Bryce Allan (1 March 1859 – 22 August 1922) was a

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player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for

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Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 4 December 1880. He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 5 February 1881.

International career

He was capped for

just the once, in 1881, against Ireland.

Business career

He became a merchant and shipowner, along with his brothers Henry Allan and Richard Gilkinson Allan. They ran the Clyde firm, the Allan Line Steamship Company; founded by their grandfather Alexander Allan. In 1905, he took a lease of the North Bute shootings. The value of Allan's estate when he died was £224,358, 3 shillings and 10 pence.

Family

He was born to James Allan (1808-1880) and Eleanor Blair Gilkinson (1822-1868), one of 8 children. He married Anne Smiley Clark in 1886. They had 2 children; Annie Clark (Nita) Allan and James Bryce Allan.

References

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