Portraits of George Allen and family by Richard Read Junior, together with George Wigram Allen diaries and photographs of Strathmore, Glebe

fonds

approximately 1830-1871

Graphic Materials, Watercolours, Textual Records, Photographs

9664923

4 watercolours
textual material - manuscript
2 photographic prints - albumen on card

George Allen (1800-1877), solicitor and politician, was born in London and emigrated to Australia in 1816 with his mother and siblings, following the conviction and transportation of his step-father Thomas Collicott for tax evasion. In 1817 he became the first solicitor to be trained in the colony, and in 1822 founded his own legal firm. In 1847 he took his son George Wigram Allen into partnership to form Allen & Son. He was a founding director of the Australian Gaslight Company, director and later president of the Bank of New South Wales, and director of several other companies. He was Mayor of Sydney, 1844-1845, and a member of the Legislative Council. In 1823 he married Jane Bowden, daughter of Thomas Bowden. He owned several properties including Toxteth Estate, Glebe, where he lived with his family until his death in 1877.

Reference:
Cowper, Norman & Parsons, Vivienne. 'Allen, George (1800–1877)'. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Accessed 6 June 2022. https://adb.anu.edu.au

By descent from Sir George Wigram Allen and the Allen family to David Wigram Allen, who was married to the vendor.

Series 1: Portraits of George Allen and family, by Richard Read Junior
Series 2: Sir George Wigram Allen diaries
Series 3: Photographs of Strathmore, Glebe, New South Wales, by Francis W. Robinson

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales