Robert Allan

Abt 1856 - 1912  (56 years)

• Name	Robert Allan
  Born	Abt Feb 1856	Kilnhurst   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Canal bargeman
  Died	24 Apr 1912	Navigation Wharf, Sheffield   [2]
  Buried	29 Apr 1912	Thorne   [3]
  Person ID	I63610	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Allan,   b. 1826, Stainforth
  Mother	Elizabeth Shepherd,   b. 1828, Kilnhurst, nr Mexborough
  Married	3 Jan 1850	St Margaret, Swinton, Wath   [4]
  Family ID	F20372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria Firth,   b. 1858, Thorne ,   d. 24 Apr 1892, Cobby's Yard, Thorne  (Age 34 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1879	Swinton   [4]
  Children	1. Mary Lizzie Allan,   b. Abt Aug 1880, Thorne   2. William Shepherd Allan,   b. Abt Feb 1882, Thorne   3. Raymond Allan,   b. 25 Dec 1884, Thorne   4. John Henry Allan,   b. 21 Nov 1886, Thorne   5. Edgar Allan,   b. Abt Feb 1889, Cobby's Yard, Thorne ,   d. 25 Sep 1915, Flanders  (Age 26 years)   6. Ida Maria Allan,   b. 13 Apr 1892, Cobby's Yard, Thorne
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F20370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Amelia Hastings,   b. 1871, Stainforth
  Married	Abt Feb 1893	Sheffield   [5]
  Children	1. George Hastings Allan,   b. 12 Dec 1897, Thorne   2. Florrie Allan,   b. Abt Nov 1899, Thorne   3. Edith Allan,   b. 1909, Thorne
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F20374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A report headed 'A Bargeman's Death' in the Yorkshire Telegraph and Star on 26.4.1912 said that conflicting evidence was given at his inquest in Sheffield. His son George, 14, said that while unloading a cargo of sugar from Hull at Navigation Wharf, Sheffield, he called out: 'You do it at your own risk', because the chain had very little hold on the bag, which was too full. His father adjusted the chain and asked the engineman to wait until he got away from under the hoist. But the bag, weighing 16-18 stone, was immediately hauled up and fell, striking Allan on the back of the neck. Very different evidence was given by Joseph Broadhead, labourer, and Thomas South, engine driver, both of the South Yorkshire Navigation Co, who said they had noticed that the bag was not safely fastened. Allan refastened the chain saying 'it will go all right this time'. He said nothing about waiting, and the remark by the boy concerned another bag. Medical evidence said Allan died from spinal injuries having suffered a broken neck. A verdict of Accidental Death was recorded, with the jury adding a rider that they believed the boy, not Broadhead and South.

  
  

• Sources

  [S260077] GRO Online Index. [S010062] Family records. [S383594] Yorkshire Burials (Findmypast). [S010069] MC. [S010048] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index.