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Facts and Events
Reginald George Allen was born on 1st November 1886 at Plymouth in Devon, son of Mary Ann Allen, formerly Harry, and her husband John Burridge Allen, a naval pensioner. Reginald was baptised when a few weeks old, at which time the family was living at 3 Claremont Place, which was also his maternal grandmother's home.
Reginald appears in the 1891 census living with his parents and siblings at 15 Wake Street in Devonport, where the family of seven people lived in two rooms.
Sadly Reginald died as a boy of just eight years old in 1895.
References
- ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. Reginald George ALLEN, December Quarter 1886, Plymouth Registration District, Volume 5b, page 281
- ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of St Peter's Church, Plymouth. (Plymouth: Plymouth & West Devon Record Office).
BAPTISMS solemnized in the PARISH OF SAINT PETER, PLYMOUTH in the County of Devon, in the year 1886
When Born: Nov 1st 1886
When Baptized: Nov 25th 1886
Child's Christian Name: Reginald George
Parents' Names - Christian: John Burridge & Mary Ann
Parents' Names - Surname: Allen
Abode: 3 Claremont Place
Quality, Trade, or Profession: Naval Pensioner
By whom the Ceremony was performed: A. Preedy
- ↑ 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 1744; Folio 141; Page 45, 5 Apr 1891.
Address: 15 Wake Street, Devonport, Stoke Damerel, Devon
2 rooms occupied
J.B. Allen, head, married, male, 48 [1842/3], Seaman, employed, b. Plymouth, Devon
M.A. Allen, wife, married, female, 38 [1852/3], b. Portsmouth, Hampshire
A.M. Allen, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
A.S. Allen, son, male, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
G.B. Allen, son, male, 4 [1886/7], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
W.H. Allen, son, male, 2 [1888/9], b. Devonport, Devon
W.M. Allen, daughter, female, 1 [1889/90], b. Devonport, Devon
Although the initials here are wrong, there is no evidence of a G.B. Allen from the births index around this time, whereas Reginald George was known to be alive at this time and is otherwise missing. We also know that some of the children were known by their middle names (notably Winifred May), so it may be that Reginald's initials have been transposed to G.R. and poor copying led to it appearing as G.B. on the surviving census returns.
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Reginald George ALLEN, March Quarter 1895, Plymouth Registration District, Volume 5b, page 258, aged 8 [1886/7]
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