Allingham of Sracreeghan, Killasnet Parish, Leitrim, Ireland
Thomas Allingham was born about 1798 and was a farmer in Sracreeghan, Killasnet Parish, Co. Leitrim, Ireland. This part of the parish seems to also have been called Glencar or Glenlough. He had 3 children that we know of but I think there must have been more. Elizabeth Allingham was born about 1826 and married John McBrien around 1861. Ruth Allingham was probably born around 1838 or 1840 and her marriage to Matthew Greer is discussed on my Greer page . John Allingham was born in 1861 and by 1883 had moved to Miltown Malbay, Co Clare (some records spell it Milltown Malbay).
Thomas Allingham died on 2 Aug 1883 at age 85 and was a widower. He had been sick with cancer of the neck and his son John was present at his death in Sracreeghan (or Sracreghan). John's residence is Milltown Malbay, Co Clare on the death certificate.
What I do not know if there were more than 3 children. I also do not know if all 3 of the known children had the same mother.
The son John Allingham is probably the John Allingham who was a constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), later a Sergeant in the RIC, and then a Clerk of the Petty Sessions. He married Sarah Martin of Dublin (while a constable) and they had at least 6 children (Florence Elizabeth, Robert Carson, Annie E., Eveline Mary, Dorinda Jane, and Edward Victor). Robert Carson Allingham and Edward Victor Allingham were casualties of WWI.
As of now, I think John Allingham enlisted in the RIC in 1879 in Leitrim, was promoted to Sergeant by 1893, and retired from the RIC in 1904. In 1904 he was elected Clerk of the Petty Sessions in Miltown Malbay. Census records show the family in Miltown Malbay, Clare in 1901 and 1911.
A good source for Allingham information is RalphInLA's Allingham pages. More information about John Allingham and family is on his Find A Grave Memorial.
