Person:Thomas Allen (108)

Watchers
m. 17 Jun 1697
  1. Thomas Allen1699 - 1784
  2. Elizabeth Allen1701 -
  3. John Allen1702 -
  4. Sarah Allen1704 - 1704
  5. Jeremiah Allen1706 - 1707
m. 1 Dec 1728
  1. William Allen1729 - 1729
  2. Sarah Allen1731 - 1803
  3. Thomas Allen1735 - 1780
  • HThomas Allen1699 - 1784
  • WMary DraperAbt 1717 - 1754
m. 7 May 1741
  1. John Allen1742 -
  2. Mary Allen1743 - 1780
  3. William Allen1745 - 1782
  4. Richard Allen1747 - 1771
  5. Joseph Allen1748 -
Facts and Events
Name Thomas Allen
Gender Male
Christening[1] 28 Dec 1699 Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Marriage 1 Dec 1728 Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire, Englandto Sarah Ellis
Marriage 7 May 1741 Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire, Englandto Mary Draper
Burial[2] 21 Jan 1784 Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England

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
  1. Church of England. Parish Church of Kirkby-le-Thorpe (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1660-1979. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993).

    1699 / Thomas the son of William Alleyn labourer & Sarah [margin obscured] wife was babtized [sic] December the 28

    Whilst no named connection has been found, this baptism has been linked to the Thomas Allen who married Sarah Ellis and Mary Draper on the basis of the age quoted at his burial, which suggests he was born around 1700, and the fact that he married (both times), had his children and was buried in Kirkby la Thorpe. No evidence has been found to suggest that the Thomas Allen baptised at Kirkby la Thorpe in 1699 died young or married anyone else.

  2. Church of England. Parish Church of Kirkby-le-Thorpe (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1660-1979. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993).

    Burials 1784 / Thomas Allen, Beadsman, aged 83 years buried January 21st