David Allan – Rural Diary Archive

Coverage Dates: 1862 to 1876

County: Wellington South

Township: Guelph

Lot: The Priory

Gender: Male

Year of Birth: 1808

Year of Death: 1895

Ethnicity: Scottish

Religion: Presbyterian

Occupation:

Miller

Distiller

Farmer

Relationships:

Wife: Christina Idington

Sons: John, David Jr., William

Archive: Guelph Civic Museum; and Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph

Posted on Rural Diary Archive: Yes

Age During Diary: 54-68

Coverage: 14 years

Biography:

David Allan is the owner and manager of Allan Mills and town councillor. As a miller and distiller, he is a leading man in Guelph. His mill is five stories in height and has its own cooper shop, blacksmith shop, stone quarry, lime kiln and two farms on York Road which provide cordwood. Farmers from the surrounding area bring in their grains to be ground into flour and cornmeal. His brothers help: John is the millwright and James is the flour miller. His son William manages the office. David lives with his family in the Priory until he retires from milling in 1876.

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