Difference between revisions of "Alexander McKenzie Allen"
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− | Alexander and Margaret had | + | Alexander and Margaret had at least sevenchildren, three born in Australia: |
− | 1. | + | 1. James (Died Alloa, Scotland, 1843, aged 18 months. |
− | 2. | + | 2. Margaret Ann Allen (birth unknown. Died 18 April 1854 at Eureka). There is a headstone at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery that reads "Erected by Lex and Margaret Allen - Margaret Ann who met with a premature death at Eureka on 18 April 1854 aged 11 years.<ref>Information from Maureen Stapleton, 19 July 2018.</ref> |
− | 3. | + | 3. Elizabeth (Born Perth, Scotland. Married Digory Penrose Roberts, and they had 16 children)<ref>Information from Maureen Stapleton, 19 July 2018.</ref> |
− | 4. Esther Ann (Born Ballarat 1855. Married Robert Grant in 1874)<ref>Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref>; | + | 4. Jessie (Died 26 December 1852 at Geelong) |
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+ | 5. Esther Ann (Born Ballarat 1855. Married Robert Grant in 1874)<ref>Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref>; | ||
− | + | 6. Georgina Rennie (Born 1858 Ballarat. Married John Zehan Phillips in 1881)<ref>Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref>; | |
− | + | 7. Mary Bathgate (Born 1861 Ballarat. Married Alexander Rae in 1881)<ref>Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref>. <ref>Dorothy Wickham, Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2009.</ref> | |
==See also== | ==See also== |
Latest revision as of 22:53, 19 July 2018
Contents
Background
Alexander McKenzie Allen was born on 03 September 1920 at Montrose, Scotland.[1] Margaret (Gellatly) and her husband Alexander McKenzie Allen and three children sailed from Scotland on the Flora in 1852. He was a tailor who was working as a miner at Eureka at the time of the Eureka Stockade. Alexander died in September 1899 and was buried at Mount Egerton Cemetery.[2]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
The family lived on the east side of Ballarat West where Alexander worked as a tailor.[3]
Family
Alexander and Margaret had at least sevenchildren, three born in Australia:
1. James (Died Alloa, Scotland, 1843, aged 18 months.
2. Margaret Ann Allen (birth unknown. Died 18 April 1854 at Eureka). There is a headstone at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery that reads "Erected by Lex and Margaret Allen - Margaret Ann who met with a premature death at Eureka on 18 April 1854 aged 11 years.[4]
3. Elizabeth (Born Perth, Scotland. Married Digory Penrose Roberts, and they had 16 children)[5]
4. Jessie (Died 26 December 1852 at Geelong)
5. Esther Ann (Born Ballarat 1855. Married Robert Grant in 1874)[6];
6. Georgina Rennie (Born 1858 Ballarat. Married John Zehan Phillips in 1881)[7];
7. Mary Bathgate (Born 1861 Ballarat. Married Alexander Rae in 1881)[8]. [9]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Dorothy Wickham, Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2009.
- ↑ Information from Maureen Stapleton, 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Information from Maureen Stapleton, 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Information from Maureen Stapleton, 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Dorothy Wickham, Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2009.
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