Susan Allingham

1843 - 1932  (88 years)

• Name	Susan Allingham  [1]
  Born	28 Aug 1843	Boa Island, Fermanagh, Ireland
  Christened	3 Sep 1843	Drumkeeran, Fermanagh, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Feb 1932	Armidale, NSW, Australia
  Person ID	I1600	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	William Allingham,   b. 1796, Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 2 May 1871, Hillgrove, NSW, Australia  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Margaret MORROW,   b. Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 10 Aug 1891, Armidale, NSW, Australia
  Married	5 Sep 1828	Magheraculmoney, Fermanagh, Ireland   [2]
  Family ID	F259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser Wednesday 10 February 1932 Obituary Miss Susan Allingham Last of Pioneering Family The last surviving member of one of the pioneering families of the Armidale district, Miss Susan Allingham, passed away yesterday at her home in Beardy-street, at the age of 86 years. Deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Allingham, members of a well-known Irish family, who migrated to Australia from Boa's Isle, Northern Ireland, and settled at Hillgrove Station, where they lived with their family for many years. After the death of their parents, the sons and daughters carried on the property until, one by one, they were claimed by death. The late Miss Allingham was the last to survive, the others being Misses Elizabeth and Ann and Messers George, William and Robert. No member of the family survives and so, but for relations, the family has passed out of existence. After the deaths of her brothers and sisters, Miss Allingham lived in Armidale. Throughout her life she worked incessantly for charity. The hospital, the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute; and many other institutions have every reason to remember her unfailing gereosity and active support. She was also a staunch supporter of the Church of England. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon to the Church of England portion of the Armidale Cemetary, after a service in St Peter's Cathedral. Both the service and the graveside ceremony, which were conducted by Rev Canon Best, were largely attended and there were many beautiful wreaths. Canon Best paid a beautiful and moving trbute to deceased. Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser Friday 12 February 1932 LINK WITH THE PAST Miss Susan Allingham's Death. "A woman of simple faith, one of the old type of Australian, who had a simple trust in God." Speaking at the service in the Cathedral, prior to the interment. Rev. Canon Best thus described the late Miss Susan Allingham. "Her passing" continued Canon Best, "breaks one more link with that earlier phase of life as it was lived in rural districts before modern modes of transport and travel became available. Those conditions bred some fine types of people, quiet, retired, peaceful—people of character, and Susan Allingham measured up well with others of her day and generation." Mr. T. Crowley conducted the funeral arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S689] Baptism Drumkeeran, Fermanagh, Ireland (Drumkeeran Church, Tubrid) 3 Sep 1843 Susan ALLINGHAM. [S560] Marriage Magheraculmoney, Fermanagh, Ireland (Ardess Church) 5 Sep 1828 William ALLINGHAM & Margaret MORROW.