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Identifying Information:
Identifying Information:
Name(s): Anna WATTS
Birth: in Grenada
Death:
Spouse(s): James Ramsay ALLUM
Additional Information: Ancestry.com
Pictures
Pictures
Anna Watts Allum
Immediate Family and Relations
Immediate Family and Relations
Back Row: Albert, Frank, Charlie, Arthur, WillieFront Row: Emily, Eliza, Edgar, Nesa, MaryJames took the picture and Anton lived in England
Edgar, Anna Watts Allum, Nesa
Anton & Nettie Allum
Anton Allum
Nettie
James Ramsay Allum, Jr.
Frank Allum
Willie Allum
Charlie Allum
Charlie during war
Mary Allum
Eliza & Nesa at Mary’s wedding
Emily Allum
Mary Allum
Eliza Allum
Eliza
Unnamed, behind pics of Nesa & Mary
Nesa with doll at christening
Leonesa "Nesa" Allum
Arthur Allum
Edgar Allum
Edgar and Annette Allum
Edgar
Edgar with son
Edgar & Marcel’s daughter
Edgar & Marcel’s daughter
Edgar
Edgar
Edgar with Annette & Son
Additional Descendants or their Relations
Additional Descendants or their Relations
Raymond Apo
Mary Allum Apo
Marcel Apo
Marcel as baby
Urna & Major, Children of James Ramsay Allum, Jr.
Edgar Allum’s Son
Unidentified, from the back cover of album
All pictures above courtesy of Jean Gonsalves
Desmond Allum, Obituary
Desmond Allum, Obituary
DESMOND ALLUM SC.
Senior Counsel, Desmond Allum, died peacefully yesterday morning at his home on Dere Street, Port-of-Spain, after a short battle with cancer.
Allum, 75, who was president of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), had been an attorney for the past 48 years. He had been ailing and just returned from England where he had gone for a second opinion on his ailment. His funeral service will take place on Monday at 10 am at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, St James. Allum who was married and a father of three, was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 1962. He returned to Trinidad in 1966 and was admitted to the bar of T&T. In 1971, Allum's career took off when he was one of the lawyers who represented the soldiers in the mutiny trial. Allum, who formed Trinity Chambers, established himself as one of the leading defence lawyers in T&T. In 1985-1986, Allum was retained by the George Chambers Government to be the special prosecutor arising out of the infamous Scott Drug report. But despite suspicious evidence and testimony and a few arrests, no one was convicted arising out of the contents of the drug report.
In 1991, Allum threw his hat into the political ring, becoming the Member of Parliament for Port-of-Spain/St Ann's East for the People's National Movement (PNM). Allum said he was offered the post of Attorney General if the PNM had won. But after the PNM won the elections, he was made a back-bencher as the Attorney General's job went to Keith Sobion. He was one of the lawyers who represented the persons charged with corruption arising out of the construction of the Piarco Airport Terminal building in 2002. His last case in Trinidad was last year when he successfully represented a Haitian priest who was charged with rape. Between 1983 and 1985, he was president of the Bar Association of T&T, and in 1993, he was made a Senior Counsel. He sat as a temporary High Court judge for four months in 1995. He was also chairman of the Cotton Tree Foundation, a charitable organisation.
Martin Daly SC, president of the Law Association, said Allum made a long and distinguished contribution to the legal profession and to the wider society. Daly said Allum made sure the association never flagged in its duty and when appropriate, he commented on contemporary affairs. "Desi had another remarkable characteristic. He bore no grudges and accepted disappointment. This characteristic no doubt sustained him when he was recently diagnosed with a serious illness and was nevertheless able, while contemplating a gloomy future, to continue to interact pleasantly with all those who were in contact with him during that difficult time," Daly added. Gregory Delzin, a senior partner in Trinity Chambers, said Allum was a wonderful inspiration to all lawyers.
He said Allum served as a mentor to many lawyers who achieved prominence. Delzin pointed out that the former head of chambers fought for the underdogs and sought to champion good governance. Vernon de Lima, who studied law with Allum in London, said they were the best of friends. "I found him to be a gentleman, attorney and friend. I considered him to be a very outstanding criminal lawyer," De Lima added.
Desmond was a descendant of POON Lum and Anna WATTS by way of their son, Charlie ALLUM
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