William Alison

Born: 1815, Windyedge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marriage (1): Eliza Thomson in 1842

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Spouses/Children:

1. Eliza Thomson

Eliza Alison+

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bullet Birth Notes:

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=10194&iid=dvm_GenMono000006-00026-1&sid=&gskw=

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• Web Based Info. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=10194&iid=dvm_GenMono000006-00026-1&sid=&gskw=

• General Comment. William Alison^ [46] (James,^ John,* James,^ Michael, 2 James ^). He was born at Windyedge, in 1815, and in 1842 he married Eliza, daughter of William Thomson, of Boness. At the age of 21 he went to New South Wales, where he became one of the largest and most successful stockholders in Australia. He resided sometimes in Sydney, Australia, and sometimes in Dunavon, Avondale, Scotland. He was proprietor of several farms in Avondale, and in the parish of Ocheltree in Ayrshire. He was proprietor of Bonnytown estate, which included the farms of Bonnytown, Drumboy, Auchengee, Ravenscroft, and Waberton. He was a justice of the peace for Lanarkshire. His largest estate in Australia was Canonbar, and,consists of 1,100,000 acres. It is grazed by 400,000 sheep. Three of Mr. Alison's sons are members of the legislative assembly of New South Wales. Mr. Alison is now deceased.

Page 35 History of the Alison Family copy in RAB's possession.

William married Eliza Thomson, daughter of William Thomson and Unknown, in 1842.

bullet Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=10194&iid=dvm_GenMono000006-00026-1&sid=&gskw=

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