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Notice: Grant Allen's aunt Dora lived in Ontario (probably at Ardath house) until her death along with his widowed sister, Mrs. John Maule Machar, or Carolina E. Allen as she was known before she married. The Allens were known for their ministry of faith and love, and after 1900 Dora and Carolina were the only remaining Allens in Kingston. Miss Dora Allen is also mentioned in the 1852 census, which suggests that she lived near her brother between 1852 and 1881, when she is also listed as unmarried. The 1852 census also suggests that Grant Allen's older brother is either called Henry Allen (b. 1840 Ireland), Harry Allen (b. 1846) or Frank Allen (b. 1848). We can probably disregard Henry Allen because Grant Allen's mother is Canadian. On the other hand, Henry Allen must have been related to the Irish Allens, Grant Allen's family. He is born the same time as Grant Allen's father emigrated to Canada. Even so it remains unlikely that Grant Allens unmarried (?)mother from Quebec gave birth in Ireland. Frank Allen would be Grant Allen's twin brother, and that seems also less likely. The most probable candidate for the unknown brother, however, seems to be Harry Allen (b. 1846).
Also we know that one of Allen's sisters married Henry Rushton Fairclough (1862-1938). It is common knowledge the Fairclough's wife called herself Fredericka, but her full name was Fredericka Blanche Allen. The family tree above is based on the 1881 census, at which time Fairclough was unmarried. He married on August 29 1888.
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