ALLAN, Sir William RA, Historical Painter ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 11 Oct 1782, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. ⁸

• Employment: He was appointed Master of the Trustees School, 1826, Edinburgh, Scotland.

• Employment: He became President of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Edinburgh, 1838, Edinburgh, Scotland.

• Honour award: He was elected a Royal Academician, and could use the suffix RA after his name, 1835, London, England.

• Residence, 1841, 72 Great King Street, Edinburgh St Stephen, Midlothian, Scotland. ⁶

• Employment: He succeeded David Wilkie as limner to the Queen in Scotland, an office which was, as usual, followed (in 1842) by a knighthood, 1841, Edinburgh, Scotland.

• Knighted, 1842.

• Legal Inventory of deceased's possession, 19 Jul 1850, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Sir married.^{9 10}

  Marriage Notes:

"Elisabeth (Lindsay), married, before 23 February 1574, to Patrick, Lord Drummond, with whom she was infeft in various lands mentioned in a royal charter of 29 August 1582.8 She had several children, the eldest son being created Earl of Perth."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)




"Elizabeth (Lindsay), who was married to Patrick, third Lord Drummond."

from Scots Peerage (vol 3) ^{9 10}