Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) (described in the Visitations as having been settled for five generations at Yardsley Hall, co. Cambridge). Ar. a fesse gu. betw. three blackbirds within a bordure of the second. Crest—A peacock ppr.
2) Sa. a fesse engr. betw. three talbots pass. Ar. Crest—An eagle’s head erased ppr. Motto—Vincet veritas
3) Ar. an inescutcheon gu. Crest— A pheasant holding in the dexter foot a key, and in his beak an ear of barley ppr.
4) Sa. a fesse engr. betw. three talbots pass. ar. sur­mounted by a bend sinister.
5) (Roker, Sunderland, co. Durham: Col. John James Allison, commanding 2nd Durham militia, J.P., D.L., eldest son of James Allison, Esq., of Undercliff, same co.). Ar. a fess gu. betw. three blackbirds ppr. a bordure of the second. Crest—A peacock in his pride ppr. Motto—Vincit veritas.
6) Ar. a fesse betw. three boars’ heads couped close az. Crest—A pheon point downwards or, the shaft broken off near the head ppr.
7) or Allison - Party per cross quarterly ar. and gu. a cross betw. four cinquefoils counterchanged. Crest—A demi savage wielding a scimetar ppr.

Origin, Meaning, Family History and Allison Coat of Arms and Family Crest

Meaning, Origin, Etymology

Allison is a surname of English and Scottish origin. When used as a given name it is traditionally masculine, as opposed to the feminine name Alison. Alison, variant form Alizon, is a surname of French origin. This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ‘the son of Alice.’ (Scottish, English) The son of Ellis (God is salvation); corruption of Allanson, q.v.; the son of Alis, a short form of Alister or Alexander (helper of mankind); the son of Alice (noble cheer), occasionally a masculine name. [1] The Clan from whom the Allison family descends began among the ancient Dalriadan kingdom of the west coast of Scotland. Their name comes from the name for the son of “Ellis” or Ellis’ son. Conversely, the surname could be is derived from “Alice” as in “the son of Alice.” It is likely though that the name was derived from “Ellis” rather than the female personal name. [2]

Spelling Variations

Alison, Allisson, Allisone, Aellison, Alliuson, Eallison, Oallison, Allaison, Alliason, Allisson, Alison Allason, Ellison, Allyson, Alasoune, Allinson, McAllister

Popularity & Geographic Distribution

The last name Allison ranks 4,574^th in popularity in terms in the United Status as of the 2014 Census and approximately 119,132 people carry the Allison surname worldwide. The name ranks particularly high in the following six states: Texas, California, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Florida. The surname is very frequent in the United States, where it ranks 582^nd . It ranks highest in the following countries: United States (approx. 60,000), Nigeria (approx. 17,000), England (approx. 11,000), South Africa (approx. 5,000), Canada (approx. 5,000), Australia (approx. 4000), Liberia (approx. 3,500) and Scotland (approx. 2,800). [3]

Early Bearers of Surname

• Richard fil. Alice, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
• Nicholas fil. Alicie, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
• Isabel fil. Alice, Oxfordshire, ibid.
• John Alicesone. State Paper Office Publications.
• Richard Alsesone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby’s Quest.
• Alisceon de Tuxforth, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).
• Alison Gelyot. Rolls of Parliament.
• Alison Wrangwish, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
• Johannes Alysson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
• 1590. Baptised — Mary, d. Abraham Allyson: St. James, Clerkenwell.
• Thomas Alysson, rector of Melton Constable, Norfolk, 1447: History of Norfolk.
• 1617-8. Leonard Allensone and Christian Stavelly: Marriage Lic. (London).
• 1618. William Alleson and Elizabeth Broomer: Marriage Lic. (London).
• William Allenson, draper, who received the honor of knighthood and represented that city in Parliament, was Lord Mayor of York in 1633 and 1655.
• Robert Allison was member of Parliament from Jedburgh, Scotland, in 1585, and his supposed father, William Allison, was a representative in Parliament in 1542. [4]

History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The surname was first recorded in England in 1248, when a “William Alisun” is recorded in the Documents of the Abbey of Bee in Buckinghamshire. In Scotland, the earliest record dates from 1296, when “Patrick Alissone, Count of Berwick” paid homage to the ruling council of Scotland in the absence of a proclaimed king. [5] The stream has been traced to its fountain, the river to its source, and the Allisons to their homes in Scotland of many centuries ago. There, among its moors, its mountains, and its glens, they have lived till the present, while collateral lines of this ancient stock, about whom lingers the love of the freedom of Scotland’s mountains, struck out into other lands, have enlarged and become strong, numerous, prosperous, and vigorous. The Allisons have won homes and reputations not only in Scotland, but in England, Ireland, Australia, South America, Canada, and in nearly every state of the great American common-wealth, the United States.

A fascination, deep and abiding, clings to the ancient home of the family at Loupe, Argyleshire, and at Cairnduff, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The matter relating to those homes and to those lines of the family are of preeminent value and absorbing interest. By the publication of this volume kll of this information and history is permanently preserved. The Allison family, taken as a whole, is strong and intellectual. In the Fatherland some of its members were martyrs for the “Solemn League and Covenant,” and elsewhere contended, even unto death, for religious freedom, while others continued the struggle in Ireland, and later crossed the ocean and maintained the finally successful battle on American soil. This family has loved church and state and learning. They helped found a government of, and for, and by the people. There have been many college graduates. The name Allison is found frequently in the catalogues of both European and American universities. Lawyers, physicians, ministers of the Gospel, senators, and other men high in the civil or military service of the state are among those of this stock. This is mentioned, not in a spirit of a family but as a historical fact, and that in the future, when those of other generations shall read this and see that their predecessors and relatives, who will then belong to ‘• a buried generation,” loved the school, the church, the state, it may stimulate them to higher deeds, influence them to nobler lives. [6]

ALLISON.

This family is a scion of Alison of New Hall in Anguishire, Scotland. A branch of the family settled in Ireland, the descendants of whom emigrated to this country. JOHN ALLISON, of Hartford, purchased lands of Samuel Graham, in Hartford, in 1726. JAMES ALLISON, was of Boston, 1644, and had a son James, born in 1650. [7] ALLISON, Sir Richard (John), Kt. Bach. (1927), C.V.O. (1934), C.B.E. (1920), F.R.I.B.A. (ret.) ; Chief Architect to H.M? Office of Works 1920-34 ; b. 8 Jan. 1869, son of Joseph Charles Allison, of Radlett, co. Hertford. Address—63, Hornsey Lane, Highgate, N.6. Club—Arts. [8] Ann Anderson Stewart, m. secondly John Allison, of Lancaster County, and had issue (surname Allison) 1) James. 2) Anna, who m. first, Thomas Anderson, (see IV;) m. secondly, Samuel Cook ; m. thirdly, Joseph Vance. 3) William, 4) Bobert.[9]  Robert Allison was in New York by 1701, and Patrick Alison was deported to Carolina in 1684. Clan Donald. [10]

The Allanson-Allison Families

There may have been two immigrants named Thomas Allison (or Allanson) in early Cheshire County. One appears to have been Thomas Allison from Garstang, Lancashire. The other was Thomas Allanson of London, who was granted Christian Temple Manor. Dr. James W. Fisher of New Orleans feels that they were definitely two separate people.

The Allansons of London, England, and Christian Temple Manor, Maryland

1. John Allanson was b. abt 1589 and m. 19 Oct 1612 at White Chapel Elizabeth Smyth, dau. of (N) and Elizabeth (N) Smith of St. Clement Danes, Mddx., whose will dated 20 May 1646 named her daughter Elizabeth Allison and grandchildren William, John, Thomas, James, Anne, Katherine, Mary and Frances (A:11B).  John and Elizabeth (Smith) were the parents of (A): William, John, Thomas, James, Anne, Katherine, Mary and Frances.

2. Thomas Allanson, son of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Allanson, m. and was the father of (A): John, bapt. 30 April 1637 at All Hallows, London; Thomas, bapt. 6 Oct 1639 at St. Giles Cripplegate, London; and Ann, bapt. 18 Dec 1642, also at St. Giles Cripplegate.

3. Thomas Allanson, son of Thomas, was bapt 6 Oct 1639 at St. Giles, Cripplegate London (A). On 17 April 1660, as Mr. Thomas Allanson, he gave his age as 22 (CHLR A:205).  On 4 March 1661, again as Mr. Thomas Allanson, he gave his age as 24 (ARMD 53: 190 CHLR A:464) Thomas Allanson is stated by Newman possibly to have been a son of John Allanson of Norwood, Mddx. (TMFO cities the 1633 Vis. of London). Since Thomas was not baptized until 1639 it is unlikely he was the Thomas mentioned in the 1633 Visitation of London.

In 1659 Cecilius, Lord Baltimre, granted Thomas Allanson of London, Gent., 1000 acres of land for transporting into the Province at his own expense 20 persons of British descent. It is unlikely he could be the same Thomas Allison brought into Maryland at about the same time as a servant. This tract of land was in Cheshire County, on the Mattawoman (later St. Thomas) Creek. The land was called Christian Temple Manor. Donnell M. Owings, in ‘Private Manors, An Edited List,’ MHM 33:324, stated that Christian Temple Manor was laid out for 1000 acres in Chicamuxen Hundred, Cheshire County, and by 1705 had been divided into small plantations. In 1661 Allanson came into court, and appointed John Brown his attorney to take care of his affairs as he intended to make a journey into England. On 1 May 1662 he was still in Maryland as he witnessed an assignement of land from James Lensey to Hugh Griffith (ARMD 53:218). In 1662 Hugh Griffith of Ratclife, Mddx, England, appointed his friend Thomas Allanson ‘ of London, England now bound out to Virginia’ to be his lawful attorney to sell all of Griffith’s land in Virginia and Maryland. On 18 Sep 1662 Thomas Allanson was in London when he married Mary Roberts at St. James’ Clerkenwell, London (Newman cites published copy of parish register at the Maryland Historical Society). Newman adds that she was the sister of Edward Roberts who also settled in Maryland. In 1662 Mary (Roberts) Allanson was transported to Maryland. By 31 Jan 1662/3 Thomas Allanson and wife were back in Maryland when he witnessed a promissory note. 4 Sep 1663 Thomas Allanson of Christian Temple in Cheshire County conveyed 100 acres by deed of gift to John Browne and Gerrit Browne. 9 Jan 1664 Thomas Allanson and wife Mary sold 300 acres part of Allanson’s Folly, to Thomas Allcock. On 13 March 1665 Thomas Allanson of Cheshire County., Gent., conv. to William Boyden 450 acres The Doages Neck. No wife joined in this deed. 28 May 1673 Thomas Allanson and wife Mary conv. 200 acres of St. John’s (patented to Allanson) to John Posey. On 15 Jan 1676 Edward Roberts of Cheshire County made a will dated 15 Jan 1676, proved 22 Nov 1677, appointing Thomas Allanson as his exec., and naming Thomas’ children, Charles and Eliza. Roberts gave to the Allanson children all his property both real and personal, including property in England left him by his uncle John Reede and his grandfather George Reede.  In Aug 1676 Thomas Allanson was summoned to court to answer a suit of Garrett Van Swearingen. In Sept 1678 Thomas Allison brought a man servant into court to have his age judged. On 3 Sep 1684, Jonathan Squires of SM County sold 250 acres of land to Thomas Allison (or Alliston) of Westmoreland County Virginia, suggesting that Thomas Allanson/Allison may have moved to Virginia temporarily.  Allanson died 9 Nov 1684 when Philip Pyne of SM County came into court and entered a caveat that no one should administer the estate of Thomas Allanson, of Cheshire County deceased until Pyne should be paid 5000 lbs of tobacco.  Thomas and Mary (Roberts) Allanson were the parents of at least two children: Charles b. abt 1676 who m. Susanna Pose and Eliza.

The Allisons of Garstang

1. Thomas Allison m. on 25 Aug 1636 at St. Mary’s Parish, Lancaster, Elizabeth Jackson, b. abt 1616. They were parents of Thomas. 2. Thomas Allison, son of Thomas, was brought to Maryland by Owen Jones who deposed in the Provincial Court, in 1659, that he shipped three servants aboard the ship Leopold and that one of these were Thomas Allison. In a deed dated 8 Aug 1659, between Richard Smith of ‘Potomocke’, planter, and Thomas Allison, he described himself as a son of Thomas Allison of Gaston, Lancashire. [11]

Allison, includes Allanson

Richard (a. 1733-1808) m. a. 1760 Sarah Cheshire

Thomas (1637- 1677) m. Aug. 18, 1662 Mary Roberts [12]

Allison

Ancient Scotch family; lineage traced to Alister or Alexander, son of Angus Nor of the clan of Donald.  James was at Boston, Mass., in 1644.  Lawrence, first at Watertown, Mass., removed to Wethersfield, Conn., thence to Stamford, Conn., finally to Hempstead.  Ralph granted lands at Scarborough, Maine in 1673. [13]

Allison’s aboard the Titanic

Hudson Joshua Creighton Allison (December 9, 1881– April 15, 1912), his wife, Bess Waldo Allison (née Daniels) (November 14, 1886– April 15, 1912), their daughter, Helen Loraine Allison (June 5, 1909 – April 15, 1912), and son, Hudson Trevor Allison (May 7, 1911– August 7, 1929), were 1st class passengers on board the RMS Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912. Only Trevor survived. The Allisons, bound for Montreal, booked first-class passage on the Titanic. They boarded the ship in Southampton along with four servants: a maid, Sarah Daniels (no relation to Bess); a nurse, Alice Cleaver; a cook, Amelia Mary Brown (Mildred); and a butler, George Swane. Hudson and Bess occupied cabin C-22, Sarah and Loraine occupied C-24, and Alice and Trevor occupied C-26. Two second-class cabins were also booked for George and Mildred. Hudson and Bess were dining companions with Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen. At dinner on 14 April, they brought Loraine to the dining room with them so she could see how pretty it was. After the ship struck the iceberg, Hudson left to find out what was going on. While he was gone, Alice took Trevor and went to get the rest of the servants in second class. Hudson returned to find them gone. He delivered Bess and Loraine to Boat 6, and apparently left before it was launched. Major Peuchen recalled how they were almost rescued: ‘Mrs. Allison could have gotten away in perfect safety, but somebody told her Mr. Allison was in a boat being lowered on the opposite side of the deck, and with her little daughter she rushed away from the boat. Apparently she reached the other side to find that Mr. Allison was not there. Meanwhile our boat had put off.’ George saw Alice, Mildred, and Trevor safely into Boat 11, which left the ship at around 1:45 am, nearly an hour after Boat 6 had. Sarah had gone up on deck early to investigate the commotion and was hurriedly placed into a boat by a steward who promised to inform the Allisons of her whereabouts. Varying stories claim that Alice panicked and grabbed Trevor, without informing Bess that she was leaving, and that Bess refused to leave the ship without him, though it is possible that the entire group went up on deck together, and that Alice and Trevor were simply lost in the crowd. Hudson, Bess, Loraine, and George were lost in the sinking. Whether or not George found the Allisons and informed them that Trevor was safely off the ship is unknown, but if he did, it is likely the information came too late for any of them to leave the ship. Bess was one of only four first-class women (including Ida Straus and Edith Corse Evans) who perished, while Loraine was the only child of first and second class to do so. Hudson’s body was the 135th recovered by the Mackay-Bennett; George’s was the 294th. Hudson’s was brought to be buried in the family plot in Maple Ridge Cemetery near Winchester, Ontario. Alice and Trevor were met in New York City by Hudson’s brother, George, who, along with his wife, Lillian, took custody of the now orphaned Trevor. He died on August 7, 1929, at age 18 of food poisoning. He was buried beside his father. [14]

Early American/Canadian Immigration and New World Settlers

• James Allison who settled in Boston in 1644
• Andrew Allison who settled in Philadelphia in 1750 with his two brothers named James and Robert
• William Allison who settled in Pennsylvania in 1764 and was one of the first to examine political strategy
• Jean Allison who settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1775
• Archibald Allison, who arrived in North Carolina in 1776
• Edward Duffin Allison, who landed in New York, NY in 1816
• John Allison approved the constitution on behalf of Pennsylvania, and Francis Allison, a great classical scholar had a conspicuous role in educating the American mind to the thought of independence
• Elihu Allison, who arrived in Texas in 1835
• Andrew Allison, who landed in Mississippi in 1845
• Charles Allison, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851
• Captain Edward Allison U.E. born in Long Island, New York, USA, United Empire Loyalist who settled in New Brunswick c. 1783 Captain of De Lancey’s 3rd Battalion
• Mr. Joseph Allison U.E., United Empire Loyalist who settled in Adolptus Town [Adolphustown], Ontario c. 1783
• Mr. William Allison U.E., United Empire Loyalist who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783
• Mr. John Allison, aged 1 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship “Washington” departing 9th July 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 26th August 1847 but he died on board [15][16]

Mottoes

• The motto Vbicit Veritas means ” Truth prevails.”
• Crescit sub pondere virtiis means ” Virtue thrives under oppression.”
• Stimulat, sed ornat. ” It stimulates, but it adorns.”
• Spe gaudeo. ” I rejoice in hope.”
• Nee te quaesiveris extra. ” Do not seek thyself outside of thyself.”
• Spem sequimur. ” “We follow hope.”
  

Notables

Alison

• Archibald Alison (author), Scottish priest and essayist
• Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet, historian
• Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet, British Army officer
• Charles Hugh Alison, British golf course architect
• Charlie Alison, cricketer
• Dorothy Alison, Australian actress
• Ewen Alison, New Zealand politician
• Francis Alison, minister in Synod of Philadelphia
• Gilbert Alison, Australian politician
• James Alison, Catholic priest, theologian and author
• Jane Alison, Australian novelist
• Joan Alison, writer
• John R. Alison, American air force general
• Michael Alison, British politician
• Roberta Alison, American tennis player
• William Alison, Scottish physician and philanthropist
• Diezani Alison-Madueke (born 1960), Nigerian politician

Allison

Allison family, passengers on board the RMS Titanic

• Hudson Joshua Creighton Allison (December 9, 1881– April 15, 1912), Bess Waldo Allison (née Daniels) (November 14, 1886– April 15, 1912), Helen Loraine Allison (June 5, 1909– April 15, 1912) Hudson Trevor Allison (May 7, 1911 – August 7, 1929)
• Abraham K. Allison (1810–1893), American businessman and politician
• Aimee Allison (born 1969), American author, public affairs television host and political activist
• Anne Allison, cultural anthropologist
• Anthony Allison (born 1987), Liberian-born American soccer player
• Anthony Clifford Allison (1925-2014), South African medical scientist
• Art Allison (1849–1916), American Major League Baseball player
• Aundrae Allison (born 1984), American footballer
• Ben Allison (born 1966), American jazz, rock bassist/composer
• Bernard Allison (born 1965), American blues musician
• Bill Allison (actor), American casino owner and actor
• Bill Allison (baseball) (1850–1887), American professional baseball player
• Bill Allison (footballer) (1908–1981), English footballer
• Bob Allison (1934–1995), American baseball player
• Bobby Allison (born 1937), American race car driver
• Brett Allison (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
• Brian Allison (born 1988), Scottish footballer
• Brooke Allison (born 1986), American pop singer
• C. FitzSimons Allison (born 1927), American Episcopal bishop and an author
• Charles Gary Allison (1938–2008), American screenwriter and film producer
• Chris Allison (born 1961), British record producer
• Chris Allison (police officer), British senior officer of the Metropolitan Police Service
• Clay Allison (1840–1887), American cattle rancher and gunfighter
• Clifford Allison (1964–1992), American stock car racing driver
• Dale Allison, American Christian theologian
• Darren Allison (born 1968), English record producer, musician, and recording engineer
• Davey Allison (1961–1993), American race car driver
• David Allison (disambiguation)
• Dean Allison (born 1965), Canadian politician
• Donnie Allison (born 1939), American race car driver
• Dorothy Allison (born 1949), American novelist
• Dorothy Allison (psychic) (1924–1999), American self-proclaimed psychic detective
• Dot Allison (born 1969), Scottish singer/songwriter
• Doug Allison (1846–1916), American professional baseball player
• Doug Allison (soccer) (born 1962), English footballer and coach
• Elmer Allison (1883–1982), American radical activist and newspaper publisher
• Fran Allison (1907–1989), American television and radio personality
• Fred Allison (1882–1974), American physicist
• Gary Allison (born 1952), German-born American soccer player
• Gene Allison (1934–2004), American R&B singer
• George Allison (1883–1957), English football journalist, broadcaster and manager
• Glenn Allison (born 1930), American professional ten-pin bowler
• Graham T. Allison (born 1940), American political scientist
• Hank Allison (born 1947), American professional football player
• Henry Allison (1828–1881), Australian cricket player
• Herbert M. Allison (1943–2013), American financial expert, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability
• Humberto Guerra Allison (born 1940), Peruvian physician and scientist
• J.I. Allison (born 1939), American musician
• James Allison, Jr. (1772–1854), American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania
• James Allison (motorsport) (born 1968), British aerodynamicist, Technical Director of the Lotus Formula One team
• James Allison (theatre) (1831–1890), theatre manager in Australia
• James A. Allison (1872–1928), American businessman and industrialist
• Jason Allison (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jay Allison, American radio producer and broadcast journalist
• Jeff Allison (born 1984), American baseball pitcher
• Jennifer Allison (born 1966), American author of mystery novels
• Jeremy Allison (born 1962), computer programmer
• Jim Allison (born 1943), American football player
• Joe Allison (American football), American football player
• John Allison (disambiguation)
• Joseph Allison (disambiguation)
• Julia Allison (born 1981), American journalist and television commentator
• Kevin Allison (born 1970), American comedic writer and actor
• Kyle Allison (born 1990), Scottish professional footballer
• Lincoln Allison (born 1946), English writer
• Luther Allison (1939–1997), American blues musician
• Lyn Allison (born 1946), Australian senator
• Mack Allison (1887–1964), American professional baseball player
• Malcolm Allison (1927–2010), English football manager
• Mary Bruins Allison (born 1903), American physician
• Mary Emma Allison (1917–2010), American school librarian and UNICEF fundraiser
• Matt Allison (racing driver) (born 1983), English racing driver
• Matt Allison (record producer), American record producer
• May Allison (1890–1989), American stage and film actress
• May Allison (athlete) (born 1964), Canadian long-distance runner
• Mike Allison (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
• Monica Allison, American actress and voice actor
• Mose Allison (1927–2016), American jazz pianist and singer
• Odis Allison (born 1949), American basketball player
• Oliver Allison (1908–1989), English Anglican missionary bishop
• Olivia Allison (born 1990), British synchronized swimmer
• Peter Allison, Australian writer and African safari guide
• Ray Allison (born 1959), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Rebecca Allison (born 1946), American cardiologist
• Richard Allison (disambiguation)
• Robert Allison (disambiguation)
• Rodney Allison (born 1956), American college football coach
• Samuel King Allison (1900–1965), American physicist
• Scott Allison (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
• Stacy Allison, American mountaineer, the first American woman to climb Mount Everest
• Stephen Allison (born 1971), American politician
• Stub Allison (1892–1961), American football, basketball, and baseball coach
• Susan Allison, American editor-in-chief and vice president at Ace Books
• Susan Louisa Moir Allison (1845–1937), Canadian author and pioneer
• Tom Allison (born 1944), Australian rules footballer
• Tomilea Allison (born 1934), American politician
• Wayne Allison (born 1968), English footballer and coach
• Wick Allison (born 1948), American magazine publisher and author
• Will Allison (born 1968), American author
• William B. Allison (1829–1908), American politician
• William Henry Allison (born 1838), Canadian politician
• Wilmer Allison (1904–1977), American amateur tennis champion
• Young E. Allison (1853–1932), American writer and newspaper editor
• Mose John Allison (1927-2016), Jr. was an American jazz blues pianist, singer and songwriter
• Winfield Scott Allison, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1908
• William H. Allison Jr., American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1972
• William N. Allison, American Republican politician, Candidate for West Virginia State House of Delegates from Hancock County, 1972
• William Francis Allison (1892-1945), American politician, Delegate to Montana convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933
• William F. Allison, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Guantanamo, 1884
• William Boyd Allison (1829-1908), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860, 1904;U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1863-71; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1873-1908; Candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888, 1896
• William Allison, American politician, Member of New York State Senate Middle District, 1782-86; Member of New York State Assembly from Orange County, 1794-95
• Vivian Allison, American Democrat politician, Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1969
• Tomilea Allison, American politician, Mayor of Bloomington, Indiana, 1983-95

Allyson

• June Allyson, American film and television actress

American Revolution Veterans

• Achis Allison; enlisted in North Carolina; Rank of Private
• Bengaman Allison; enlisted in 1777
• Benjamin Allison; Rank of Fifer
• Bradley Allison; enlisted in Virginia; Rank of Corporal
• Bradly Allison; enlisted August 5, 1775 in Virginia; Rank of Corporal
• Bradly Allison; enlisted February 14, 1775 in Virginia; Rank of Corporal
• Bradly Allison; enlisted June 9, 1777 in Virginia; Rank of Corporal
• Bradly Allison; enlisted November 28, 1776 – April 1, 1777 in Virginia; Rank of Corporal
• Bradly Allison; enlisted October 28 1776 – November 28, 1776 in Virginia; Rank of Corporal
• Bradly Allison; enlisted September 28 1776 – October 28 1776 in Virginia; Rank of Corporal
• Ganlp Allison; enlisted February 16, 1776 – May 28, 1779 in New York
• Geo Allison; enlisted July 1777 in Virginia; Rank of Private
• George Allison; enlisted December 1777 in Virginia; Rank of Private
• George Allison; enlisted in Virginia
• Ginge Allison; enlisted June 1777 in Virginia; Rank of Private
• Henry Allison; enlisted in Georgia; Rank of 2^nd Lieutenant
• Henry Allison; enlisted in Georgia; Rank of Lieutenant
• Henry Allison; enlisted in Georgia; Rank of Quarter Lieutenant
• Isaac Allison; enlisted in New York
• James Allison; enlisted in Pennsylvania
• James Allison; enlisted in Pennsylvania; Rank of Sergeant
• James Allison; enlisted September 9, 1776 in Virginia
• Jeremiah Allison; enlisted February 16, 1776 – May 28, 1778 in New York
• Jeremiah Allison; enlisted in New York
• Jessy Allison; enlisted in Virginia
• Jno Allison; enlisted in December 1775 in Pennsylvania; Rank of Ensign
• Jno Allison; enlisted in Virginia; Rank of Lieutenant Colonel
• John Allison Sr; enlisted June 28, 1775 in New York; Rank of Private
• John Allison; enlisted in New York
• John Allison; enlisted in New York
• John Allison; enlisted in New York; Rank of Fifer
• John Allison; enlisted in New York; Rank of Sergeant
• John Allison; enlisted in Virginia; Rank of Alert
• John Allison; enlisted in Virginia; Rank of Colonel
• John Allison; Rank of Colonel
• John D. Allison; enlisted February 16, 1776 – May 28, 1778 in New York
• Joseph Allison; enlisted February 16, 1776 – May 28, 1778 in New York
• Joseph Allison; enlisted in New York
• Joseph Allison; Rank of Drummer
• Joseph Allison; Rank of Fifer
• Joseph Allison; Rank of Private
• Joseph B. Allison; enlisted February 16, 1776 – May 28, 1778 in New York
• Joseph B. Allison; enlisted in New York
• Joseph D. Allison; enlisted February 16, 1776 – May 28, 1778 in New York
• Matthew Allison; enlisted February 16, 1776 – May 28, 1778 in New York
• Matthew Allison; enlisted in New York
• Michael Allison; enlisted in New York; Rank of Private
• Peter Allison; enlisted in New York
• Peter Allison; enlisted June 28, 1775 in New York
• Pter Allison; enlisted February 16, 1776 – May 28, 1778 in New York
• Richard Allison; April 4, 1775 in Pennsylvania; Rank of Mate
• Richard Allison; enlisted June 28, 1775 in New York; Rank of Corporal
• Richd Allison; enlisted in New York; Rank of Private
• Rob Allison; enlisted in Pennsylvania; Rank of Ensign
• Rob Allison; enlisted in Pennsylvania; Rank of Lieutenant
• Robt Allison; Rank of Ensign
• Saml Allison; enlisted in New York
• Samuel Allison; enlisted in New York
• Thomas Allison; enlisted February 16, 1776 – May 28, 1778 in New York; Rank of Sergeant
• Thomas Allison; enlisted in New York; Rank of Private
• Thomas Allison; enlisted July 6 1775-October 11, 1783 in Pennsylvania
• Thomas Allison; enlisted June 28, 1775 in New York
• Thomas B. Allison; enlisted February 16, 1776 – May 28, 1778 in New York
• Thos Allison; enlisted in New York; Rank of Sergeant
• Thos Allison; enlisted in Virginia; Rank of Lieutenant Colonel
• William Allison; enlisted in New York
• William Allison; enlisted in Pennsylvania; Rank of Ensign
• Wm Allison; Rank of Colonel

 Civil War Veterans Born between 1815-1820

• Abraham Allison born 1819 lived in Stephenson, Ilinois
• Alexr M. Allison born 1819 lived in Pennsylvania
• Andrew B. Allison born 1819 lived in Indiana, Pennsylvania
• Charles Allison born 1819 lived in New York
• Christopher Allison born 1818 lived in Ray, Missouri
• D.P. Allison born 1820 lived in Illinois
• David Allison born 1820 lived in Ohio
• Ebenezer Allison born 1819 lived in Lawrence, Pennsylvania
• Erasmus Allison born 1819 lived in Missouri
• Geo W. Allison born 1820 lived in Fayette, Kentucky
• George M. Allison born 1819 lived in New York
• George M. Allison born 1819 lived in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
• Isaac W. Allison born 1819 lived in New York
• J.W. Allison born 1820 lived in Kentucky
• Jacob Allison born 1819 lived in York, Pennsylvania
• James Allison born 1815 lived in Pennsylvania
• James Allison born 1818 lived in Ohio
• James Allison born 1819 lived in Logan, Kentucky
• James G. Allison born 1820 lived in Jefferson, Indiana
• Jesses Allison born 1819 lived in Reynolds, Missouri
• John A. Allison born 1819 lived in Henry, Indiana
• John A. Allison born 1820 lived in Henry, Indiana
• John Allison born 1819 lived in Cooper, Missouri
• John Allison born 1819 lived in New York
• John Allison born 1819 lived in Pennsylvania
• John Allison born 1820 lived in McDonough, Illinois
• John C. Allison born 1820 lived in Fulton, Illinois
• Jonathan Allison born 1820 lived in York, Pennsylvania
• Joseph Allison born 1820 lived in Dade, Missouri
• Joseph W. Allison born 1819 lived in Daviess, Indiana
• Leon Allison born 1820 lived in Rhode Island
• Lewis Allison born 1819 born Chester, Pennsylvania
• Matthew E. Allison born 1819 lived in Henderson, Illinois
• Michael Allison born 1819 lived in New York
• Nelson Allison born 1819 lived in New York
• Ralph Allison born 1820 lived in Butler, Ohio
• Richard Allison born 1819 lived in Warren, Ohio
• Robert Allison born 1819 lived in Henry, Indiana
• Robert Allison born 1819 lived in New York
• Robert C. Allison born 1820 lived in Henry, Indiana
• W.H. Allison born 1819 lived in Athens, Ohio
• Wiliam Allison born 1819 lived in St. Joseph, Michigan

References

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2. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
3. www.forebearers.ie
4. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, written: 1872-1896 by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
5. http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Allison
6. https://archive.org/stream/historyofalisono00morr/historyofalisono00morr_djvu.txt
7. Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers V1
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11. British Roots of Maryland FamiliesFounders and Patriots of America Index by: National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America
12. Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700
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14. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
15. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
16. Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 64)

Allison Coat of Arms Meaning

See glossary for symbol meaning.