George ALLEN

1806 - 1866  (60 years)

• Name	George ALLEN
  Birth	12 Aug 1806	Tobercurry, Co Sligo, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	12 Aug 1840
  	To Australia
  _UID	BD348F56EE784680B2B367665F877A962A10
  Death	25 Dec 1866	Waverly, Australia
  Burial	Gunnedah General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I9362	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas ALLEN,   b. 1772, Tobercurry, Ballysodare Parish, Sligo Ireland d. 19 Aug 1837, Oghambaun, Co Sligo Ireland (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Ann DUKE,   b. 1775, Newpark, Co Sligo, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1793	Ireland
  Family ID	F2847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Ann POLK,   b. 28 Apr 1803, Loveliar, Ballysakerry Parish, County Mayo, Ireland d. 7 Nov 1884, West Maitland, NSW, Australia (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1839	Ardnaree, Co Mayo, Ireland
  Children	1. Agnes ALLEN,   b. 1842, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 1910, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia (Age 68 years)   2. Anna Maria ALLEN,   b. 10 Jun 1843, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 8 Sep 1888, Walgett, New South Wales. Australia (Age 45 years)   3. Jane Rebecca ALLEN,   b. 1844, Bathurst, Hill End, New South Wales, Australia d. 20 Apr 1920, Ryde, New South Wales. Australia (Age 76 years)   4. Richard Duke ALLEN,   b. 1846, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia d. 20 Jan 1903, Cuerindi Station, Manilla, New South Wales, Australia (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F2851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2017

  
  

• Photos		Immigration Details Ancestry - Natalie Willsallen originally shared this on 08 Dec 2019
  		Family Memorial Stone Gunnedah General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia

  
  

• Notes

  1839 Marriage to George Allen - On 9 January 1839 in the Parish of Kilmoremoy, County Mayo, Ireland, George ALLEN of Achonry and Agnes WILLS of Kilmore Moy were married according to the forms of the Church of Ireland. Witnesses: James Calquhon and Henry Allan 1840 - On George and Agnes' immigration papers for the immigrant ship 'Champion' (arrived Sydney, 5 October, 1840), Daniel A. Browne, Curate of Achonry and Lord Lieut of Co. Sligo certified to George's – baptism record, character, health, religion as 'Protestant', and that he could both read and write. PASSENGER LIST PER 'CHAMPION' 1840: -ALLEN George, 34, Farmer, Protestant, Reads & Writes, Native place Co. Mayo, Bounty £18; -ALLEN Agnes, 33, Dressmaker, Protestant, Reads & Writes, Native place Co. Mayo, Bounty £18; -ALLEN Robert, 12, Child, Protestant, Native place Co. Mayo, Bounty £10; -ALLEN Thomas, 4, Child, Protestant, Native Place Co. Mayo, Bounty £5 [sum total £51] George Allen was appointed Superintendent of the Carters Barracks, Sydney, on 23 February 1841 shortly after arriving in the colony from Ireland per the 'Champion' on 5 October 1840. He was initially on an annual salary of £100 Stirling though this was reduced to £80 during the year of the prison's closure on 31 December 1845. On 24 March 1846 a George Allen was appointed Chief Constable of Liverpool, very likely the former Superintendent of the Carters Barracks. He succeeded John McGlenn at a salary of £70 per annum. In 1850 he was appointed Chief Constable at Wollombi. From: M Worthington TIMELINE: 1840 5 Oct - arrived in Australia 1841 23 Feb - appointed Superintendent of the Carters Barracks, Sydney, Australia 1843 - Superintendent of House of Correction, Carters Barracks 1846 - George is Chief Constable of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 1850 25 Jan - George was working as Chief Constable of Cooma 1850 - 5 Mar - appointed Chief Constable of Wollombi by the Governor 1852 13 Dec - George, as Chief Constable, was assaulted by William Tarrand when he was executing a search warrant 1853 19 Jul - appointed Inspector of Weights and Measures for police district of Wollombi and Macdonald River. 1853 27 Dec - dismissed from this position NOTE: George's brother, Thomas Duke Allen, was Gaoler of the Parramatta Jail and his wife was Matron of the same Jail I have a DNA Connection through a DNA Match on Ancestry with Ian John Gall (shared matches are W.A.R. McNiece and Priscilla Grinolds) and with geniequest1 (no shared matches). I believe the 'shared ancestors' are the grandparents of George Allen, William Allen and Ann Alexander