Duncan Allanach
Duncan Allanach
Parents
- Father – Duncan Allanach
- Mother – Sophia Glass
Birth
Duncan Allanach was born in 1795 in Toldaquhill, Aberdeenshire to Sophia Glass and Duncan Allanach.
Siblings
Jean had eleven siblings :
- James Allanach
- Margaret Allanach
- John Allanach
- Jochebed Allanach
- Alexander Allanach
- Isabel Allanach
- Duncan Allanach
- William Allanach
- Sophia Allanach
- Robert Allanach
- Jean Allanach
Marriage
There are no records of Duncan ever marrying.
Children
It is not known whether Duncan Allanach had any children
Death
Duncan died in 1874 when she was 79 years old. Note the age on the death certificate is incorrect and given there are so few Duncan Allanachs in Scottish records (his Father and brother only in the 19th century), the records is certain to be him.
Life Story
1827
The Caledonian Mercury covers a story on Duncan Allanach for assaulting a Justice of the Peace. He was found guilty of ‘mobbing and rioting’ and sentenced to one month in gaol.
Interestingly, the infamous gauger Malcolm Gillespie is being sentenced to death on the same day.
1828
The Aberdeen Journal of 16th January 1828 reports that Duncan was later charged with intimidating a witness of his earlier trial.
He was sentenced to three months in gaol.
1841
The 1841 census shows Duncan working as an Agricultural labourer and living in the outbuildings with another labourer (20 year old John Peterkin) of the Mill of Lesmore.
How the Mains of Lesmoir look today. Perhaps the outbuildings on the left are where Duncan stayed?
