Queensland Architects Database

Allan, Peter

ALLAN, Peter (1859–1925) was born at Soffala, Turon River, NSW, third son of William Allan and Mary Ann Glenesk. William Allan had been a soldier in India, Van Diemen’s Land from 1840, and New South Wales from 1847. Subsequently he served with the Mounted Police in New South Wales and later Queensland as an officer with the Mounted Native Police. Peter Allan worked as a carpenter with the Central Division of the Railways Department in Rockhampton until 1880. By 1886 he had settled in Cairns. After briefly working for Walter Francis, a blacksmith, he rejoined the Railways as a foreman-carpenter, rising to the position of Maintenance Inspector for the Cairns Railway. He was closely associated with the Cairns Hospital and Freemasonry, serving as a Grand Master of the Loyal Trinity Lodge (MUIOOF), and in 1897 designed the Lodge’s hall. Allan was twice married: to Charlotte Cooke in 1882 and after her death in 1891, to Amelia Deleatha Martin in 1894. He died at Cairns.

Employment

-1880
Carpenter, Central Division, Qld Railways
1886
With Walter Francis, a blacksmith, Cairns
1886-
Northern Division, Qld Railways
-1925
Maintenance Inspector, Cairns Railway

Genealogy

[F] William Allan (1824–1911) b. 1824, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland; d. 1.1.1911, District Hospital, Cairns

[M] Mary Ann Glenesk (1828–1893) b. 1828, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; d. 4.1.1893, Barcaldine, Qld.

  • [C/B]Peter ALLAN(1859–1925) b. 29 Sep 1859, Sofala, NSW; d. 10.8.1925, District Hospital, Abbott St, Cairns Qld
  • [S1, 1882, Qld] Charlotte Cooke (1864–1891) b. 1864, Nine Mile Victoria; d. 18.7.1891, Queensland
  • [4C/1-4B] William Allan (1883–1927) b. 2.1.1883, Queensland; d. 1927, Sydney, NSW
  • [4C/2-4B] Stewart Henry Allan (1884–1964) b. 27.8.1884, Kuranda, Qld; d. 15.6.1964, Bundaberg, Qld
  • [4C/3-4B] Charles Peter Allan (1887–?) b. 12 Dec 1887, Qld; d. ?. [carpenter, Cairns or Maryborough]
  • [4C/4-4B] James Philip Allan (1890–1916) b. 26 Sep 1890, Qld; d. 15 Mar 1916, Cairns, Qld.
  • [S2, 1894, Qld] Amelia Deletha Martin (1873–1950) b. 1873; d. 2.7.1950, Cairns Region, Qld.
  • [2C/B] Alfred John Glenesk Allan (1894–1967) b. 22 Sep 1894, Cairns, Qld; d. 5 May 1967, Cairns, Qld.
  • [2C/G] Charlotte Allan (1896–1993) b. 19 Oct 1896, Cairns, Qld; d. 11 Apr 1993, Townsville, Qld.

Other Activities

Grand Master, Loyal Trinity Lodge (MUIOOF), Cairns

References

Cairns Argus, 16 Jan 1897, 5; Cairns Morning Post, 20 Sep 1905, 3; 3 Jan 1911, 4; and 11 Aug 1925, 5.