Person:Peter Allen (13)

Peter Henry Allen was born in 1847 at Little Stanmore in Middlesex, son of a Sarah Allen, formerly Whitlock, and her husband Peter Allen, a pig dealer. The parish of Little Stanmore included the western side of the town of Edgware, which Peter later gave as his place of birth. The 1851 census finds young Peter living with his parents and siblings on Edgware Road in the parish of Hendon - another parish which at its edge was very close to the town of Edgware. By 1861 Peter had left home and was living at Marylebone in the western suburbs of London with his brother Frederick, their sister Martha, who had been widowed already by the age of 23, and her daughter. At this time Peter was described as a servant. By 1871 Peter's mother had died and he had returned to live with his father and brothers George and Henry at Boundary Bridge House Farm in Hendon - presumably the bridge referred to was Edgware Bridge just south of the town crossing Edgware Brook which was the boundary between Edgware and Hendon parishes.

In about 1879, if not before, Peter settled in the Paddington area of London, living with a Sarah Jane Lewis. They presented themselves as though married, although no actual marriage record has been found for them yet. Whilst Sarah was pregnant with their first child Peter was thrown from a horse in Grays Inn Road and had to spend time in the Royal Free Hospital.

Between 1880 and 1885 Peter and Sarah had four children together, who were all baptised in 1886 at St Barnabas's Church in Marylebone. By the time of the 1891 census the family had settled at Adpar Mews in Paddington, just off the Edgware Road, where they had two rooms. They were still at Adpar Mews in the 1901 census, but by then had three rooms.

Peter's eldest son married in 1899, and he became a grandfather shortly afterwards. Both Peter's daughters married during 1902.

Peter died in 1905, aged 58. Sarah outlived him by several years.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Peter Henry ALLEN, June Quarter 1847, Hendon Registration District, Volume 3, page 223, mother's maiden name Whitlock

   Whilst no marriage for Peter and Sarah Lewis has yet been found, this birth has been linked to the Peter Allen who lived as an adult with Sarah Lewis on the basis that it is in the district which covered Edgware, which he consistently gave as his place of birth whilst living with Sarah, at about the right time to correspond with the age he gave, and the 1871 census shows that the Peter born in 1847 had become a horse dealer, which is the same occupation as that of the Peter Allen who lived with Sarah Lewis. Given that in his first census appearance at the age of four his parents gave his place of birth as Little Stanmore (which immediately adjoins the town of Edgware) it is considered that he was probably actually born in Little Stanmore. His birth certificate would need to be obtained to confirm the place of birth.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1700; Folio 523; Page 2, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Edgware Road, Hendon, Middlesex
   Peter Allan, head, married, male, 43 [1807/8], Pig Dealer, b. Syresham, Northamptonshire
   Sarah Allan, wife, married, female, 43 [1807/8], b. Syresham, Northamptonshire
   William Allan, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1831/2], Letter Carrier, b. Syresham, Northamptonshire
   Frederick Allan, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1833/4], Farm Labourer, b. Syresham, Northamptonshire
   Martha Allan, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], b. Syresham, Northamptonshire
   Sarah Allan, daughter, female, 12 [1838/9], Scholar, b. Little Stanmore, Middlesex
   Thomas Allan, son, male, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Little Stanmore, Middlesex
   James Allan, son, male, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Little Stanmore, Middlesex
   John Allan, son, male, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Little Stanmore, Middlesex
   Edward Allan, son, male, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Little Stanmore, Middlesex
   Peter Allan, son, male, 4 [1846/7], Scholar, b. Little Stanmore, Middlesex
   Henry Allan, son, male, 10m [1850], b. Little Stanmore, Middlesex

3. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 86; Folio 21; Page 51, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 1 Millners Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex
   Martha Kendal, head, widow, female, 23 [1837/8], Dressmaker, b. Syresham, Northamptonshire
   Alice Kendal, daughter, unmarried, female, 3 months [1860/1], b. Marylebone, Middlesex
   F. Allen, brother, unmarried, male, 27 [1833/4], Servant, b. Northamptonshire
   Peter Allen, brother, unmarried, male, 15 [1845/6], Servant, b. Edgware, Middlesex

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1330; Folio 35; Page 2, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: The Boundary Bridge House Farm, Hendon, Middlesex
   Peter Allen, head, widower, male, 60 [1810/11], Horse Dealer, b. Syresham, Northamptonshire
   George Allen, son, unmarried, male, 25 [1845/6], Horse Dealer, b. Hendon, Middlesex
   Peter Allen, son, unmarried, male, 23 [1847/8], Horse Dealer, b. Hendon, Middlesex
   Henry Allen, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1850/1], Horse Dealer, b. Hendon, Middlesex
   William Brudwell, servant, unmarried, male, 22 [1848/9], Horse Keeper, b. Oundle, Northamptonshire

5.   Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper
   14 Sep 1879.

   YESTERDAY'S SUMMARY
   Peter Allen, aged 30, horse-dealer, of 15, Brompton-street, Hall-park, Paddington, was admitted to the Royal Free hospital yesterday, having received severe injuries through being thrown off a horse in Gray's-inn-road.

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 6; Folio 30; Page 27, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 15 Campbell Street, Paddington, Middlesex
   Peter Allen, head, married, male, 32 [1848/9], Horse dealer, b. Edgware, Middlesex
   Sarah Allen, wife, married, female, 31 [1849/50], NK, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Peter A. Allen, son, male, 14m [1879/80], b. Paddington, Middlesex

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 4; Folio 34; Page 61, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 2 Adpar Mews, Paddington, London
   Two rooms occupied
   Peter Allen, head, married, male, 41 [1849/50], Dealer, b. Edgware, Middlesex
   Sarah Allen, wife, married, female, 40 [1850/1], b. Ashley, Bedfordshire
   Alice Allen, daughter, single, female, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Paddington
   Peter Allen, son, single, male, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. Paddington
   Thomas Allen, son, single, male, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Paddington

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 1; Folio 114; Page 2, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Adpar Mews, Paddington, London
   Three rooms occupied
   Peter Allen, head, married, male, 52 [1848/9], Groom stableman, b. Edgware, Middlesex
   Sarah Allen, wife, married, female, 50 [1850/1], b. Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Alice Allen, daughter, single, female, 18 [1882/3], Servant domestic, b. Paddington, London
   Beatrice Allen, daughter, single, female, 17 [1883/4], Servant domestic, b. Paddington, London
   Thomas Allen, son, single, male, 16 [1884/5], Shop boy, b. Marylebone, London

9. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Peter ALLEN, September Quarter 1905, Paddington Registration District, Volume 1a, page 6, aged 56 [1848/9]