Allens from Carnkenny, Ardstraw Co Tyrone

The Allens from Carnkenny Ardstraw Co Tyrone Ireland

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James Hood Allen, his wife Mary Wray (Rae or Ray) and their five children James, Jane, Fanny, Mary and Thomas left Ireland mid 1856. They arrived in Sydney December 1856 on board the bark "Dundonald"

Descendants still live in Adelong New South Wales where they settled



	Allen House	Adelong circa 1884
In the picture - left to right Elizabeth Jane Frazer 1865 ? Jane's 1st husband - Mary Wray Allen d 1885 - Ada Jane b 1878 - Jane Allen Brown - John Dobson Brown - John 1875 - George 1876 - Fanny Allen Frazer 1870

The family came from Carnkenny, Ardstraw - near to Crewe Bridge.

Old Allen House Carnkenny

Allen grave erected by Canterbury NZ descendants

Allen grave at Ardstraw Village

Allen Graves

Allen Grave - erected by
James Allen of Melbourne
- see below

Erected by James Allen of Melbourne to the memory of
his beloved father Charles Allen who departed this life 10/07/1844 aged 52 years
Also his brother John Allen who departed this life 30/04/1856 aged 36 years
And Eliza daughter of Charles who departed this life 14/09/1914 aged 27 years
Also her mother Isabella who died 29/03/1919 aged 66
And her father Charles who died 12/11/1928 aged 72

Eliza Allen 1887-1914 daughter of
Charles and Isabella Wason Allen of Crew

1901 Census - 12th April

Samuel Allen lived at Carnkenny - he had a house with 8 rooms and there were 5 people

Samuel was a Presbyterian and a farmer and was aged 50. His wife was Joanna, aged 42. There were 2 sisters Margaret, aged 56 and Sarah aged 56. A servant lived with them
Ulster Covenant Signatures 1912

A William Allen born about 1856 lived at Magheralough. He married Lydia McAskie (1842-1915) in Drumlegagh Presbyterian Church on 11 Apr 1879. He was a domestic and she was a dressmaker. They had a son William A (1879-1968) and possibly 2 other sons

Lydia was the daughter of Thomas McAskie (1804-1868) and his wife Margaret (1819-1901) also of Magheralough.

Lydia's Grave

Lydia's siblings:-

4 brothers Joseph (known as Joe on the Hill), James (1841-1891), Gilbert (1853-1933) (known as Galbraith) and Andrew (1858-1918).

3 sisters Jane, Nancy and Rebecca. Jane married Andrew Kinkead, a carpenter born in Creevy - on 08 Jan 1874 in Drumlegagh Church. Nancy (1843-1914) was the housekeeper. Rebecca (1846-1882) was single and a dressmaker like Lydia

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