Person:Frederick Allen (8)

Frederick Allen was born on 17th February 1863 at Markyate, son of a straw hat sewer called Hannah Allen, formerly Harbon, and her husband George Allen, a straw hat blocker and bricklayer. Markyate village at this time straddled several parishes and two counties, and it seems most likely that Frederick was born in the section of the village which was in the parish of Caddington in Hertfordshire, based on where his siblings were born and where the family lived in the censuses. Markyate would not become a civil parish in its own right until 1897.

Frederick appears in the 1871 census living with his parents and siblings on the High Road in Markyate, described as a sewer's son. He was baptised at Markyate in 1873, aged ten, alongside three of his siblings.

The 1881 census finds the family living on Windmill Lane in Markyate, and both Frederick and his older brother Amos were described as ginger beer makers.

On 28th December 1889, aged 26, Frederick married Emily Moss at Caddington. She already had two children, to whom Frederick became stepfather. Frederick and Emily went on to have another six children together between 1890 and 1900, with the youngest two being twins.

The 1891 census finds the family living at Aley Green in the parish of Caddington, very close to Markyate. Frederick was working as a straw hat blocker, whilst Emily was a bonnet sewer. By 1901 they had returned to Markyate, settling on Hicks Road there (or Hicks Lane as it was called in 1891).

Frederick's stepson Horace was killed in action in France during the First World War in 1917.

Emily died in 1934, aged 73. Frederick survived her by eight years. At the outbreak of the Second World War he was living at Hicks Road in Markyate with his daughter Annie and her family. Frederick died in 1942, aged 79.

1. ↑ 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 1568; Folio 9; Page 9, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: High Road, Caddington, Hertfordshire
   George Allen, head, married, male, 34 [1836/7], Bricklayer, b. Markyate Street, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Allen, wife, married, female, 28 [1842/3], Sewer, b. Redbourne, Hertfordshire
   Amos Allen, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Sewer son, b. Redbourne, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Allen, son, male, 7 [1863/4], Sewer son, b. Markyate Street, Hertfordshire
   Emma Allen, daughter, female, 5 [1865/6], Sewer daughter, b. Markyate Street, Hertfordshire
   Charles Allen, son, male, 2 [1869/70], Sewer son, b. Markyate Street, Hertfordshire

   Although the census page itself does not explicitly say that this household is at Markyate, the enumerator's description of the district makes clear that it is the part of Caddington parish which included Markyate.

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Markyate Parish Registers, 1855-1972. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Caddington in the County of Hertford in the Year 1873
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   169	1873 April 9th	Frederick	George & Hannah	Allen	Markyate Street, Caddington	Labourer	F.W. Adye

   Baptised same day as siblings Charles, Emma and Henry. Although top of page says baptisms in the parish of Caddington, start of book makes clear that this register belongs to the chapel of St John's at Markyate rather than the parish church of All Saints at Caddington. Markyate did not become a separate civil parish until 1897.

3. ↑ 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 1653; Folio 120; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Windmill Lane, Markyate Street, Caddington, Hertfordshire
   George Allen, head, married, male, 49 [1831/2], Straw Hat Blocker, b. Flamstead, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Allen, wife, married, female, 39 [1841/2], Straw Hat Sewer, b. Redbourn, Hertfordshire
   Amos Allen, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1860/1], Ginger Beer Maker, b. Redbourn, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Allen, son, male, 17 [1863/4], Ginger Beer Maker, b. Markyate Street, Hertfordshire
   Charles Allen, son, male, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Markyate Street, Hertfordshire
   Harry Allen, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Markyate Street, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Allen, son, male, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Markyate Street, Hertfordshire
   Lizzy Allen, daughter, female, 4 [1876/7], b. Markyate Street, Hertfordshire
   Minnie Allen, daughter, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Markyate Street, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ 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 1275; Folio 134; Page 7, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Aley Green, Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Four rooms occupied
   Frederick Allen, head, married, male, 27 [1863/4], Straw Hat Blocker, employed, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Emily Allen, wife, married, female, 29 [1861/2], Bonnet Sewer, employed, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Lizzie Allen, daughter, female, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Horace Allen, son, male, 3 [1887/8], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire
   Flora Allen, daughter, female, 11mo [1890], b. Caddington, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ 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 1327; Folio 62; Page 9, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Hick's Lane, Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Four rooms occupied
   Frederick Allen, head, married, male, 36 [1864/5], Straw Hat Blocker, worker, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Emma Allen, wife, married, female, 38 [1862/3], Straw Hat Sewer, worker, at home, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Lizzie Allen, daughter, single, female, 18 [1882/3], Straw Hat Sewer, worker, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Horace Allen, son, male, 14 [1886/7], b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Florence Allen, daughter, female, 11 [1889/90], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Charles Allen, son, male, 9 [1891/2], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Nellie Allen, daughter, female, 6 [1894/5], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Annie Allen, daughter, female, 3 [1897/8], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Eva Allen, daughter, 6 months [1900], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Ivy Allen, daughter, 6 months [1900], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire

6. ↑ 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 7765; Schedule 123, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 21 Hicks Road, Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Five rooms occupied
   Fredrick Allen, head, male, 48 [1862/3], married, Blocker Straw trade, Straw Hat, worker in Luton, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Emily Allen, wife, female, 49 [1861/2], married 21 years, 9 children born, 8 still living, Straw Hat machinist, worker at Home, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Horace Allen, son, male, 23 [1887/8], single, Farm labourer, worker in Markyate, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Charlie Allen, son, male, 19 [1891/2], single, Blocker Straw trade, worker in Luton, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Nellie Allen, daughter, female, 16 [1894/5], single, Straw Hat machinist, worker at home, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Annie Allen, daughter, female, 13 [1897/8], School, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Eva Allen, daughter, female, 10 [1900/1], School, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Ivy Allen, daughter, female, 10 [1900/1], School, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Hemel Hempstead Rural District, 29 Sep 1939.

   "No number or name", Hicks Road, Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Vass, Annie / female / b. 22 Oct 1897 / widow / Unpaid domestic duties
   [one record closed]
   Vass, Christine E. / female / b. 21 Jan 1932 / single / at school
   Vass [later hand has changed to "Porter", Audrey M. / female / b. 19 Nov 1935 / single / under school age
   Allen, Frederick / male / b. 17 Feb 1863 / widower / Farm Labourer
   Jegg, Robert F. / male / b. 27 Jun 1909 / single / Public works Contract Labourer

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

   d. Frederick ALLEN, December Quarter 1942, Hemel Hempstead Registration District, Volume 3a, page 1294, aged 79 [1862/3]

   Place of death given as Markyate on basis that it was in the Hemel Hempstead registration district at the time and as Frederick lived most of his life in or near Markyate quite likely that he would have died there too - death certificate would need to be obtained to confirm place of death.

9. ↑ The Frederick Allen whose birth was registered in the March Quarter of 1864 in St Albans district is not this person - the births index shows that the 1864 child's mother's maiden name was Barker, which fits with the Frederick son of Joseph Allen and Eliza Allen formerly Barker, who can all be found in the 1871 census living at Sandridge.