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Facts and Events
| Name |
William Henry Allen |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
21 Nov 1888 |
Devonport, Devon, England |
| Christening[2] |
10 Jan 1889 |
Plymouth, Devon, EnglandSt Peter |
| Census[3] |
5 Apr 1891 |
Devonport, Devon, England15 Wake Street |
| Census[4] |
31 Mar 1901 |
Brixham, Devon, EnglandBritish Seamen's Orphan Boys Homes |
| Census[5] |
2 Apr 1911 |
Devonport, Devon, England9 Stuart Terrace |
William Henry Allen was born on 21st November 1888 at Devonport in Devon, son of Mary Ann Allen, formerly Harry, and her husband John Burridge Allen, a seaman. William appears in the 1891 census living with his parents and siblings in two rooms at 15 Wake Street in Devonport.
In 1895, when William was about seven years old, his mother died. His father remarried later that year, but then died three year later, leaving William an orphan at the age of about ten years old. The 1901 census finds him living at the British Seamen's Orphan Boys Home in Brixham. By 1911 William had returned to Devonport, and he and his brother Albert were lodging together. William at this time was working as a driver for an earthenware merchant.
William has yet to be traced after 1911; there were several William H. Allens living in the Plymouth area at this time, making it hard to differentiate between them.
References
- ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. William Henry ALLEN, December Quarter 1888, Stoke Damerel Registration District, Volume 5b, page 330
- ↑ 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 1889
When Born: Nov 21 1888
When Baptized: Jan 10 1889
Child's Christian Name: William Henry
Parents' Names - Christian: John & Mary Ann
Parents' Names - Surname: Allen
Abode: 15 Wake St
Quality, Trade, or Profession: Pensioner
By whom the Ceremony was performed: F.H. Leeper
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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 2066; Folio 72; Page 15, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: B[ritish] S[eamen's] O[rphan] Boys Home, Brixham, Devon
[many inmates, including:]
William Allen, male, 12 [1888/9], Inmate of Orphanage, b. Devonport, Devon
- ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 13046; Schedule 38, 2 Apr 1911.
Address: 9 Stuart Terrace, Devonport
6 rooms occupied
Thomas William Bennett, head, male, 74 [1836/7], widower, married 30 years, 1 child died, Retired Ropemaker, b. Stoke, Devonport, Devon
Nellie Bennett, daughter in law, female, 33 [1877/8], widow, childless, House Keeper, b. Dublin, Scotland [sic]
John Ritchie Macdougall, boarder, male, 37 [1873/4], single, Shipwright - Government, worker, b. Scotland
Albert Sydney Allen, boarder, male, 27 [1883/4], single, House Furnisher - Draper, worker, b. Devonport, Devon
William Henry Allen, boarder, male, 24 [1886/7], single, Driver - Earthenware merchants, worker, b. Devonport, Devon
John George Polloxfen Bray, boarder, male, 24 [1886/7], Shipwright - Government, worker, b. Devonport, Devon
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