Allanson Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 587 people with the Allanson surname? In that year Allanson was ranked number 2992 for popularity in the UK. |
1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Allanson records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"ALLANSON. "The son of ALLAN," q.v. Rendered in Latin documents by the genitive Alani. Reginald films Alani was a burgess of Aberdeen in 1317 (SCM., v, p. 10). Ada filius Alani occurs in 1326 (ER., I, p. 53), another Ada filius Alani de Dunbretane witnessed a charter by Donald, earl of Lennox after 1334 (Levenax, p. 93), and in the reign of Robert I the 20 pound land of Sproustoun was forfeited by John, Thomas, and William filii Alani (RMS., i, App. n, 285). William Aleynsson, a Scots prisoner of war, was discharged from Newgate prison in 1375 (Bain, rv, 227), Robert Alanson had a safe conduct to trade in England with Scottish merchandise in 1447 (Bain, rv, 1190), Catharine Alanesoun and her father John Alansone of Edinburgh are mentioned in 1459 (REG., p. 412), the house of John Allansone in Leyth is referred to in 1462 (Soltre, p. 65), and in the same year "Sir" Alexander Alanesoun, chaplain, appears as a witness in Edinburgh (Laing, 147). A payment was made to William Alynson, "Scotte," for his labor in "spying into certain matters touching the king's good" in 1463 (Bain, rv, 1333). In the same year safe conducts were granted for Andrew Aleynson and William Aleynson, Scotsmen (ibid., 1338), and in 1471 letters of denisation were issued in favor of Thomas Aleinson, a native of Scotland (ibid., 1399). Bartholomew Alansoun had remission for his part in burning the town of Dunbertane, 1489 (Lennox, n, p. 133), and William Alansoun was a friar preacher in St. Andrews in 1545 (Lains, 494). A sept of the Macallans (Clan Ranald Macdonalds), are also known as Allansons, from the chief's designation of Mac-'ic-Ailein. Alanesone 1489, Alensone 1582, Allansoune 1545, Allasone 1520. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Allanson Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Allanson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Allanson family tree.
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Research the Allanson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Allanson Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 696 people with the Allanson surname in the UK? Allanson is now ranked number 3384 for popularity in the UK. |
Allanson Family History Databases
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Miscellaneous Allanson Databases
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