Record No. 66

The Family of RICHARD ALLAN & MARGARET SELBY

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RICHARD ALLAN (20.10.1843 - 10.5.1886 )

&

MARGARET SELBY (Bap 2.1.1842 - 25.4.1900)

Married

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Born

Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland

8.11.1867

Windshiel, Longformacus Par, Berwickshire, Scot.

Died

Butterlaw, Swinton Par, Berwickshire, Scot.

Lintlaw, Bunkle & Preston Par.

Abbey St.Bathans, Berwickshire, Scot.

Buried

Abbey St.Bathans, Berwickshire, Scot.

Scotland

*** FAMILY HISTORY ***

  Richard ALLAN was the first child of Richard ALLAN and Agnes ALLAN. Born at Stow in Midlothian County, his parents moved several times during his childhood. By the time of his marriage in 1867 at age 24, Richard was a shepherd at Ellemford Farm with his parents. Moving between Abbey St.Bathans 1869-1870, "Harehead",Innerwick Par 1871-1872, and "Windshiel",Longformacus Par 1872 -1886 he brought up 4 children, with 3 others dying young. Richard ALLAN died at Windshiel in 1886 aged only 42. His daughter Agnes ALLAN also had a son George ALLAN born at Abbey St.Bathans in 1889. He was brought up like a younger brother within the family. By 1895 the widow Margaret SELBY and family had moved to "Butterlaw",Swinton Parish ,Berwickshire. This was their son Richard ALLAN's farm. It was here Margaret SELBY died in 1900 aged 59. With only the children left, the family slowly split. Agnes ALLAN died in 1905 at "Simprim", the farm of her brother Richard ALLAN in Swinton Parish. It was also here that Richard ALLAN married in 1906. James Selby ALLAN and the nephew George ALLAN went to Newcastle,England. Margaret Selby ALLAN had married in 1895 to John LAUDER a rabbit catcher, and was steadily making her own family of 9 children.

*** 4 Children ***

-- 1 --

MARGARET ALLAN (4.3.1868 - 5.5.187)0 DIED IN INFANCY

Born - Longformacus Par, Berwickshire, Scotland;

Died - Abbey St.Bathans, Longformacus Par, Berwickshire

-- 2 --

AGNES ALLAN ( 8.12.1869 - 15.3.1905) Never Married - 1 Child George ALLAN (1889)

-- 3 --

JESSIE ALLAN

DIED YOUNG

Born

2.12.1871

Harehead, Innerwick Par, East Lothian, Scotland

Died

PRE 1881

Windshiel, Longformacus Par, Berwickshire

Buried

-- 4 --

RICHARD ALLAN

DIED AGED 2 DAYS

Born

25.10.1872

Windshiel, Longformacus Par, Berwickshire, Scotland

Died

27.10.1872

Windshiel, Longformacus Par, Berwickshire

Buried

-- 5 --

MARGARET SELBY ALLAN ( 22.2.1874 - 26.9.1947)

&

JOHN ADAM LAUDER (3.4.1871 - 3.2.1938)

Married

Windshiel, Longformacus Par,Berwickshire, Scot.

Born

Cranshaws Par, Berwickshire, Scot.

7.6.1895

Little Swinton Farm, Swinton Par, Berwickshire

Died

Little Swinton Farm, Swinton Par, Berwickshire

Butterlaw, Swinton Par

Swinton, Berwickshire

Buried

Swinton, Berwickshire

Berwickshire

-- 6 --

RICHARD ALLAN (4.3.1878 - 18.9.1945)

&

ISABELLA UTTERSON (C.1885 - 26.7.1923)

Married

Windshiel, Longformacus Par, Berwickshire

Born

Ladykirk, Roxburghshire

6.4.1906

Under Hindhope, Oxnam Par, Roxburghshire

Died

"Gateshaw", Morebattle Par, Roxburghshire

"Simprim" Farm, Swinton Par

Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Buried

Morebattle,Roxburghshire

Berwickshire

-- 7 --

JAMES SELBY ALLAN (Policeman) (19.10.1880 - ?)

&

LILIAN RYLE

Married

Windshiel, Longformacus Par, Berwickshire

Born

Tynemouth , Northumberland

1910

Died

England

Buried