Christopher Hunter Allan was a contractor, builder and realtor.
He lived at 823 Park Road from 1907 to 1908.
Family Background
Christopher Hunter Allan was born in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland on April 13, 1874. His parents were Alexander Allan (1847-1926) and Agnes Walker (1841-1906). Alexander and Agnes were married in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland on November 29, 1867.
Agnes Walter Allan died in Nelson, British Columbia on March 27, 1906.
Alexander Allan died in Vancouver on August 15, 1926. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
To Canada
The Allan family moved to Canada about 1881.
They were in Winnipeg, Manitoba for about six years.
Later, they went to the Souris region of Manitoba.
They were in Whitewater, Manitoba at the time of the 1891 Canada census.
To British Columbia
The Allans moved to Nelson, British Columbia about 1896.
Alexander Allan was the caretaker of the Nelson city cemetery.
By 1897, Christopher Allan and his brother, James, were working at the Nelson Saw Mill Company in the City of Nelson, British Columbia.
In 1898, Christopher and Alexander Allan appeared in the 1898 British Columbia voters list. They were both living in Nelson. Christopher was a builder and Alexander was a carpenter.
Marriage to Maud Russell
On September 15, 1898, in Nelson, Christopher married Maud Harriet Russell. She was born in Lancaster, Ontario, on April 11, 1878. Her parents were Franklin James Russell and Matilda Edgar.
To Vancouver
By 1906, Christopher was in Vancouver, living at 34 8th Ave.
From 1907 to 1908, he was working for Union Realty Ltd., and he was living at 823 Park Road.
By 1911, Christopher, Maud, and their children were at 566 17 Ave. West, along with Christopher’s father, Alexander.
Christopher died in Vancouver on February 23, 1939. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Maud: Later Life
On May 30, 1942, Maud married George Vertigan. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England on November 26, 1877. His parents were George Vertigan and Anne Rankin.
George had been married before, to Emma Kaye (or Kay).
Emma died in Vancouver on September 9, 1941.
George and Maud lived in Vancouver through the 1940s and early 1950s.
George died in Vancouver on March 27, 1956.
Maud died in North Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 5, 1964. She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery.
Christopher and Maud had the following children.
Cecil Douglas Allan
Cecil Douglas Allan was born at Nelson, British Columbia on February 2, 1900.
In 1911 and 1921 he was living with his parents in Vancouver.
In the early 1920s, he began travelling to the United States.
Cecil married Lucy Johnston. She was born in Ontario on April 24, 1902.
Cecil and Lucy were in Corvallis, Oregon in 1930 and 1940.
In 1943, Cecil became a naturalized United States citizen.
During the Second World War, Cecil registered with the United States military draft system.
In 1945, Cecil and Lucy were living in Corvallis.
Cecil retired in 1964, after working 40 years with Standard Oil Company.
Cecil died in Arizona in March 1979.
Lucy died in Arizona in October 1994.
Cecil and Lucy had two daughters.
Burndeen Gloria Allan
Burndeen Gloria Allan was born in Beaverton, Oregon on May 17, 1926.
In 1947, she married Don J. Swanson.
Burndeen died on July 21, 2001.
Cecil Jean Allan
Cecil Jean Allan was born on August 4, 1928.
She married Charles Herbert Clipper, who was a Marine veteran. He was born in New York on February 7, 1917.
Charles was the director of the United Way in Reno, Nevada. He died on January 9, 2002.
Cecil died on July 3, 2016.
Russell Franklin Allan
Russell Franklin Allan was born in Vancouver on April 9, 1908.
He was married to Frances Bradley.
Russell died in Burnaby, British Columbia, on August 24, 1985. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Frances died on December 8, 2004.
Glen A. Allan
Glen A. Allan was born on February 27, 1912.
He was living in Vancouver in 1921, 1939 and 1964.
He died on September 9, 2001. He was buried in Hatzic Cemetery in Hatzic, British Columbia.
Sources
Alexander Allan (father of Christopher Hunter Allan)
Alexander Allan (5 February 1841 – 1926); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MM76-ZR4.
“Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQ3-SMS : 11 February 2020), Alexander Allan, 1867.
“Canada Census, 1891,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWKC-JZ9 : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Alex Allan, Whitewater, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1891/pdf/30953_148098-00357.pdf
1898 BC Voters, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canbc/vote1898/votea.htm, Allan, Alexander, Nelson, Carpenter, KWN
“Canada Census, 1901,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHVL-M68 : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Alexander Allan, 1901; http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z001/pdf/z000012939.pdf
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-S6BT : 16 March 2018), Alexander Allen in entry for C H Allen, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 51-76, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,663.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLG8-MBM : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Alexander Allan, 1926.
British Columbia Death Registrations, Registration Number: 1926-09-368223, Alexander Allan.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-SCS4 : 27 May 2020), Alexander Allan, 1926; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25396638: “Alexander Allan; Birth: 5 May 1841, Scotland; Death: 15 Aug 1926 (aged 85), Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: 1919/*/D/048/0013; Memorial ID: 25396638.”
Agnes Walker (mother of Christopher Hunter Allan)
Agnes Walker (Deceased); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8BH-M29.
“Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQ3-SM9 : 11 February 2020), Agnes Walker in entry for Alexander Allan, 1867.
“Canada Census, 1891,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWKC-JNG : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Agnes Allan, Whitewater, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1891/pdf/30953_148098-00357.pdf
“Canada Census, 1901,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHVL-M6D : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Agnes W Allan in entry for Alexander Allan, 1901; http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z001/pdf/z000012939.pdf.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGZ-VJ6 : 8 November 2017), Agnes Walker Allen, 1906.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-2YBB : 10 June 2020), Agnes Walker Allan, 1906; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77171241: “Agnes Walker Allan; Birth: 1841, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; Death: 27 Mar 1906 (aged 64–65), Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Nelson Memorial Park, Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: GE1, Plot 148, Div 0. No marker; Memorial ID: 77171241. [“No family information, per familysearch.org transcription of BC Archives death certificate 1906-09-175281, in which she is listed as Agnes Walker Allen. Listed in cemetery register as Mrs Alec A Allen. New information July 2012 says correct spelling is Allan. Agnes was the groundskeeper of the cemetery prior to her death, and she is the grandmother of James Hewitson Allan.]
Note: The obituary for Agnes Walker Allan describes her as “wife of Alexander Allan, caretaker of the cemetery.” Although the obituary is not absolutely clear, it appears that Alexander, not Agnes, was the groundskeeper.
Christopher Hunter Allan
Christopher Hunter Allan (13 April 1874 – 25 February 1939); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MSVZ-QC8.
“Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQTM-NFF : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Christopher Allan, 13 Apr 1874; citing CAMPSIE,STIRLING,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 6035516.
“Canada Census, 1891,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWKC-JN5 : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Chrispopher Allan, Whitewater, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1891/pdf/30953_148098-00357.pdf
Henderson’s BC Gazetteer and Directory, 1897, Nelson, page 382: Allen, Chris, emp. Nelson saw mill Co.; Allen, James, emp . Nelson saw mill Co.
1898 BC Voters, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canbc/vote1898/votea.htm, Allan, Christopher Hunter, Nelson, Contractor & builder, KWN
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD8K-M6T : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Christopher Hunter Allan and Maud Harriet Russell, 1898.
British Columbia Marriage Registrations, Registration Number: 1898-09-144498, Christopher Hunter Allan and Maud Harriet Russell.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVL-STQ : 16 December 2019), H Christopha Allan, Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 15, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Canada Census, 1901,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHVL-STQ : accessed 01 Jan 2014), H Christopha Allan, 1901; http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z001/pdf/z000012929.pdf
Henderson’s City of Vancouver Directory, 1906, page 209: Allan, Christopher H., builder, h 34 8th Ave. W.
Henderson’s City of Vancouver Directory, 1907, page 282: Allan, C.H., of Union Realty Co., h 823 Park road.
Henderson’s City of Vancouver Directory, 1908, page 369: Allan, Christopher H. of Union Realty Co., h 823 Park Road.
Henderson’s City of Vancouver and North Vancouver Directory, 1909, page 453: Allen [sic], Christopher, contr. H. 2760 St. George.
1911 Census of Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, 66 Point Grey Municipality, page 2, family 14, lines 2 to 6, Address: 566 17 St.[sic] W. http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=63342&highlight=2&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+C+H+Allen
Henderson’s Greater Vancouver Directory, 1912, Part 1, page 519: Allan, Christopher H. carp h 5665 17th Ave W.
Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: 19, Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 18. Name: Christopher Hunter Allan; Gender: Male; Racial or Tribal Origin: Scotch (Scotish); Nationality: Canada; Marital status: Married; Age: 46; Birth Year: abt 1875; Birth Place: Scotland; Year of Immigration: 1881; Residence Date: 1 Jun 1921; House Number: 219; Residence Street or Township: 83-40st Ave E; Residence City, Town or Village: Vancouver South; Residence District: Vancouver South; Residence Province or Territory: British Columbia; Residence Country: Canada; Relation to Head of House: Head; Spouse’s name: Maud Allan; Father Birth Place: Scotland; Mother Birth Place: Scotland; Can Speak English?: Yes; Can Speak French?: No; Religion: Presbyterian; Can Read?: Yes; Can Write?: Yes; Occupation: Conductor; Employment Type: Own Account; Nature of Work: Building; Municipality: Ward 5; Enumeration District: 23; Sub-District: Vancouver South (Municipality); Sub-District Number: 20; Home Owned or Rented: Rented; Monthly Rental: 25; Class of House: Single House; Materials of Construction: Wood; Number of Rooms: 6; Enumerator: S. V. Lloyd; Line Number: 28; Family Number: 220: Household Members: Christopher Hunter Allan: 46; Maud Allan: 37; Cecil D Allan: 21; Russell Allan: 13; Glen Allan: 10; Dorothy Allan: 14.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FL2L-WW5 : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Christopher Hunter Allan, 1939.
British Columbia Death Registrations, Registration Number: 1939-09-553656, Christopher Hunter Allan.
Christopher Hunter Allan, death notice, Vancouver Province, February 27, 1939, page 13; Vancouver Sun, February 27, 1939, page 13: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8TFlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MYkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4707%2C3866559: “Allan – Passed away Feb. 25, 1939, Christopher Hunter Allan, in his 64th year, late Dufferin Hotel. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, 3 sons, Cecil D. of Corvallis, Oregon, and Russell F. and Glen A. of this city; 1 brother, James of Oakland, and 2 granddaughters. Funeral will be held Tues., Feb. 28, at 3:30 o’clock, from the chapel of C. Frank Edwards & Son (Independent Funeral Services), 705 W. Broadway, Rev. Oscar A. Shedler officiating. Interment Mountain View Cemetery.”
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-SC3G : 27 May 2020), Christopher H Allan, 1939; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25396654: “Christopher Hunter Allan; Birth: 13 Apr 1874, Scotland; Death: 25 Feb 1939 (aged 64), Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: JONES/*/04/003/0004; Memorial ID: 25396654.
Franklin James Russell (father of Maud Harriett Russell)
Franklin J. Russell (1846–1881); Birth: ABT 1846, NY, USA; Death AFT 1881 (ancestry.ca).
Franklin James Russell (1847 – Deceased); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRH3-RVL.
“United States Census, 1860”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCHT-D3J : 19 March 2020), Franklin J Russell in entry for William J Russell, 1860.
“United States Census, 1870”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8X6-TTC : 18 March 2020), Frank Russell in entry for William Russell, 1870.
“Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN4-MJY : 11 March 2018), Franklin J Russell and Matilda Edgar, 07 Dec 1876; citing registration , Charlottenburgh, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,647.
Matilda Edgar (mother of Maud Harriett Russell)
Matilda Edgar (1851–1896); Birth: 11 OCT 1851, Lancaster, Stormont-Dundas & Glengarry Co., Ontario, Canada; Death: 1896, Calgary, Rocky View Co., Alberta, Canada (ancestry.ca).
Matilda Edgar (about 1851 – Deceased); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZVM-DPC.
“Canada Census, 1851,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTS-7VN : 3 August 2016), Matilda Edgar, Lancaster, Glengarry County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 139, line 17; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11722, Public Archives, Ontario.
“Ontario Census, 1861,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ7Z-PH2 : 5 September 2017), Matilda Edgar, Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 6, line 2; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1024-1025, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,848.
“Canada Census, 1871,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M477-XQ3 : 24 October 2018), Matilda Edgar in household of James Edgar, Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
“Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN4-MVM : 11 March 2018), Franklin J Russell and Matilda Edgar, 07 Dec 1876; citing registration , Charlottenburgh, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,647.
Maud Harriet Russell (wife of Christopher Hunter Allan)
Maud Harriett Russell (11 April 1880 – Deceased); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZTN-1D8.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVL-ST7 : 16 December 2019), Maude Allan in household of H Christopha Allan, Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 15, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-S6BP : 16 March 2018), Maud Allen in entry for C H Allen, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 51-76, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,663.
Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: 19, Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 18. Maud Allan in household of Christopher Hunter Allan.
British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1942-09-532790; George Vertigan and Maud Harriott Russell; date of marriage: May 30, 1942; place of marriage: Vancouver.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLTJ-2M4 : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Maud Harriet Vertigan, 1964.
British Columbia Death Registrations, Registration Number: 1964-09-002764, Maud Harriet Vertigan.
Maud Harriet Vertigan, death notice, Vancouver Sun, February 6, 1964, page 36: “Vertigan – Passed away in hospital February 5, 1964, Maud Harriet Vertigan, in her 86th year. Late of 1549 Nelson St. Survived by 3 sons, Cecil Allan, Oregon, U.S.A.; Russell Allan and Glen Allan, both of Vancouver; 6 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral service Friday, February 7 at 4 p.m. from the Chapman funeral Home, 802 W. Broadway at Willow, Brigadier Gorrie officiating. Cremation to follow. No flowers by request.”
Find A Grave, Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Plot: JONES/*/04/003/0004, Maud Vertigan, Find A Grave Memorial# 26251517, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26251517.
George Vertigan (husband of Maud Harriet Russell)
George Arthur [sic] Vertigan (about 1878 – 27 March 1956); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/G9XB-ZPJ.
“England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X66-LZW : 1 October 2014), George Vertigan, 1877; from “England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP83/2/3. Name: George Vertigen; Age: 1; Record Type: Baptism; Birth Date: 26 Nov 1877; Baptism Date: 4 Apr 1879; Baptism Place: Otley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England; Parish as it Appears: Otley, All Saints; Father: George Vertigen; Mother: Annie Vertigen.
“United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHYF-8QX : 10 December 2017), George Vertigan, ; from “Militia Service Records 1806-1915,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing 4TH BATTALION YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, WO96, WO 96, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27R-DMB2 : 12 December 2017), George Vertigan in household of George Vertigan, Otley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from “1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 44, Piece/Folio 4338/40, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,217.
Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Reformatory School Records, 1856-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: West Riding County Council Transferred Authorities, Records. [1856–1922]. WRT/1/72–77, 81–84. West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield, England. Name: George Verdigan {Vertigan]; Gender: Male; Age: 12; Birth Date: 26 Nov 1877; Event Date: 19 Dec 1889; Residence: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England; Father: Patrick Collins; Mother: Ann Collins; Record Type: Admission; Volume Date Range: 1888 – 1898; Reference Number: WRT/1/75; Register Numbers: 880-1149; Institution: Calder Farm.
Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Prison Records, 1801-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: West Yorkshire Prison Records. Reference C118: Wakefield Prison. West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield, England. Name: George Verdigan; Birth Year: abt 1877; Birth Place: Leeds; Age: 12; Event Date: 10 Dec 1889; Prison or Quarter Session: HMP Wakefield; Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England; Sentence: Imprisonment or Servitude.
“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:269V-VSX : 13 December 2014), George Vertigan, 1899; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1899, quarter 2, vol. 9A, p. 231, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
“England and Wales Census, 1901,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9PZ-72L : 21 May 2019), George Vertigan, Clifford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from “1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wetherby subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMG1-TSX : 11 March 2018), George Vertigan, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 27, line 6; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,946.
British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1942-09-532790; George Vertigan and Maud Harriott Russell; date of marriage: May 30, 1942; place of marriage: Vancouver.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLR6-GCQ : accessed 01 Jan 2014), George Vertigan, 1956.
Emma Kay [Kaye] (wife of George Vertigan)
Emma Kay (1879 – 9 September 1941); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/G9X1-VDD.
“England and Wales Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27R-CGLR : 12 December 2017), Emma Kay in household of Charles Kay, Knaresborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from “1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 12, Piece/Folio 4325/5, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,213.
“England and Wales Census, 1891,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JHV-W3Z : 6 May 2019), Emma Kay in household of Charles Kay, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from “1891 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:269N-D42 : 13 December 2014), Emma Kaye, 1899; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1899, quarter 2, vol. 9A, p. 231, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
“England and Wales Census, 1901,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9PZ-72G : 21 May 2019), Emma Vertigan in household of George Vertigan, Clifford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from “1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wetherby subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMG1-TSF : 11 March 2018), Emma Vertigan in household of George Vertigan, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 27, line 7; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,946.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2G-HPN : 8 November 2017), Emma Vertigan, 1941.
Cecil Douglas Allan (son of Christopher Hunter Allan)
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVL-STW : 16 December 2019), D Cecil Allan in household of H Christopha Allan, Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 16, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-S6B5 : 16 March 2018), Cecil Allen in entry for C H Allen, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 51-76, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,663.
Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: 19, Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 18. Cecil D Allan in household of Christopher Hunter Allan.
“Washington, County Naturalization Records, 1850-1982”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8QFV-3P3Z : 7 August 2020), Cecil Douglas Allan, 1924.
“United States Census, 1930,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCSX-DL2 : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Cecil D Allan, Beaverton, Washington, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0004, sheet , family 66, NARA microfilm publication .
“United States Census, 1940,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRRX-727 : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Cecil W Allan, Ward 3, Corvallis, Corvallis Election Precinct 9, Benton, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-14B, sheet 61A, family 124, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 3353.
“United States Social Security Death Index,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JTWG-6PR : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Cecil Allan, March 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Name: Cecil Allan; Social Security Number: 542-03-6146; Birth Date: 2 Feb 1900; Issue Year: Before 1951; Issue State: Oregon; Last Residence: 85204, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA; Death Date: Mar 1979.
Lucy Ann Johnston (wife of Cecil Douglas Allan)
Lucy A Johnston (1902–1994); Birth: APRIL 25 1902, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; Death: OCTOBER 1994, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (ancestry.ca)
“Ontario Births, 1869-1912,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ16-849 : 9 August 2017), Lucy Ann Johnston, 24 Apr 1902; citing Birth, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,130,573.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-YTCV : 16 March 2018), Lacy Ann Johnston in entry for Joseph Johnston, 1911; citing Census, Nipissing Sub-Districts 44-116, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,511.
Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 12; Census Place: 12, Vancouver, British Columbia; Page Number: 13. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Name: Lucy Johnston; Gender: Female; Racial or Tribal Origin: Irish; Nationality: Canadian; Marital status: Single; Age: 18; Birth Year: abt 1903; Birth Place: Ontario; Residence Date: 1 Jun 1921; House Number: 137; Residence Street or Township: 823 10th Ave E; Residence City, Town or Village: Vancouver City; Residence District: Vancouver; Residence Province or Territory: British Columbia; Residence Country: Canada; Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Father’s name: Joseph Johnston; Father Birth Place: Ontario; Mother’s name: John Johnston; Mother Birth Place: Ontario; Can Speak English?: Yes; Can Speak French?: No; Religion: Presbyterian; Can Read?: Yes; Can Write?: Yes; Out of Work?: No; Municipality: Ward 5; Enumeration District: 13; Sub-District: Ward 5; Sub-District Number: 37; Home Owned or Rented: Rented; Monthly Rental: 15; Enumerator: Chas D Adams; Line Number: 46; Family Number: 154; Household Members: Joseph Johnston: 61; John Johnston: 55; Lucy Johnston: 18.
“United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSX-DLL : accessed 8 August 2020), Lucy A Allan in household of Cecil D Allan, Beaverton, Washington, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 3A, line 20, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1957; FHL microfilm 2,341,691.
“United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRX-72W : 6 March 2020), Lucy N Allan in household of Cecil W Allan, Ward 3, Corvallis, Corvallis Election Precinct 9, Benton, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-14B, sheet 61A, line 12, family 124, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 – 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3353.
“United States Public Records, 1970-2009”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KR4Z-4ZM : 2 December 2019), Lucy A Allan, 1994.
“United States Social Security Death Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5Z7-XZD : 22 July 2020), A Allan, Oct 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Russell Franklin Allan (son of Christopher Hunter Allan)
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-S6BR : 16 March 2018), Russell Allen in entry for C H Allen, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 51-76, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,663.
Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: 19, Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 18. Russell Allan in household of Christopher Hunter Allan.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLL8-QNL : accessed 01 Jan 2014), Russell Franklin Allan, 1985.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-SCCY : 27 May 2020), Russell Franklin Allan, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25396741: “Russell Franklin Allan; Birth: 9 Apr 1908, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Death: 24 Aug 1985 (aged 77), Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: JONES/*/04/003/0004; Memorial ID: 25396741.”
Frances Bradley (wife of Russell Franklin Allan)
Vancouver Sun, December 15, 2004, page F10, column 1: “ALLAN – Frances (nee Bradley) “Brown Owl” at Grandview Salvation Army for many years, passed away on December 8, 2004, at the age of 92. She is survived by her daughter Shirley (Terry); her sister Annie; brother Jim (Jean); 8 grand children; 13 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. She also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family, and friends. She was predeceased by her parents; daughter Pat; 2 husbands, and 8 siblings. Frances was born in Moosejaw Sask., and moved with her family to Vancouver when she was 1 3 years old. She was active in the Grandview Corps for 73 years. A Memorial Service will be held on December 1 8th at 11:00 AM at the Salvation Army Corps in New Westminster at 325 6th St. In Lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Salvation Army.”
Glen A. Allan (son of Christopher Hunter Allan)
Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: 19, Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 18. Glen Allan in household of Christopher Hunter Allan.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL7-TH3F : 12 June 2020), Glen A Allan, 2001; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91384388: “Glen A Allan; Birth: 27 Feb 1912; Death: 9 Sep 2001 (aged 89); Burial: Hatzic Cemetery, Hatzic, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot 172C 16; Memorial ID: 91384388.
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