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Norman George Allin (1879 ~ 1957)

4.10.10. Tenth child of Jane Elford and Samuel Allin, Norman George Allin, was born July 25, 1879, in Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario.

He married (1) Lillian Ethel Margaret Fawcett, daughter of Edward Fawcett and Elizabeth Ann Laney, June 28, 1913, in Providence, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Ontario and had two children:

(4.10.10.1) Elsie Elizabeth Jane (1914 ~ 2001)
(4.10.10.2) Lillian Irene (1915 ~ 1918)

He married (2) Elsie Sophia Thompson, daughter of William Thompson and Christiane Dora Colby, May 15, 1918, in Edmonton, Alberta and had five children:

(4.10.10.3) Vera Marion (1920 ~ 1989)
(4.10.10.4) Robert Elford (1921 ~ 1943)
(4.10.10.5) George Edgar (1922 ~ 1997)
(4.10.10.6) Glenn Thompson (1925 ~ 2003)
(4.10.10.7) Norman William (1932 ~ )

Norman G. Allin died November 23, 1957, aged 78 years in Bowmanville, Ontario, and Lillian E. Fawcett Allin died January 2, 1916, aged 30 years in Edmonton, Alberta and are interred at Bowmanville Cemetery.

----- MARRIAGES -----

Allin—Fawcett

Saturday afternoon June 28, the marriage of Miss Lillian Ethel Margaret Fawcett, only daughter of the late Edward and Mrs. Fawcett, Southsea, Hampshire, England, and Dr. Norman G. Allin, Edmonton, Alta., was celebrated at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Allin, the groom’s parents, “Allindale” Bowmanville. A very old friend of the family, Rev. Wm. Jolliffe officiated, assisted by Rev. H. B. Kenny, pastor of the Methodist church, in the presence of some seventy-five guests. Miss Florence J. Allin, niece of the groom, played Lohengrin’s Wedding March as the bridal party entered the drawing room and took their place ‘neath an arch of evergreen and orange blossoms. The bride wore a beautiful gown of white satin with overdress of lace, tulle veil and orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of bride’s roses and lily-of-the-valley and wore the groom’s gift, a gold bracelet set with pearls. The bridesmaid was Miss May Vanstone, Toronto, cousin of the groom, who wore a dress of white embroidered net over silk and carried a bouquet of white peonies. Two little nieces, Misses Dorothy and Bernice Allin dressed in white and carrying a basket of marguerites attended the bride as flower girls. Mr. Percy Allin, M.A., Ph.D., Orangeville, attended his cousin as groomsman. The groom’s gift to the bridesmaid was a pearl pin, to the flower girls an amethyst pin and necklace and to the groomsman a signet ring. After congratulations the wedding party were photographed and a splendid wedding dinner served on the spacious lawn from tables nicely decorated with June flowers. A telegram of congratulations from Dr. Edgar Allin and family, Edmonton, was read by Rev. H. B. Kenny after the guests were seated. The gifts to the bride included a number of bank cheques, a very fine collection of linen, china, silver and cut glass from friends in England and Canada. Later the happy couple were escorted to the G.T.R. station and were given a send off by a number of guests, the bride travelling in a very becoming navy blue suit with white lace waist and hat to match. After their honeymoon trip to Toronto and Niagara Falls, Dr. and Mrs. Allin will reside in Edmonton where they will be at home after July 25. Bowmanville Statesman, July 3, 1913.

Allin—Thompson

At the home of the bride’s parents on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock, the marriage of Elsie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thompson of Poplar Lake, and Dr. Norman Allin of Edmonton, was quietly solemnized. Rev. R. N. Matheson of Namao performed the ceremony, and Mrs. Matheson played the Wedding Chorus from Lohengrin as the bridal party entered the drawing room.

The bride was given away by her father, and attended by her sister, Miss Pearl Thompson. She wore her travelling costume of champagne cloth and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The bridegroom was unattended.

After the ceremony the wedding party sat down to a daintily served supper. The table was decorated with carnations and roses, similar flowers being used in the decorations throughout the house.

The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a handsome wrist watch, and to the bridesmaid a pearl pendant.

The only guests were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thompson, Dr. and Mrs. Edgar Allin and son, and Rev. and Mrs. R. N. Matheson.

Dr. and Mrs. Allin leave in a few days for the east, where they will visit Dr. Allin’s old home in Bowmanville, Ontario, and other places before returning to Edmonton. Edmonton Journal, May 16, 1918.

----- OBITUARIES -----

Norman G. Allin

July 25, 1879 ~ November 23, 1957

Dr. Norman George Allin, well known resident of Bowmanville, died suddenly on Saturday, November 23rd. He was in his 79th year, and had been in failing health for six months.

Dr. Allin was for many years a prominent eye, ear, nose and throat specialist in Edmonton, Alta. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; Fellow Royal College of Surgeons (Canada); Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians (London); Member, Royal College of Surgeons (England).

Dr. Allin practised as a specialist in Edmonton for 35 years prior to his retirement to Bowmanville ten years ago.

He was born in Bowmanville, a son of the late Samuel Allin and Jane Elford, and received his education at Trinity Medical College, Toronto. Following his graduation, he spent six years in post graduate eye, ear, nose and throat work in the hospitals of London, England.

He was a member of the Canadian Medical Society, the Canadian Club, was Medical Referee from 1933 to 1940 of the Commercial Life Assurance Co. Ltd., and a director of that company from 1934 to 1957.

Dr. Allin was an active member of the United Church of Canada, of the Metropolitan Church in Edmonton, and later Trinity United Church in Bowmanville where he became a Clerk of Session. He was keenly interested in curling and enjoyed music. He owned and supervised a 320 acre farm north of Edmonton for many years.

Dr. Allin in 1913 married Lilian Fawcett of England. Following her death he later married Elsie Thompson, who survives him. He also leaves two daughters, Elsie (Mrs. Oscar Jamieson) Peterborough, Vera (Mrs. Craig Langille) Ankara, Turkey; sons Dr. George Allin, F.R.C.S., London, England; Glenn and Norman at home. A son Robert was killed in the Second World War while serving with the R.C.A.F. in North Africa.

He is also survived by two brothers, Wesley R. Allin and S. Charles Allin of Bowmanville, and seven grandchildren: Allin, Robert and Ross Jamieson of Peterborough; Noel, David and Christopher Allin of London, England, and Linda Langille of Ankara, Turkey.

Rev. T. A. Morgan of Trinity United Church conducted the funeral service on Tuesday, November 26, at the Northcutt and Smith Funeral Home, Division Street. Interment was in Bowmanville Cemetery.

Among the many beautiful floral tributes was one from the directors and officers of the Commercial Life Assurance Co. Ltd. of Toronto.

Pallbearers were a son-in-law Oscar Jamieson, and nephews Clare Allin, Samuel Allin, John Montgomery and John E. Allin of Toronto.

Among those attending the funeral from out of town were Dr. Eardley S. Allin, Edmonton, Alta., Mrs. Nellie Jackson, Vancouver, B.C.; Mrs. Dan DeLury and her daughter, Mrs. Hugh Pemberton, Mr. and Mrs. John Montgomery, Mr. John Allin, Mr. A. F. M. Pronk, Mr. E. B. H. Shaver, all of Toronto; Mr. H. S. Douglas, Edmonton, Alta., Mrs. Joe Allin, Miss Winnie Allin, Blackwater; Mr. and Mrs. John Allin, Sunderland; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Gordon, Lindsay; Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson, Port Perry; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watson, Uxbridge, Mrs. May Henry, Oshawa. Bowmanville Statesman, Dec. 5, 1957.

Lilian E. Fawcett Allin

August 19, 1883 ~ January 2, 1916

The death of Lilian Ethel Margaret Fawcett, wife of Dr. Norman Allin, took place Sunday at 11:30 p.m. at the family residence, 11110 86th Avenue. The deceased was thirty years of age and leaves a three-year-old daughter and a month old baby. Funeral arrangements are pending word from relatives in the east. Edmonton Journal, Jan. 3, 1916.

Elsie S. Thompson Allin

August 28, 1890 ~ September 28, 1962

The death of Mrs. Norman G. Allin, Centre Street, occurred suddenly at her home on Friday, September 28, 1962. Her death resulted from a fractured skull caused when she fell from a stairway in her home. She was in her 73rd year.

Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thompson, the former Elsie Sophia Thompson was born at Hills, Minnesota, U.S.A. She graduated in nursing from University Hospital School of Nursing, Edmonton, Alberta, in 1916.

The deceased married the late Dr. Norman G. Allin in Edmonton on May 15, 1918, and they resided there until Dr. Allin’s retirement in 1947 when they came to Bowmanville.

The late Mrs. Allin was a member of Trinity United Church, Bowmanville, and an ethusiastic member of the Women’s Missionary Society of Trinity United Church.

Mrs. Allin was predeceased by her husband in 1957 and by a son, Robert, who was killed overseas in 1943 while serving with the R.C.A.F.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. G. C. Langille (Vera) of Ecuador, South American, and Mrs. Oscar Jamieson (Elsie) of Peterborough, Ont., and three sons, Dr. George Allin, Edmonton, Alta., Glenn at home, and Norman of California.

Evidence of the esteem in which the deceased was held were the many beautiful floral tokens.

The funeral service was held from the Chapel of the Northcutt & Smith Funeral Home, Bowmanville, on Monday, October 1, and was conducted by Rev. Wm. K. Houslander of Trinity United Church. Interment was in Bowmanville Cemetery.

Pallbearers, all nephews, were Messrs. Clare Allin, Alfred Allin, Samuel Allin, John Allin, Allin Cole and John Montgomery. Bowmanville Statesman, Oct. 10, 1962.