David Allan Guelph, Ont, Canada was the eldest son of the late William Allan and was born in Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland jan 11, 1808. They moved to Sweden in 1821 where both William and his family built and supervied mills for the great milling firm of Dixon, Dugeon & Co, in both London, England and Gottenburg, Sweden. David Allan was a millwright and miller along with his father and was in charge of the milling foundry at Trolatta. His knowledge of the Swedish language he retained through his life. Mr. David Allan Sr. returned to Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1831 and purchased the water and grist mill at the G.T.R. bridge and laid the foundation of what was the largest industry in Guelph, Ont. Canada. William sr., David and John were all in the businesss and built dams at Stratford and Goderich, Ont. They also built the Court House, and in 1857 David Allan supervised the building of St. Andrews Church. Additions were added to their milling industry with ! a carding mill and large distillery for the sole purpose of wheat on the Guelph market. In 1859 David Allan died leaving his property to David Jr. In 1877 David Jr took a stroke and withdrew from the business. He was an Elder at the St. Andrew Church in Guelph, Ont. Canada. He married Christine Idington daughter of John Idington. a Berwickshire family. Children were William, and Mrs Lt-Col N. Higginbotham. The late David Allan d. in 1895 and his wife in 1902 === David Allan of Pilkington, Ont was born in Berwickshire, Scotland Feb. 17th, 1813 and came to Canada in 1833, worked in Toronto until 1845 and moved to Puslinch Township and to Pilkington Township where he purchased a 100 acre farm on lot 5 con 2 and continued to make flour barrels for Elora and Salem flour mills. He married Agnes McQueen who was born in Lockport, N.Y. USA. He died at the age of 87 on jan 16, 1901. Children were Agnes, marr to John Howlett in East Luther Township, Susannah Jane Jeffrey in southern Mnitoba, Canada, Ellen married Samuel Auger Bay City, Mich, Mary marr J.D. Larkin in West Garafraxa, James marr. Maggie Hamilton , Alberta, Margaret marr John Duckworth in West Garafraxa, John marr Agnes Halls, East Luther Township,Jane marr William Grose, Peel Twp, Margaret Gibbon set in Stratford, Ont, Elizabeth marr Thomas Halls and set in west luther, Robert m Rachael connelly and settled in Garafraxa John Allan lived on lot 5 Con 2 and carried on with mixed farming and was the trustee of the church in Alma, Ont for 12 yrs. He married Alice Hall; Children were Alice who marr William French, Pilkington, and John === Charles Allan was born in Perthshire Scotland and died in 1859 at age 69 coming to Canada in 1835 and set in Nichol, near Fergus, Ont. then moving to Elora, Ont. He represented North Wellington in the Dominion House of Commons and died on his way to Parliament of heart failure in 1859 Charles Allan son of the above Charles Allan born in Perthshire, Scotland came to Canada with his father at the age of 7, and owned a 100 acre farm at lots 6 and 7 con 13 Nichol Twp, Ont. at Pilkington.. He was on the board at Knox Presbyterian Church at Elora, Ont. He married Jane Hawkins, , Children William marr Margaret Duff, David, Jemima, Martin, Salt Lake City, Utah {a druggist], Grace, James, Susanna, Arthur and Mary David Allan lived on the homestead and was tax collector for Nichol Township, and an Elder of Knoz Church, Elora, and was Lieutenant -Col of the 30th regiment in 1905. He marr Christina Archibald, Children were Charles, Martin David, and Viola. David brother of Charles was born in Perthshire, Scotland in 1800 and emigrated to Canada in 1836 settling in Nichol twp on a 100 acres lot 17 con 15 cleared the land and passed away in 1879, He served many years as a councillor, and deputy reeve, David Allan marr ann Ford, children Mrs James Rae Garafraxa, Mrs John Skeoch, Nichol, Mrs Hugh Black, Nichol, Dr Edward Allan Arthur, Ont, David jr Marr Ellen Lillie, Nichol, James marr Miss Hay, in Montana, USA, Heorge marr marr miss Mills, Montana, USA, Mrs James Black Manitoba, Can, Charlotte, Nurse, Vancouver, B.C. Dr. Edward, Allan born in Nichol twp in 1844 graduated from Toronto Univ in 1869, and began practicing medicine in Arthur, Ont., a reeve of Arthur and a Councillor assisted in establishing the high school at Arthur, Ont. Canadaas well as being the postmaster. He married Kate Chinneck, Children Edward, a druggist in Vancouver, B.C, Annie, Pearl, Louisa, Katie. David Allan Jr purchased the homestead from his brother James marr Ellen Lille of Nichol, Children David, Edith, Ann, Lewis Ruby, David marr Amy Martin set in Toronto, Children Alfred === John F. Allan b. in CO. SLIGO, IRELAND in 1827 came to Canada in 1827 and settled first in Toronto, Ont.Fourteen days after his arrival he died, and the two sons cared for the mother until her death. In 1850 John F. Allan moved to Arthur Twp and settled on lot 12 conc 11, which was purchased from the crown at $2.50 cents per acre. Kenilworth was the nearest post office at the time and they brought all their food from Fergus, Ont..by Oxen. He was a member of the Anglican Church at Farewell, Ont. In 1854 he married Ellen Morrison who died in 1904 at the age of 71, children William and Robert, Manitoba, Canada, George, Arthur Twp, Farewell, Ont, John on the homestead, and Alfred Joseph owned lot 12, con 10 of Arthur Twp. He was a successful farmer, a member of the Anglican Curch at Farewell, Ont and married Reba Morrison in 1897. === If anyone would like to have some easy to use search sites for Eng, Ire,Scot etc please drop me a line at the following address maggie nee mcintosh mpeters@xcelco.on.ca Author of McIntosh's Genealogies Book of Canada write to m.peters p.o. box 335 corunna, Ont. canada non 1go 7 books left