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Thomas Smith Allan and Eleanor Spence

Thomas Smith Allan, the youngest son of John Allan and Jean Harcus, was baptised on Westray, on 23rd April 1830. He was a lodger in Kirkwall in 1851, and there he married Eleanor Spence. After the birth there of their first child in 1853, Thomas returned to Westray with his family. They were living at Allan House in 1861. Thomas does not appear in the 1871 census, but Eleanor and their children were at Broughton Place. Perhaps Thomas had already left for Canada, as the family emigrated there in the early 1870s.

Thomas and Eleanor had ten children. The oldest was born in Kirkwall as noted, the youngest was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and the rest were all born on Westray.

• Jane E. R. Allan, c. 4th Sept 1853

• Eleanor Spence Allan, c. 17th April 1855

• Hectorina Moncrieff Allan, c. 24th Nov 1856

• Thomas Allan, c. 27th July 1858

• John Allan, b. about 1861

• Mary W. Askim Allan, c. 30th March 1863

• Margaret Allan, c. 19th June 1865

• Richard Spence Allan, c. 21st April 1867

• Eliza Allan, b. about 1870

• George Allan, b. 28th Jan 1873

In the 1881 Canadian census, the family was living in Hamilton, Ontario. Thomas was a dry goods merchant, the three oldest daughters were seamstresses, son Thomas was a shirt cutter and John was a lithographer. Thomas died in Hamilton on 22nd April 1884.