of the Allan Line
1866 Born in Dunoon, son of Alexander Allan (1825-1892) and his wife Jane[1]
1885 Studied at Oxford University
1892 Described as a merchant and shipowner on the death of his father
1899 of the Allan Line
1916 Described as a shipowner on the death of his brother James Alexander Allan[2]
1937 Died; buried in Glasgow Necropolis.