Alison - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Captain Harry Alison

georgeemccabe38 — 2011-10-25 18:51:42Z

Hi,

Further to the previous message; I have now joined ancestry.

Let's compare notes.

Cheers,

George McCabe

Re: Captain Harry Alison

Conference2011 — 2011-09-28 15:21:14Z

The subject was my ggg grandfather. His daughter Mary my gg
grandmother.

I have lots of information and pictures of both.

Cheers,

George McCabe
georgeemccabe38@gmail.com

Re: Captain Harry Alison

ivclb1 — 2011-08-25 16:20:36Z

Henry Massy, son of Capt. Hugh Massy and Jane Alison,
was my second great grand uncle. I am happy to share whatever information I have.

Captain Hugh Massy & Jane Alison were my 3rd great grandparents. I am a descendant of their daughter Mary Anne Massy.

I have ton's on the Rothwells and I do have the Massys as well.
Can you please email me at ivclb@comcast.net ?

Many thanks....I find exchanging information using email easier.

Janine Rothwell Charlton

Re: Captain Harry Alison

trotterj — 2011-08-25 04:06:03Z

Hugh Massy married Jane Alison in 17 Sep 1825 on the Island of Cephalonia where the 90th Light Infantry was stationed. I am a descendent of what I consider the black sheep of the family, Henry R. Massy (aka Harry R. Alison) born in 1842 in Co Limerick who married Augusta Cory in Detroit, MI. I am still looking for information about Jane and Hugh. I know they relocated to Ontario, Burke’s Irish Family Records lists Hugh’s death date as 1857 but I haven’t found any evidence of that. Jane appears to have lived with her sons in Detroit from 1862-1869 and her son Henry reported in his Civil War pension app that she died in Canada while on a trip to visit another of her children.
Oh… and Frederick and Thomas Rothwell were actually brothers and the sons of Wade and Sarah Sidney (Kellett) Rothwell.
Cheers

Alison marries Allison

Queenk333 — 2011-04-15 03:30:50Z

I am from the Cicero Alison and Maggie Allison line and am looking for any information that is out there.

Thanks!

Re: Ida Cordelia Alison

Jojohns — 2011-04-09 20:16:31Z

If you are still researching Ida Cordelia Alison, please let me know. I may have some information you could use.

I just came across your message that was posted in Jan 1, 2001. Ten years is a long time.

Sincerely, Joanne Johns

Margaret Alison.

mrhurley131 — 2010-07-28 15:22:11Z

I can't find Margaret Alison after the 1920 Cencus. she was born in Patterson to Thomas Alison & Catherine Ritchie in 1917. Her mother died in 1919 and was being taken care by a family named Blue . Anyone know about this family .? Margaret.

Re: Captain Harry Alison

stronado1 — 2010-05-18 04:15:09Z

I, too, am a descendent of Captain Harry Alison through his daughter Mary Alison who married William R. Macdonald. I have been filling in information on Harry Alison's family. I, somehow had picked up on the information that Jane Alison (Mary's sister and Harry's daughter) had married a Hugh Massey, but was not entirely convinced that this was correct. I find it interesting that their daughter. Mary Anne Massy married a Frederick Wade Rothwell. I am very aware that Jane Alison's sister married a Rothwell, also (Major Thomas Wade Rothwell). I am especially curious about the middle name "Wade" on both of these names. Do you know if they are related?

Re: Jane Scott ALISON

Xantheand — 2010-04-05 07:31:44Z

Hi

I had a look in "The Times" (of London)

15th March 1901
death notices
On 12th March Stanley Franklin Massey of Inglewood, Teignmouth, Devon, late of Rio Janeiro, younger son of the late Alexander Massey, in his 41st year. Funeral at Paddington Cemetery Willesden Lane noon Saturday 10th March no flowers

Cheers
Sue Anderson

Re: Jane Scott ALISON

Xantheand — 2010-04-04 08:36:34Z

For some reason I couldn't post a reply to this before, if at first you don't succeed...

The Jane Scott ALISON who married Stanley Franklin MASSEY was the daughter of Robert Williamson ALISON my great grandfather, who was actually a plumber not a merchant.

As far as I know there is no connection between my ALISONs and yours although I would be interested to know if there was one! My Robert was born in Dunkeld son of James ALISON and was married to Mary Ann MARSHALL.
Regards
Sue Anderson

Re: Jane Scott ALISON

Xantheand — 2010-04-04 08:26:52Z

Hi

Hopefully this time I will be able to post a reply! Jane Scott Alison is definitely my great aunt Jeannie, the story goes she went out to Rio to nurse and married her patient. Her father Robert Williamson ALISON was a plumber but appears as a merchant on both her marriage certificates. The story in my family was that her MASSEY husband was one of the tractor Masseys, however I have never found any evidence to support this.

Regards
Sue Anderson

Re: Jane Scott ALISON

DonMontag71 — 2010-03-04 23:34:32Z

Thank you very much for your message, Susan, which is at once exciting and frustrating!
The birth of my Jane Scott ALISON, daughter of Robert Lloyd ALISON, was registered in Dungog, New South Wales, Australia, in 1874, according to the NSW BMD Registry. Elsewhere in my tree I have two Robert William ALISONs, one 1847-1921 and the other 1873-1946, Jane Scott's brother. But no Robert Williamson Alison.
So near and yet so far.
Have you seen Sue Anderson's posting? I've tried to forwarsd yours to her, she was trying to find the marriage of JSA, and I think you have the answer for her!
Good hunting
Don Montague

Re: Jane Scott ALISON

DonMontag71 — 2010-03-04 23:24:26Z

Susan Humphries has just written top Ancestry with the following message for me - and YOU!!

I have the marriage certificate of Stanley Franklin Massey, merchant of 69 Rua Cosure Vellio, Roi de Janeiro to Jane Scott Alison of 110 Rua Passageru, Rio de Janeiro. Stanley's father is stated as Alexander Massey, merchant and Jane's father is Robert Williamson Alison, merchant.

Stanley is 38 and Jane 26 and they were married in the Consulate General in Rio on 29th December 1898. The certificate also states that they were already married on the 24th Dec before the First Civil Registrar.

They only had 2 years of married life as Stanley died at the Hotel Metropole in the Strand in London in 1901.

Does this help at all? I am sure Stanley Franklin is one of 'my' Masseys but I'm not sure where he fits yet.

Sue Massey, now Humphries

Re: Jane Scott ALISON

SusanHumphries49 — 2010-03-04 22:50:38Z

I have the marriage certificate of Stanley Franklin Massey, merchant of 69 Rua Cosure Vellio, Roi de Janeiro to Jane Scott Alison of 110 Rua Passageru, Rio de Janeiro. Stanley's father is stated as Alexander Massey, merchant and Jane's father is Robert Williamson Alison, merchant.

Stanley is 38 and Jane 26 and they were married in the Consulate General in Rio on 29th December 1898. The certificate also states that they were already married on the 24th Dec before the First Civil Registrar.

They only had 2 years of married life as Stanley died at the Hotel Metropole in the Strand in London in 1901.

Does this help at all? I am sure Stanley Franklin is one of 'my' Masseys but I'm not sure where he fits yet.

Sue Massey, now Humphries

Re: Jane Scott ALISON

DonMontag71 — 2009-12-13 15:57:00Z

The London England newspaper, The Times, recorded in its "Marriages" columns of 11th January 1899:
"on 4th inst at Rio de Janeiro, Stanley Franklin Massey, younger son of the late Alexander Massey, to Jane Scott Alison, eldest daughter of Robert Williamson Alison of Dundee."
Now just to confuse things, I have in my tree a Jane Scott Alison, born 1874 (repeat, 1874), second daughter of Robert Lloyd Alison of Dundee (and she had a brother Robert William Alison, born 1873).
Who were your Jane Scott Alison's parents?

Re: Alexander Fraser Victor Alison of Dysart, Fife, Scotland

olivo111 — 2009-08-13 10:27:51Z

Hi Penelope,
I have just discovered your post which is great! I have lost my old registration details so have had to re-register. I have told my Grandma who is familiar with what you have said, her father is Alexander - your grandfathers brother which makes her your mothers 1st cousin. Upon reading my post I think some of my info was a bit confused, however it is great to get some info on the Alison side of the family. Do you want to send me an email and we can correspond further.
My email is sacha_oliver_@hotmail.com
Look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards
Sacha

Alison, Sinclair, Rothwell, Massey

ivclb1 — 2009-08-03 20:39:22Z

Mary Anne Massy, b. 1830 Ionian Isands, d. Feb. 14, 1903, Detroit, MI. She was the eldest daughter of Captain Hugh Massy and Jane Alison (who was the eldest daughter of Captain Harry Alison).

Mary Anne Massy married Frederick Wade Rothwell, born 1816, Cannontown, Meath, Ireland. He migrated to Canada with his brother Thomas Wade Rothwell 1832.

I am looking for information on Frederick Wade Rothwell and Mary Anne Massy.

Janine Rothwell Charlton

Re: Captain Harry Alison

ivclb1 — 2009-08-03 20:31:43Z

Mary Anne Massy b. 1830 is my paternal great greaat grandmother. She was married to my great great grandfather Frederick Wade Rothwell. They moved from Ontario, Canada to Detroit, Michigan around 1830.

Jane Alison was the eldest daughter of Captain Harry Alison. She was married to Hugh Massey. Mary Anne Massy was their eldest daughter.

I think we are related .... Janine Rothwell Charlton

Alison

NatalieAlison — 2009-04-06 04:58:19Z

Im Natalie Louise Alison, My father was Victor Archibald Alison and either my grandmother or great grandmother was sophia scott Alison or Marjorie Alison. They seem to have Immigrated to South Africa, I would like to finish my family tree..

John Alison m. Roseanna abt 1860, Norfolk Co. England

bgodshal — 2009-01-20 23:29:39Z

Can't seem to find marriage info for these two. Family located on all census 1861-1901, but need to find marriage record with Roseanna's maiden name or birth info showing her maiden name(1838, Beeston next Mileham) Any help greatly appreciated.
(I don't think this Roseanna is a Claxton - Roseanna Claxton is single and living with parents on 1861 census - but this John and Roseana are married with 3 mo old Arthur living with John's parents on 1861 census.)

Captain Harry Alison

trotterj — 2008-08-03 01:30:57Z

Gosh, I hope some of you are still out there, I think I might have stumbled over my brickwall. My Massy's have been a mystery to the family. I have a 3rd great grandfather who was a thoroughly unreliable informant but he went by Henry or Harry R Massy at the time he married my grandmother Augusta Cory and later as Harry or Henry R Allison, and I just found a mention of a Rothwell as an unspecified relative mentioned in his brother John's probate record. They lived at one time in Detroit with Jane Massy (listed in directories as the widow of Hugh) and Richard. In his pension file he mentions coming from Limerick and settling in Ontario before coming to the States and that his mother went back to visit family in Canada and died there.

Anyway, I suspect I am a descendant of Jane Alison and Hugh Massy and I would love information on the Alison family.

Thanks,

Jessica

Ophelia Alison of El Paso, TX 1924

drbrownlee — 2008-05-10 22:43:16Z

Ophelia is pictured in the 1924 Crest, yearbook of San Marcos Academy. She is a senior. I'm not kin; just sharing this information for others.

Re: Alexander Fraser Victor Alison of Dysart, Fife, Scotland

fullerbud — 2008-04-25 22:53:24Z

Hello Olive111
We are definitely relatives. My mother's father was William Alison, born 8 December 1883, Tubberboice Mell, Drogheda, County Louth, IR (I have birth cert) the son of Alexander Alison & Janet nee Fraser.I have their marriage cert - 10 August 1880 at Dysart - His father is shown as William Alison, Merchant Ship Captain, Deceased and her father is shown as Alexander Fraser, Builder. The birth certificate of one of his children also shows him as a Grocer in 1855.
William my grandfather was an officer in the merchant navy in his youth - chief engineer, I believe. After her married my grandmother, Gertrude Norminton from Liverpool, they eventually returned to Kirkcaldy where he became the supervisor/chief engineer of the power plant for the Nairn Linoleum factory. Bessie /Beth died young- I have photos of the family grave stone in Kirkcaldy. Maggie married someone called Beattie and had son Victor Beattie who never married and Margaret who also never married. They ran the family business, a shop in Kirkcaldy.

I've only really had time and resources to really get into family history research since I retired and since my mother died. I do so hope I'm not too late to make contact with you and look forward to hearing from you. I can give you up to date information on the family and some photos

Kindest regards, Penelope Fuller (known as Bud)

Re: Ross Alison

KathieKChristensen — 2008-01-28 23:48:36Z

Ted,

You'll probably need to give a little more info in order for us to figure that out. Who are your Pewther ancestors?

Kathie

Re: Ross Alison

tpewthers — 2008-01-28 17:56:37Z

Hello,
My name is Ted Pewthers. I have a sister named Nancy Elizabeth Pewthers and a brother named John. My dad was James Perry Pewthers. How are we related?

Re: Ross Alison

KathieKChristensen — 2007-10-14 05:40:54Z

Ted,

I am related to Elizabeth Pewthers through her sister Nancy. I have their father as John Pewthers. Where did you get your info?

Kathie

Alisons from Dunbartonshire Scotland

dhattemer — 2006-12-07 06:26:34Z

I'm in search of any information pertaining to my ggggrandmother, Agnes Alison. She was born in the town of Renton, in Cardross Parish, Dunbartonshire in about 1822 and married to James Davie in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire on Feb 20, 1841.

According to family accounts, she died at sea while enroute with her son, George, to the U.S. in 1848-49.

Any information that might help me identify her parents etc. would be so very much appreciated.

Israel Alison - Pike Co., AL (Lost headstone found?)

Katherine_Reece — 2006-10-30 00:44:32Z

My husband and I were in Pike Co Alabama today photographing the headstones in Carter Cemetery when I noticed a headstone in the woods outside the fence. Jeff went around the fence, cleaned the muck away from it and got a picture of the stone.

http://www.paradoxdesigns.com/celtic/img/Alison_Israel.jpg

I have a copy of the survey of this cemetery that was done in 1971 and it doesn't list this Alison, nor are there any other Alisons in the cemetery. I am not related to any Alison as far as I know but thought someone might be looking for this person. I'll leave the image up on my webspace for future searches here. If you are on the mailing list and want more information on this cemetery please email me as I'm not on the list myself.

Kat Reece
kat@hallofmaat.com

Alison of Montrose, Angusshire 1700s

@@jenjhelyar@hotmail.com — 2006-09-24 08:52:54Z

Does anyone have any information of the family of Alison who lived in Montrose?
Colin Alison married Isobel Wyse/Wise in 1756. They had at least 6 children:
Margaret christened 1757 who married Robert Turnbull, John, Alexander, Charles, Joseph christened 1775, and James.

Re: Alison, Allison, Ellison

2006-09-15 18:09:29Z

Hi Ruth,

Have you heard about the Allison/Ellison DNA Project that is helping Allisons and Ellisons find long-lost cousins? Unfortunately for your direct line, there are no male descendants who have the Allison surname. The Y-chromosome DNA is tested and only males inherit the Y-DNA from their father and pass it on to their sons down through the generations, just as surnames are passed from father to son.

Girls do not inherit Y-DNA, so females can't join a surname DNA project. Seems unfair, doesn't it? :-)

If you ever make contact with a male direct descendant of Daniel Allison who HAS the ALLISON surname, he would be a very welcome new member of the DNA Project.

The URL for our webpage which shows the Allison/Ellison DNA Project Results to date and the ancestry charts of the current participants is:
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~allisonellisondna/inde...

Mary

Re: Alison, Allison, Ellison

2006-09-15 13:36:24Z

I haven't found any yet. daniel had several sons I haven't traced them. My G grandfather was David. He was married twice and had all girls.

Re: Alison, Allison, Ellison

2006-09-12 04:10:40Z

Hi Ruth,

Do you know of any living descendants of this Daniel Ellison/Allison/Alison who HAVE the ELLISON or ALLISON surname?

Mary

Catherine Allison of PA.

hitchheick — 2006-08-12 08:01:24Z

Re: McGavran-Lucy, MD,PA,OH

bodhi2006 — 2006-07-01 21:56:16Z

Would like to exchange inof;

My great grandmother was Susan McGavran, who married John Messenbaugh. I know that Mary Thompson was her great great grandmother. I would like to know more about Thompsons.

Tara

Re: McGavran-Lucy, MD,PA,OH

bodhi2006 — 2006-07-01 21:56:16Z

ALISON Family of PA & DE

avonerin — 2006-06-05 02:38:59Z

Looking for more information on James ALISON (b 1795 PA) and, specifically, his daughter, Elizabeth, who was born 1821 in DE. She married Joseph Johnson, Jr. (b 1823 NJ). They had 2 children: William Johnson (b. 1848) and Phebe Ann Johnson (b. 1849).

Colin Alison ~ Banished in 1684

BasketLady420 — 2005-11-25 07:48:53Z

Alison, Colin
Prisoner in Leith Tolbooth. Banished to America, 11 October 1684. Banished to America, 11 October 1684. Transported from Leith by George Scott of Pitlochie to East New Jersey, August 1685.
(PC)

I am not related to this family, I am just passing on this information, which comes from a book titled " Scots Banished to the American Plantations" 1650-1775 by David Dobson. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1983. pg. 2.
Joyce

Patrick Alison ~ Banished to America in 1684

BasketLady420 — 2005-11-25 07:44:59Z

Alison, Patrick
Carnwath.
Covenanter. Prisoner in Edinburgh Tolbooth. Banished to Carolina, 2 July 1684. Transported by Robert Malloch, 1 August 1684.
(PC) (ETR)

I am not related to this family, I am just passing on this information, which comes from a book titled " Scots Banished to the American Plantations" 1650-1775 by David Dobson. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1983. pg. 2.
Joyce

Re: allison

coricaddel — 2005-09-10 00:05:51Z

roberta has forwarded this to me because i have been doing alot of research on the allison line you have questioned about. In the end we found out that her grandmother and my grandfather were brother and sister! so cousins...It is friday i am in the military and just moved to new york and have been unpacking boxes for awhile now, i will look to see what i have. I wonder do you happen to know if your allison's were of any relation to allison's in wilkes county GA in the 1830's?

it might take me some time to find the info but i will let you know of the tid-bits that I find ...or have and no where to connect them to.

Cori

Re: allison

2005-09-08 13:17:50Z

Can you maybe help in any info on the Allison family I have listed below?

Fayette Adams & Isabel Allison

Fayette Adams was my great uncle-he is the son of Martha Adams and brother to my great grandfather Albert Adams.

Fayette married S. Isabel Allison on Feb 23, 1896 in White County Georgia. They had 3 children:

Willie Thomas born 1895 Clermont GA
Mary born 1901 Clermont GA &
E. Martha born 1909 Clermont GA. (E. Martha married Joe Nix).

Isabel Allison was born about 1874 in Kentucky. After attending the Allison Reunion in May in Georgia, I decided to dig and see what I could find out about the Allison line. I was pleasantly surprised as you will see. I had spoken to Michael Allison concerning this line and he seemed not to know about her.

I found she is listed in the 1880 census of Nacoochee, White County Georgia with her parents and siblings (and her twin brother).

Her father is Thomas J. Allison born in Georgia and her mother is Sarah A. Allison born in Tennessee. Their children are as follows:

Mahala born in Kentucky
George born in Kentucky
James born in Kentucky
Barbara born in Kentucky
Samuel (her twin) born in Kentucky
Sarah Isabel born in Kentucky
Ruthy born in Georgia &
Jasper born in Georgia

Thomas Allison parents were born in Georgia and Sarah A Allison parents were born in NC. More research is needed on this line, but I was excited to find this.

Trisha

Alison Dundee SCT

JAEgo2 — 2005-08-18 15:30:07Z

Hello all,

Is anyone researching Alisons in Dundee Scotland? I have an Alison Talbert born in the early 1800's who married a Thomas Thompson. I think that Alison was originally a surname. It has been carried in my family for many generations as a first or middle name.

Janet Alison Franck Eagen

searching 4 my brother

2005-08-03 19:22:05Z

i am searching for my brother.
his name is jack douglas alison.
he is my step brother possibly born in tampa fla, around 1936.
charles douglas alison, mother was caroline i think.
possibly has a crippled hand, jack lived in tampa when our father died.
father lived in miami, fla when he died.
i have never met him but would like to at some time.
please help me if you can
thanks
joe alison

David Alison DOB: abt 1645 Virginia

2005-08-03 19:21:30Z

I am looking for information on a David Alison born in Middlesex County, Virginia about 1645. He married a Joane (maiden unknown) born about 1649 in Middlesex County, Virginia. I have that they had 5 children:
Ann DOB: 3/12/1665 Middlesex County, Virginia; married Edward Clark on 4/13/1681.
Catherine DOB: 3/18/1666 Middlesex County, Virginia; married Benjamin Marsh on 7/10/1687.
David DOB: 8/18/1669 Middlesex County, Virginia.
Mary DOB: 1671 Middlesex County, Virginia DOD: before 1798 Middlesex County, Virginia; married Joseph Joshua Gore before 1691.
Elizabeth DOB: about 1673 Middlesex County, Virginia; married Henry Gore before 1691.
Mary & Elizabeth married brothers.

ANY help on this would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you very much,
Dena
jayspeanut@alltel.net

Alison's

2005-08-03 19:21:04Z

My Grate Grate Granfather come from india I dont know where and if you can help please contact me.

Ross Alison

2005-08-03 19:20:45Z

Ross Alison, b.Nov16,1821 d.Apr21, 1907 married Elizabeth Pewthers/Pewtherer. Looking for any info back if this is your Ross Alison. Also, would like to get information on Elizabeth Pewthers. Her father was James Pewthers from Scotland.

Wrong Spelling Alison = Allison

LuvMe4Eterniti — 2005-08-03 19:20:16Z

I had the wrong spelling on the last name.. its Allison.. not Alison... sorry about that...

if u know anything about the Allison line as listed in my last post.. please email me at <LuvMe4Eterniti@aol.com>

thanx
christine

Andrew Marshall ALISON

2005-08-03 19:20:03Z

My Great Uncle Andew was born in Dundee Scotland 8 February 1870. He grew up at Rossie Priory, Inchture, Perthshire where his father was head plumber and then moved to London as a young man.He married Millicent Amelia RAYNER(?) or BARTLETT at Hampstead Parish Church on 10th September 1892. Subsequently he is alleged to have fled to America following involvement in insurance fraud (shipping insurance).

I would be grateful for any information about him particularly after 1892.

Thanks
Sue

Jane Scott ALISON

2005-08-03 19:19:36Z

My great Aunt Jeannie was born 26th September 1871 in Dundee Scotland. As a young woman she went to Rio to nurse. She returned a rich widow(?) having supposedly married Mr Massey of Massey Ferguson. This is not actually true since his wife outlived him, but she certainly came back rich enough to marry again, support her next husband and launch three daughters into English society. So far I have been unable to find any records of her marriage(s).

Any information welcome

Re: Allison's from Tennesse to Texas

2005-08-03 19:19:09Z

I am interested in the Freestone, Tx connection. My great grandfather, Edwin Thomas Allison was in Freestone county, Tx in 1870 with two small children, living with father in law, T. Y. Logan. We have emailed before but perhaps we have some connection in Freestone county. Can you give me dates when your Allisons were there.

Inquiry on Deschenes/Allison

eileenbl — 2005-08-03 19:18:13Z

Does anyone have info on Marguerite Allison...
The spelling could be Alyson, Alison.....
married to Antoine Deschenes?