Agnes Mains Gender Female Where born Port Glasgow, renfrew Parish Number 574 Civil parish Paisley Middle Church County Renfrewshire Address Church Street Occupation Scholar ED 11 Page 26 Household schedule number 112 Line 19 Roll CSSCT1851_127

• "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985" Name Agnes M Allan Death Date 1903 Death Place New South Wales Father's Name William Mother's Name Agnes Registration Year 1903 Registration Place Dubbo New South Wales Registration Number 5797

• "Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current" Name Agnes Main Death Date 15 Jun 1903 Cemetery Old Dubbo Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Dubbo, Dubbo Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia URL http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107144075&ref=acom