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Thomas Allen
chr.28 Dec 1699 Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England
bur.21 Jan 1784 Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England
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m. 17 Jun 1697
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m. 1 Dec 1728
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m. 7 May 1741
Facts and Events
Thomas Allen was baptised on 28th December 1699 at Kirkby la Thorpe in Lincolnshire, son of Sarah Allen, formerly Rubbins, and her husband William Allen, a labourer. Thomas appears to have been the eldest of the couple's five children, but his two youngest siblings died young. The burial of his youngest brother, Jeremiah, also records that his mother had died, although no burial record has been found for her - presumably she died around 1706, between Jeremiah's baptism but before his burial. Thomas's father William died in 1720. On 1st December 1728 Thomas married Sarah Ellis at Kirkby la Thorpe. They went on to have three children baptised at Kirkby la Thorpe between 1729 and 1735, but the first died as a baby. In 1739 Thomas's wife Sarah died. Thomas was left with two surviving children to look after, who were eight and four when their mother died. Two years after Sarah's death Thomas married again. His second wife was Mary Draper, who at the time of their marriage was living at Ancaster, eight miles west of Kirkby la Thorpe. They settled in Kirkby la Thorpe, where they had a further five children baptised between 1742 and 1748. One of the children's baptisms describes Thomas as a labourer. Mary died in 1754, when she was said to be 37, leaving Thomas a widower for a second time, aged about 55. In 1770 Thomas's son William married, and his first known grandchild was born later that year. Thomas's son Richard died aged 24 in 1771. In December 1780 Thomas's daughter Mary died aged 37, leaving a widower and three young children. Thomas's son Thomas died later that same month, aged 45. In 1782 his son William died aged 37, leaving a widow and four surviving young children. Thomas was buried at Kirkby la Thorpe on 21st January 1784, when he was 84 years old. He had outlived both his wives by many years and had also outlived at least four of his eight children. His burial record describes him as a beadsman, which suggests he was probably living in an alms house before his death. References
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