ALISON, WILLIAM PULTENEY (_elder son of Rev. Archibald Alison 1757–1839_). _b._ Boroughmuirhead near Edin. 1790; M.D. Edin. 1811; ascended Mont Blanc 1814; professor of medical jurisprudence in Univ. of Edin. 1820–22, of institutes of medicine 1822–42; and of practice of physic 1842–56; physician to the Queen in Scotland 3 Feb. 1847; hon. D.C.L. Oxford 1850; granted civil list pension of £100, 10 Nov. 1856; presided over meeting of British Medical Association at Edin. Aug. 1858; author of _Outlines of physiology_ 1831; _Outlines of pathology_ 1833; _Observations on the management of the poor in Scotland_ 1840, this book caused the appointment of the Board of Supervision under the act of 1845. (_m._ 11 Aug. 1832 Margaret dau. of James Gregory, M.D. of Edinburgh). _d._ Woodville, Colington, Edinburgh 22 Sep. 1859. _Edin. Medical Journal v_, 469–86 and 597–603 (1860). ALLAN, ALEXANDER STEWART. _b._ 1822; employed in financial department, Bengal 1859–73; supplied many of the notes to the publications of the Grampian club; wrote many articles in _Notes and Queries_, signed A.S.A. _d._ Kincardine, Richmond, Surrey 20 Dec. 1881. ALLAN, BRYCE. _b._ Greenock; founded at Liverpool a branch of the Allan shipping company with his brothers Alexander and James (who _d._ Skelmorlie 1 Sep. 1880 aged 71). _d._ 16 Holly road Fairfield, Liverpool 24 May 1874. NOTE.—His personalty was sworn under £250,000 Sept. 1874. ALLAN, SIR HUGH (_2 son of Alexander Allan, commander of ships trading between the Clyde and Montreal_). _b._ Saltcoats, Ayrshire 29 Sep. 1810; clerk in house of Wm. Kerr and Co. Montreal 1826–29; partner in firm of Millar and Edmonstone of Montreal, shipowners 1835; partner with Edmonstone 1 May 1839; established April 1856 a line of steamers from Montreal to Liverpool, called the Montreal Ocean steamship company, afterwards the Allan line; knighted by patent 24 July 1871. (_m._ 13 Sep. 1844 Matilda Caroline 2 dau. of John Smith of Montreal, she _d._ 11 June 1881 aged 63). _d._ 27 St. Andrew sq. Edinburgh 9 Dec. 1882. _bur._ Montreal 27 Dec. _H. J. Morgan’s Sketches of celebrated Canadians_ 1862, _pp._ 669–74; _W. S. Lindsay’s History of merchant shipping iv_, 260–64 (1876). ALLAN, JAMES. Major 94 foot 20 July 1809 to 25 Dec. 1818, when placed on h. p. regiment being disbanded; served in Peninsular war 1810–14; lieut. col. 57 foot 20 March 1828 to 9 Nov. 1846; M.G. 9 Nov. 1846; col. 50 foot 11 Oct. 1852 to death; C.B. 19 July 1838. _d._ Cheltenham 17 Feb. 1853.