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Scottish merchant William Allan of Edinburgh c.1820 Detail of John Ainslie 's map of Edinburgh , 1804 , showing Alexander Allan 's Hillside House William Allan of Glen JP ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . Life Glen House He was born on 20 August 1788 at Hillside House in Edinburgh ( at the top of Leith Walk ) , the son of Alexander Allan ( 1747-1825 ) , a banker , and his wife Ann Losh . His father had purchased the Hillside estate , which included most of Calton Hill and the lands to the north , in 1785 from James Grant or John Plenderleith for £10,500 . He also had a townhouse at 20 Charlotte Square and owned the huge 3500 acre Glen estate at Innerleithen . Hillside House stood east of Gayfield Square at the head of Leith Walk where Elm Row and Hillside street now stand . His father 's bank was at 126 High Street on the Royal Mile . He was baptised on 23 August at St Cuthbert 's Church , Edinburgh by Rev William Moodie . He was admitted into the trades incorporation as a guild brother in 1817 and made a burgess of the town at the same time . In 1820 he was living at 76 Queen Street , close to his father 's townhouse at Charlotte Square . In 1821 he commissioned William Henry Playfair to design a large extension to the New Town on the Hillside and Calton Hill lands . This included custom-designed houses for himself at 11 Hillside Crescent and his brothers Thomas at 4 Hillside Crescent and Alexander Allan ( an advocate ) at 5 Hillside Crescent . The scheme began on the ground in 1823 . In 1826 he commissioned Playfair to also remodel the huge Glen House at Innerleithen . However , this proved a financial disaster and he was forced to sell the partially complete mansion to Charles Tennant for £33,000 who had funds enough to complete the work , but employing David Bryce to complete the scheme . In 1829 he succeeded Walter Brown as Lord Provost of Edinburgh . He was succeeded in turn in 1831 by John Learmonth of Dean . The significant events/decisions during his term of office were the building of George IV Bridge and Dean Bridge and the macadamisation of The Mound . In the 1850s he was trying to live within his means at Boulogne having not only sold the Glen estate but also his Edinburgh properties . He retired to 7 Chichester Terrace in Brighton . He died on 6 July 1868 in Brighton and was buried there in the Overdean Cemetery . Trivia Henry Raeburn 's portrait of Allan 's mother and niece His parents were painted with his niece Matilda by Sir Henry Raeburn . His parents are buried in the family vault at Old Calton Burial Ground in central Edinburgh . William was a member of the Royal Company of Archers , the King 's official bodyguard in Scotland , and a member of the Pitt Club . He was cousin to Thomas Allan whose descendants included Robert Allan and Robert George Allan . Family In 1829 he married Elizabeth Gott ( 1794-1880 ) , widow of Richard Wormald ( who died in a fire ) . They do not appear to have had any children . |
| scottish merchant william [PERSON] allan [PERSON] of edinburgh [PLACE] c.1820 detail of john ainslie [PERSON] 's map [UNKNOWN] of edinburgh [PLACE] , 1804 , showing alexander allan [PERSON] 's hillside house william [PERSON] allan [PERSON] of glen jp [PERSON] ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant [PERSON] who served as lord provost [PERSON] of edinburgh [PLACE] from 1829 to 1831 . life glen house [PLACE] he was born on 20 august [PERIOD] 1788 at hillside house [PLACE] in edinburgh [PLACE] ( at the top [PERSON] of leith walk [PERSON] ) , the son [PERSON] of alexander allan [PERSON] ( 1747-1825 ) , a banker [ABSTRACT ENTITY] , and his wife ann losh [PERSON] . his father [PERSON] had purchased the hillside estate [ESTATE] , which included most of calton hill [HILL] and the lands [PERSON] to the north [PLACE] , in 1785 from james grant [PERSON] or john plenderleith [PERSON] for £10,500 . he also had a townhouse [CONCEPT] at 20 charlotte [PLACE] square and owned the huge 3500 acre glen estate [ESTATE] at innerleithen [UNKNOWN] . hillside house [PLACE] stood east of gayfield square [PLACE] at the head [HEAD] of leith walk [PERSON] where elm row [PERSON] and hillside street [PLACE] now stand . his father [PERSON] 's bank [PLACE] was at 126 high street [PLACE] on the royal mile [PERSON] . he was baptised on 23 august [PERIOD] at st cuthbert [PLACE] 's church [PERSON] , edinburgh [PLACE] by rev william [PERSON] moodie [PERSON] . he was admitted into the trades incorporation [BODY] as a guild brother [PERSON] in 1817 and made a burgess [PERSON] of the town [PLACE] at the same time [PERIOD] . in 1820 he was living at 76 queen street [PLACE] , close to his father [PERSON] 's townhouse [CONCEPT] at charlotte square [PLACE] . in 1821 he commissioned william henry playfair [PERSON] to design a large extension [INSTITUTION] to the new town [PLACE] on the hillside [PERSON] and calton hill lands [PERSON] . this included custom-designed houses [UNKNOWN] for himself at 11 hillside crescent [PERSON] and his brothers thomas [PERSON] at 4 hillside crescent [PERSON] and alexander allan [PERSON] ( an advocate [PERSON] ) at 5 hillside crescent [PERSON] . the scheme [ESTATE] began on the ground [UNKNOWN] in 1823 . in 1826 he commissioned playfair [PERSON] to also remodel the huge glen house [PLACE] at innerleithen [UNKNOWN] . however , this proved a financial disaster [EVENT] and he was forced to sell the partially complete mansion [BUILDING] to charles tennant [PERSON] for £33,000 who had funds [QUANTITY] enough to complete the work [ACTIVITY] , but employing david bryce [PERSON] to complete the scheme [ESTATE] . in 1829 he succeeded walter brown [PERSON] as lord provost [PERSON] of edinburgh [PLACE] . he was succeeded in turn [SITUATION] in 1831 by john learmonth [PERSON] of dean [PERSON] . the significant events/decisions [UNKNOWN] during his term [TERM] of office [PLACE] were the building [BUILDING] of george iv bridge [PERSON] and dean bridge [PERSON] and the macadamisation [UNKNOWN] of the mound [HILL] . in the 1850s he was trying to live within his means at boulogne [PLACE] having not only sold the glen estate [ESTATE] but also his edinburgh properties [PLACE] . he retired to 7 chichester terrace [PERSON] in brighton [PLACE] . he died on 6 july [PERIOD] 1868 in brighton [PLACE] and was buried there in the overdean cemetery [PLACE] . trivia henry raeburn [PERSON] 's portrait [PERSON] of allan [PERSON] 's mother [PERSON] and niece [PERSON] his parents [STATE] were painted with his niece matilda [PERSON] by sir henry raeburn [PERSON] . his parents [STATE] are buried in the family vault [ACT] at old calton burial ground [UNKNOWN] in central edinburgh [PLACE] . william [PERSON] was a member [PERSON] of the royal company [INSTITUTION] of archers [PERSON] , the king [PERSON] 's official bodyguard [PERSON] in scotland [PLACE] , and a member [PERSON] of the pitt club [INSTITUTION] . he was cousin [PERSON] to thomas [PERSON] allan [PERSON] whose descendants [ELEMENT] included robert allan [PERSON] and robert george allan [PERSON] . family in 1829 he married elizabeth gott [PERSON] ( 1794-1880 ) , widow of richard wormald [PERSON] ( who died in a fire [FIRE] ) . they do not appear to have had any children [PERSON] . |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | edinburgh | 6 | PLACE | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 2 | hillside crescent | 3 | PERSON | this included custom-designed houses for himself at 11 hillside crescent and his brothers thomas at 4 hillside crescent and alexander allan ( an advocate ) at 5 hillside crescent . | |
| 3 | father | 3 | PERSON | his father had purchased the hillside estate , which included most of calton hill and the lands to the north , in 1785 from james grant or john plenderleith for £10,500 . | |
| 4 | alexander allan | 3 | PERSON | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 5 | august | 2 | PERIOD | he was born on 20 august 1788 at hillside house in edinburgh ( at the top of leith walk ) , the son of alexander allan ( 1747-1825 ) , a banker , and his wife ann losh . | |
| 6 | glen estate | 2 | ESTATE | square and owned the huge 3500 acre glen estate at innerleithen . | |
| 7 | lord provost | 2 | PERSON | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 8 | member | 2 | PERSON | william was a member of the royal company of archers , the king 's official bodyguard in scotland , and a member of the pitt club . | |
| 9 | brighton | 2 | PLACE | he retired to 7 chichester terrace in brighton . | |
| 10 | parents | 2 | STATE | his parents were painted with his niece matilda by sir henry raeburn . | |
| 11 | hillside house | 2 | PLACE | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 12 | townhouse | 2 | CONCEPT | he also had a townhouse at 20 charlotte | |
| 13 | scheme | 2 | ESTATE | the scheme began on the ground in 1823 . | |
| 14 | innerleithen | 2 | UNKNOWN | square and owned the huge 3500 acre glen estate at innerleithen . | |
| 15 | leith walk | 2 | PERSON | he was born on 20 august 1788 at hillside house in edinburgh ( at the top of leith walk ) , the son of alexander allan ( 1747-1825 ) , a banker , and his wife ann losh . | |
| 16 | portrait | 1 | PERSON | trivia henry raeburn 's portrait of allan 's mother and niece | |
| 17 | trivia henry raeburn | 1 | PERSON | trivia henry raeburn 's portrait of allan 's mother and niece | |
| 18 | head | 1 | HEAD | hillside house stood east of gayfield square at the head of leith walk where elm row and hillside street now stand . | |
| 19 | top | 1 | PERSON | he was born on 20 august 1788 at hillside house in edinburgh ( at the top of leith walk ) , the son of alexander allan ( 1747-1825 ) , a banker , and his wife ann losh . | |
| 20 | king | 1 | PERSON | william was a member of the royal company of archers , the king 's official bodyguard in scotland , and a member of the pitt club . | |
| 21 | building | 1 | BUILDING | the significant events/decisions during his term of office were the building of george iv bridge and dean bridge and the macadamisation of the mound . | |
| 22 | dean bridge | 1 | PERSON | the significant events/decisions during his term of office were the building of george iv bridge and dean bridge and the macadamisation of the mound . | |
| 23 | time | 1 | PERIOD | he was admitted into the trades incorporation as a guild brother in 1817 and made a burgess of the town at the same time . | |
| 24 | gayfield square | 1 | PLACE | hillside house stood east of gayfield square at the head of leith walk where elm row and hillside street now stand . | |
| 25 | sir henry raeburn | 1 | PERSON | his parents were painted with his niece matilda by sir henry raeburn . | |
| 26 | north | 1 | PLACE | his father had purchased the hillside estate , which included most of calton hill and the lands to the north , in 1785 from james grant or john plenderleith for £10,500 . | |
| 27 | john ainslie | 1 | PERSON | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 28 | edinburgh properties | 1 | PLACE | in the 1850s he was trying to live within his means at boulogne having not only sold the glen estate but also his edinburgh properties . | |
| 29 | town | 1 | PLACE | he was admitted into the trades incorporation as a guild brother in 1817 and made a burgess of the town at the same time . | |
| 30 | mound | 1 | HILL | the significant events/decisions during his term of office were the building of george iv bridge and dean bridge and the macadamisation of the mound . | |
| 31 | john learmonth | 1 | PERSON | he was succeeded in turn in 1831 by john learmonth of dean . | |
| 32 | glen jp | 1 | PERSON | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 33 | niece matilda | 1 | PERSON | his parents were painted with his niece matilda by sir henry raeburn . | |
| 34 | james grant | 1 | PERSON | his father had purchased the hillside estate , which included most of calton hill and the lands to the north , in 1785 from james grant or john plenderleith for £10,500 . | |
| 35 | glen house | 1 | PLACE | glen house | |
| 36 | family vault | 1 | ACT | his parents are buried in the family vault at old calton burial ground in central edinburgh . | |
| 37 | john plenderleith | 1 | PERSON | his father had purchased the hillside estate , which included most of calton hill and the lands to the north , in 1785 from james grant or john plenderleith for £10,500 . | |
| 38 | overdean cemetery | 1 | PLACE | he died on 6 july 1868 in brighton and was buried there in the overdean cemetery . | |
| 39 | children | 1 | PERSON | they do not appear to have had any children . | |
| 40 | burgess | 1 | PERSON | he was admitted into the trades incorporation as a guild brother in 1817 and made a burgess of the town at the same time . | |
| 41 | thomas | 1 | PERSON | this included custom-designed houses for himself at 11 hillside crescent and his brothers thomas at 4 hillside crescent and alexander allan ( an advocate ) at 5 hillside crescent . | |
| 42 | david bryce | 1 | PERSON | however , this proved a financial disaster and he was forced to sell the partially complete mansion to charles tennant for £33,000 who had funds enough to complete the work , but employing david bryce to complete the scheme . | |
| 43 | robert allan | 1 | PERSON | allan whose descendants included robert allan and robert george allan . | |
| 44 | ground | 1 | UNKNOWN | the scheme began on the ground in 1823 . | |
| 45 | advocate | 1 | PERSON | this included custom-designed houses for himself at 11 hillside crescent and his brothers thomas at 4 hillside crescent and alexander allan ( an advocate ) at 5 hillside crescent . | |
| 46 | new town | 1 | PLACE | in 1821 he commissioned william henry playfair to design a large extension to the new town on the hillside and calton hill lands . | |
| 47 | boulogne | 1 | PLACE | in the 1850s he was trying to live within his means at boulogne having not only sold the glen estate but also his edinburgh properties . | |
| 48 | mansion | 1 | BUILDING | however , this proved a financial disaster and he was forced to sell the partially complete mansion to charles tennant for £33,000 who had funds enough to complete the work , but employing david bryce to complete the scheme . | |
| 49 | walter brown | 1 | PERSON | in 1829 he succeeded walter brown as lord provost of edinburgh . | |
| 50 | son | 1 | PERSON | he was born on 20 august 1788 at hillside house in edinburgh ( at the top of leith walk ) , the son of alexander allan ( 1747-1825 ) , a banker , and his wife ann losh . | |
| 51 | scotland | 1 | PLACE | william was a member of the royal company of archers , the king 's official bodyguard in scotland , and a member of the pitt club . | |
| 52 | elizabeth gott | 1 | PERSON | in 1829 he married elizabeth gott ( 1794-1880 ) , widow of richard wormald ( who died in a fire ) . | |
| 53 | mother | 1 | PERSON | trivia henry raeburn 's portrait of allan 's mother and niece | |
| 54 | hillside | 1 | PERSON | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 55 | disaster | 1 | EVENT | however , this proved a financial disaster and he was forced to sell the partially complete mansion to charles tennant for £33,000 who had funds enough to complete the work , but employing david bryce to complete the scheme . | |
| 56 | work | 1 | ACTIVITY | however , this proved a financial disaster and he was forced to sell the partially complete mansion to charles tennant for £33,000 who had funds enough to complete the work , but employing david bryce to complete the scheme . | |
| 57 | cousin | 1 | PERSON | he was cousin to thomas | |
| 58 | royal mile | 1 | PERSON | high street on the royal mile . | |
| 59 | church | 1 | PERSON | he was baptised on 23 august at st cuthbert 's church , edinburgh by rev william moodie . | |
| 60 | trades incorporation | 1 | BODY | he was admitted into the trades incorporation as a guild brother in 1817 and made a burgess of the town at the same time . | |
| 61 | life glen house | 1 | PLACE | ||
| 62 | bank | 1 | PLACE | his father 's bank was at 126 | |
| 63 | edinburgh detail | 1 | PLACE | ||
| 64 | fire | 1 | FIRE | in 1829 he married elizabeth gott ( 1794-1880 ) , widow of richard wormald ( who died in a fire ) . | |
| 65 | pitt club | 1 | INSTITUTION | william was a member of the royal company of archers , the king 's official bodyguard in scotland , and a member of the pitt club . | |
| 66 | july | 1 | PERIOD | he died on 6 july 1868 in brighton and was buried there in the overdean cemetery . | |
| 67 | chichester terrace | 1 | PERSON | he retired to 7 chichester terrace in brighton . | |
| 68 | banker | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | he was born on 20 august 1788 at hillside house in edinburgh ( at the top of leith walk ) , the son of alexander allan ( 1747-1825 ) , a banker , and his wife ann losh . | |
| 69 | elm row | 1 | PERSON | hillside house stood east of gayfield square at the head of leith walk where elm row and hillside street now stand . | |
| 70 | richard wormald | 1 | PERSON | in 1829 he married elizabeth gott ( 1794-1880 ) , widow of richard wormald ( who died in a fire ) . | |
| 71 | office | 1 | PLACE | the significant events/decisions during his term of office were the building of george iv bridge and dean bridge and the macadamisation of the mound . | |
| 72 | queen street | 1 | PLACE | in 1820 he was living at 76 queen street , close to his father 's townhouse at charlotte square . | |
| 73 | calton hill lands | 1 | PERSON | in 1821 he commissioned william henry playfair to design a large extension to the new town on the hillside and calton hill lands . | |
| 74 | map | 1 | UNKNOWN | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 75 | playfair | 1 | PERSON | in 1821 he commissioned william henry playfair to design a large extension to the new town on the hillside and calton hill lands . | |
| 76 | hillside street | 1 | PLACE | hillside house stood east of gayfield square at the head of leith walk where elm row and hillside street now stand . | |
| 77 | events/decisions | 1 | UNKNOWN | the significant events/decisions during his term of office were the building of george iv bridge and dean bridge and the macadamisation of the mound . | |
| 78 | descendants | 1 | ELEMENT | allan whose descendants included robert allan and robert george allan . | |
| 79 | old calton burial ground | 1 | PERSON | his parents are buried in the family vault at old calton burial ground in central edinburgh . | |
| 80 | rev william moodie | 1 | PERSON | he was baptised on 23 august at st cuthbert 's church , edinburgh by rev william moodie . | |
| 81 | charlotte square | 1 | PLACE | in 1820 he was living at 76 queen street , close to his father 's townhouse at charlotte square . | |
| 82 | archers | 1 | PERSON | william was a member of the royal company of archers , the king 's official bodyguard in scotland , and a member of the pitt club . | |
| 83 | dean | 1 | PERSON | he was succeeded in turn in 1831 by john learmonth of dean . | |
| 84 | william henry playfair | 1 | PERSON | in 1821 he commissioned william henry playfair to design a large extension to the new town on the hillside and calton hill lands . | |
| 85 | high street | 1 | PLACE | high street on the royal mile . | |
| 86 | royal company | 1 | INSTITUTION | william was a member of the royal company of archers , the king 's official bodyguard in scotland , and a member of the pitt club . | |
| 87 | charles tennant | 1 | PERSON | however , this proved a financial disaster and he was forced to sell the partially complete mansion to charles tennant for £33,000 who had funds enough to complete the work , but employing david bryce to complete the scheme . | |
| 88 | funds | 1 | QUANTITY | however , this proved a financial disaster and he was forced to sell the partially complete mansion to charles tennant for £33,000 who had funds enough to complete the work , but employing david bryce to complete the scheme . | |
| 89 | turn | 1 | SITUATION | he was succeeded in turn in 1831 by john learmonth of dean . | |
| 90 | term | 1 | TERM | the significant events/decisions during his term of office were the building of george iv bridge and dean bridge and the macadamisation of the mound . | |
| 91 | george iv bridge | 1 | PERSON | the significant events/decisions during his term of office were the building of george iv bridge and dean bridge and the macadamisation of the mound . | |
| 92 | william | 1 | PERSON | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 93 | extension | 1 | INSTITUTION | in 1821 he commissioned william henry playfair to design a large extension to the new town on the hillside and calton hill lands . | |
| 94 | allan | 1 | PERSON | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 95 | wife ann losh | 1 | PERSON | he was born on 20 august 1788 at hillside house in edinburgh ( at the top of leith walk ) , the son of alexander allan ( 1747-1825 ) , a banker , and his wife ann losh . | |
| 96 | guild brother | 1 | PERSON | he was admitted into the trades incorporation as a guild brother in 1817 and made a burgess of the town at the same time . | |
| 97 | niece | 1 | PERSON | trivia henry raeburn 's portrait of allan 's mother and niece | |
| 98 | bodyguard | 1 | PERSON | william was a member of the royal company of archers , the king 's official bodyguard in scotland , and a member of the pitt club . | |
| 99 | merchant william allan | 1 | PERSON | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 100 | merchant | 1 | PERSON | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 101 | charlotte | 1 | PLACE | he also had a townhouse at 20 charlotte | |
| 102 | st cuthbert | 1 | PLACE | he was baptised on 23 august at st cuthbert 's church , edinburgh by rev william moodie . | |
| 103 | brothers thomas | 1 | PERSON | this included custom-designed houses for himself at 11 hillside crescent and his brothers thomas at 4 hillside crescent and alexander allan ( an advocate ) at 5 hillside crescent . | |
| 104 | macadamisation | 1 | UNKNOWN | the significant events/decisions during his term of office were the building of george iv bridge and dean bridge and the macadamisation of the mound . | |
| 105 | lands | 1 | PERSON | his father had purchased the hillside estate , which included most of calton hill and the lands to the north , in 1785 from james grant or john plenderleith for £10,500 . | |
| 106 | hillside house william allan | 1 | PERSON | scottish merchant william allan of edinburgh c.1820 detail of john ainslie 's map of edinburgh , 1804 , showing alexander allan 's hillside house william allan of glen jp ( 1788-1868 ) was a 19th-century scottish merchant who served as lord provost of edinburgh from 1829 to 1831 . | |
| 107 | houses | 1 | UNKNOWN | this included custom-designed houses for himself at 11 hillside crescent and his brothers thomas at 4 hillside crescent and alexander allan ( an advocate ) at 5 hillside crescent . | |
| 108 | hillside estate | 1 | ESTATE | his father had purchased the hillside estate , which included most of calton hill and the lands to the north , in 1785 from james grant or john plenderleith for £10,500 . | |
| 109 | calton hill | 1 | HILL | his father had purchased the hillside estate , which included most of calton hill and the lands to the north , in 1785 from james grant or john plenderleith for £10,500 . | |
| 110 | robert george allan | 1 | PERSON | allan whose descendants included robert allan and robert george allan . |
| Categoría | Objetos |
| PERSON |
advocate alexander allan allan archers bodyguard brothers thomas burgess calton hill lands charles tennant chichester terrace children church cousin david bryce dean dean bridge elizabeth gott elm row father george iv bridge glen jp guild brother hillside hillside crescent hillside house william allan james grant john ainslie john learmonth john plenderleith king lands leith walk lord provost member merchant merchant william allan mother niece niece matilda old calton burial ground playfair portrait rev william moodie richard wormald robert allan robert george allan royal mile sir henry raeburn son thomas top trivia henry raeburn walter brown wife ann losh william william henry playfair |
| PLACE |
bank boulogne brighton charlotte charlotte square edinburgh edinburgh detail edinburgh properties gayfield square glen house high street hillside house hillside street life glen house new town north office overdean cemetery queen street scotland st cuthbert town |
| INSTITUTION |
extension pitt club royal company |
| PERIOD |
august july time |
| ESTATE |
glen estate hillside estate scheme |
| HILL |
calton hill mound |
| BUILDING |
building mansion |
| ACTIVITY |
work |
| SITUATION |
turn |
| STATE |
parents |
| ABSTRACT ENTITY |
banker |
| ACT |
family vault |
| BODY |
trades incorporation |
| TERM |
term |
| ELEMENT |
descendants |
| QUANTITY |
funds |
| HEAD |
head |
| EVENT |
disaster |
| FIRE |
fire |
| CONCEPT |
townhouse |