Crawford Allen

[MonicaL]

All of this doesn't help much with when and how Crawford Jnr ended up in Australia does it  I can see two possible entries but this is likely for the labourer, Crawford, who had brushes with the law in later years...

Monica

[MonicaL]

Rosie, someone with the magic eye to read that inscription at Greyfriars 

http://weblog.rmg.co.uk/memorials/page/375/?search=westminster&searchcriteria=place&area&memorialpage=6&memorialid=m4812

Monica

[rosie17]

Not seeing anything in the census's for Scotland maybe Jillian should try for a copy of the will for Crawford Allen in Ireland to see if there is any mention of the son 
Rosie

[aghadowey]

See this thread for a Crawford Allen-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=749251

[MonicaL]

Just a note on children, Jessie is showing as third daughter of Crawford Allen on this burial note:

Jessie KERRANS ,March 17 1882 age 29
3rd daughter of Crawford Annel CARAMANA, Co, Galway, Ireland

www.genealogy.com/ftm/j/o/h/Gillian-Margaret-John/FILE/0032page.html

Monica

[MonicaL]

Jane is showing as second born, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114737420

Purves, M.A., Sydney, to Jane, second daughter of Crawford
Allen, Esq., Cavamana [sic.], county Galway.

Monica

[heywood]

Alice is the oldest daughter - see other thread.

[MonicaL]

That makes sense, heywood. Called after Jessie's mother Alison v. likely.

Monica 

[MonicaL]

From the Caledonian Mercury, Edinburgh on May 24, 1855:

At Caramana, county Galway Ireland, on the 9th current, the wife of Crawford Allen, a son.

Crawford Allen Snr of Canamara died at the age of 79 on 14 April 1898 at his residence, 55 Mount Pleasant Square East, Dublin.

See also https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTDK-Q4S and https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ58-J5Q

Monica