Family
His mother Mrs. Leah Tyrer Allan, the daughter of Dr. John Gamble, died at Toronto, October I7th, 1848, aged 58.
After the death of his first wife, he married Adelaide Schreiber, with whom he had 6 children: George William Allan, Jr., Arthur, Bingham, Maye, Maude, and Audrey.
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