Background
He was born at Craigton, Mearns (Strathclyde), Scotland, the son of John Gilmour, a farmer, and Margaret Urie.
He was born at Craigton, Mearns (Strathclyde), Scotland, the son of John Gilmour, a farmer, and Margaret Urie.
Allan Gilmour (29 September 1805 – 18 November 1884) was a businessman in the shipping and timber industries and worked for the family firm in Britain and Canada. In 1821 he was promoted to clerk in the company"s booming Miramichi, New Brunswick branch (Gilmour, Rankin & Company). In 1824 he transferred to a new branch in Bathurst, New Brunswick, and in 1826 joined the Saint John, New Brunswick operation (Robert Rankin and Company).
He died at Glasgow, Scotland.