John ALLAN d 1784 Elie

[Duncan32]

I have a note that this John ALLAN (d 1784 Elie) died at sea (drowned in the harbour), along with some of his immediate family, and recall seeing a brief text on the incident. Unfortunately, I have lost the reference to this text. Can anyone help with further details? I think he married Elizabeth OVENSTON (b. 1721, m. 1784 Kilconquhar), and think they had 10 children. Thank you.

[hdw]

The Elie deaths register is remarkably detailed

Harry

[Duncan32]

Thanks Harry - guess I should have checked there !!

[hdw]

John Allan and Elizabeth Ovenstone had a son called David Allan (b.1760, Elie) who married Janet Brown in 1782.

David Allan and Janet Brown had a son called Robert Allan who married Agnes Meldrum in 1827. She was a cousin of my great-great-grandfather John Meldrum.

Harry

[dowdstree]

I have been helping a fellow rootschatter with a bit of family history. Thought that record looked familiar. The James Brown who also drowned was his 5 x great grandfather.

hdw -
David Allan and Janet Brown had a daughter called Julia she married a James Paterson in St Monance. James Paterson was owner and skipper of the Beautiful Star. He died in 1875 in what is known as the East Neuk Disaster.

Dorrie

 

[hdw]

Here are a couple of photos of the "Beautiful Star" memorial in a cemetery in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

Harry

[dowdstree]

Thank you for the photographs Harry.

My 3 x Great Uncle - David Easson - was lost on the Quest.


Have you ever been to St Monans? Its a beaufiful wee village.

Dorrie

[hdw]

I am originally from Cellardyke, about three miles east of St. Monans, so, yes, been there many times and had classmates from St. Monans at secondary school in Anstruther.

Harry

[dowdstree]

I know Cellardyke. Used to take the kids to the Holiday camp in Anstruther in the '70's great memories of the area. Still go over occassionally to visit a cousin of my late mum's in St Monance. The wee cafe at the harbour in St Andrews is run by another cousin.


I think all the Easson's in the Graveyard in St Monance are related to me somewhere or other.

Fascinating isn't it this family history.

Dorrie