Currys and Allens

Hi Ken, I am George Montgomery Allen's G Granddaughter and I came across the thread about the Allens, but couldn't get in to add to the story!  

I have been doing family history research for some time, and  can probably add to the story. My parents, (Frank and Olive Allen) visited the 

Irish families in the 70's, and I have family trees which were written out for them,  Isaac Allen's wife Isabella's obituary states that Isaac 

was working at a munitions factory in the USA.  Anyway, if you want to make contact with me, and we can fill in some of the blanks.  

I was most interested in the info on the website. Fay Long

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I wonder if you got my reply as the email bounced back the first time.  Id like to see if we are related in some way from the original Allen 

brothers who came from County Armagh - Kenny Allen

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Yes, I got your message, and we are probably related.  I originally wanted to take part in your Internet blog (?0 and reply to the participants,

but access was denied., which is why I sought you out via other means. I am the granddaughter of Samuel Allen, son of George Montgomery.  

Some of the entries interested me.  My parents went to Ireland  in the 70's and visited the descendants of John and Margaret Curry's daughter 

who stayed behind when they, the Currys, emigrated to Australia.  Favour Royal was gifted to the Moutrays by James the first, and some years 

ago was burnt down   I have the history of the Moutray's book, written in the 1920s. 

I have the obiturary of Edward John Bowes, Margaret Curry's father.  He was born in 1771 and died in 1827.  I also have of  course, 

the obit's of John Curry, George Allen and Isabella Allen. 

We believe that Samuel Allen and Catherine Montgomery (George's parents') altered their ages on the ship's records of their arrival, 

as the ages do not compare with their ages on their deaths and buriels in Bega cemetary.  As they were assisted immigrants, sponsored by 

George, they probably would have had to be under a certain age to qualify.  

I saw on your website a query as to another Samuel ASllen arriving in Australia. According to the family trees I have (written out for my 

parents in Ireland, one of John Curry's sisters (name unknown) marred a Samuel Allen and emigrated to Australia, so it may have been that 

one that is referred to- Fay Long

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I'm wondering I should open up a page on my website called Curry's and Allen's keeping it separate from McNauls and Allen's? - Kenny

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H6253 : Entrance, Favour Royal Forest

St Mary's Church of Ireland, Favor Royal Demesne (Errigal)

Built in 1836 at a cost of £1,000

It is in the parish of Portclare, Augher

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Information from Trevor Smith (click to enlarge)

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Hi Kenny,

Just a quick note-will write more later.  Thank you so much-you have provided valuable information that I was unaware of.  As I have said, I am more interested in the lives of the ancestors, where they lived, how they lived etc, and your information is priceless.  I am researching all eight of my families, who were either Bounty Immigrants (totally sponsored by the NSW Government), or Assisted Immigrants (part-paid for their own passage) to Australia before 1857.

I am writing this in larger type, as I am 82, and make mistakes in the smaller type!

I was told by my father, that he was told that the earliest known Allens were two brothers who lived in Southern Ireland, and when their church was burnt down in 1648,  they fled to the north.  I researched this some time ago, and sure enough, the unrest at the time caused families to flee.  The original stuff that I found gave a list of the families who fled, and included on the list were the Allens and the Montgomerys (My G grandfather, George's mother was a Montgomery)  I have not been able to find it since, as it seems to have been taken off the web.  Perhaps you could do some digging?

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Hi Kenny,

Just a quick note-will write more later.  Thank you so much-you have provided valuable information that I was unaware of.  As I have said, I am more interested in the lives of the ancestors, where they lived, how they lived etc, and your information is priceless.  I am researching all eight of my families, who were either Bounty Immigrants (totally sponsored by the NSW Government), or Assisted Immigrants (part-paid for their own passage) to Australia before 1857.

I am writing this in larger type, as I am 82, and make mistakes in the smaller type!

I was told by my father, that he was told that the earliest known Allens were two brothers who lived in Southern Ireland, and when their church was burnt down in 1648,  they fled to the north.  I researched this some time ago, and sure enough, the unrest at the time caused families to flee.  The original stuff that I found gave a list of the families who fled, and included on the list were the Allens and the Montgomerys (My G grandfather, George's mother was a Montgomery)  I have not been able to find it since, as it seems to have been taken off the web.  Perhaps you could do some digging?

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Bernice Mildred Allen married to Victor Owen Elliott