George followed the path of many men in the late 19th Century. He worked in the coalfields of Leicestershire, England. The NMRS website indicates that there were coal mines near Nailstone and Bagworth.

George Henry Allen

Born: 1853 in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Father: William Philip Allen (1832 to 1903)
Mother: Mary Bennett (1834 to 1918)

Spouse: Frances Blower (1851 to 1930)

Married: 1876 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Children:

Eliza Ann Allen (1877 to 1961)
Mary Alice Allen (27 FEB 1879 to 1971)
Jim Allen (14 JUL 1880 to 1962)
John Tom Allen (18 JAN 1887 to 21 DEC 1970)
David George Allen (18 JAN 1887 to 1941)
Jane Ellen Allen (1893 to Unknown)
Sarah Ellen Allen (1911 to 1911)

Died: 19 NOV 1933 in Ibstock, Leicestershire, England

Timeline:

1861 Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England
1871 Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, Englan
1876 Marriage to Frances
1877 Birth of daughter, Eliza
1879 Birth of daughter, Mary
1880 Birth of son, Jim
1881 Markfield, Leicestershire, England
1887 Birth of twin sons, David & John
1891 Nailstone, Leicestershire, England
1893 Birth of daughter, Jane
1901 Nailstone, Leicestershire, England
1903 Death of father, William
1911 Birth of daughter, Sarah
1911 Death of daughter, Sarah
1911 Nailstone, Leicestershire, England
1918 Death of mother, Mary
1927 Death of sister, Ellen
1928 Death of brother, William
1930 Death of wife, Frances
1933 Death and Burial

Occupation: coal miner

Records:

1861 to 1911 England Census Records
Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

Variations of Surname: none

George followed the path of many men in the late 19th Century. He worked in the coalfields of Leicestershire, England. The NMRS website indicates that there were coal mines near Nailstone and Bagworth.

George’s Wife:

Frances Blower:

Frances was born in 1851 in Bagworth, Leicestershire, England. She died in 1930 in Nailstone, Leicestershire, England.

Frances’ father was David Blower. He was born in 1826 in Rearsby, Leicestershire, England. He died on 23 JAN 1881 in Bagworth, Leicestershire, England.

Frances’ mother was Sarah Black. She was born in 1824 in Rearsby, Leicestershire, England. She died on 4 NOV 1910 in Bagworth, Leicestershire, England.

Frances had seven brothers and sisters. The three oldest children were born in Barlestone. The other children were born in Bagworth.

David Blower Black (1847)
Mary Ann Blower (1849)
John Blower (1856)
George Blower (1861)
Thomas Blower (1865)
Elizabeth Blower (1867)
Reuben Blower (1870)

George and Frances’ Daughters:

Eliza Ann Allen:

Eliza was born on 14 JUL 1877 in Bagworth, Leicestershire, England. She died in 1961 in Nailstone, Leicestershire, England.

Eliza married James William Perkins in 1900 in Nailstone, Leicestershire, England. One child was born during their marriage:

James William Henry Perkins (1904)

James William Perkins was born on 15 MAR 1875 in Snarestone, Leicestershire, England. He died on 14 JAN 1949 in Nailstone, Leicestershire, England.

Mary Alice Allen:

Mary Ann was born on 27 FEB 1879 in Bagworth, Leicestershire, England. She died in 1971 in Ibstock, Leicestershire, England.

Mary Ann married George William Springett in 1898 in Nailstone, Leicestershire, England. Four children were born during their marriage. The three oldest children were born in Battram. The youngest child was born in Ibstock.

George William Springett (1900)
Elizabeth Annie Springett (1903)
Jane Helen Springett (1905)
Phyllis D B Springett (1916)

George William Springett was born on 1 JUN 1873 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. He died in 1956 in Ibstock, Leicestershire, England.

Jane Ellen Allen:

Jane was born in 1893 in Bagworth, Leicestershire, England. I do not know if she married or when she died.

I could not find a marriage or death record in the Market Bosworth Registration District. This indicates that Jane moved out of the area. She may have also immigrated to another country.

If you are a descendant of Jane Ellen Allen, please contact me. My email is dlwakenight@yahoo.com. You can also leave a message in the Comment Section of this post.

The Allen Family:

The Surname Database indicates that the surname Allen is of Gaelic and Breton origins:  

“The Bretons, who were originally British settlers in France, returned as invaders with William, Duke of Normandy, otherwise known as ‘The Conqueror’ in 1066, and in so doing it is claimed, re-introduced the name into England.”

The House of Names website explains:

“The name was popular among the Breton followers of William the Conqueror due to St. Alan (St Alain), a 5th-century bishop from Quimper, Brittany. During the Middle Ages, parents often named their children after saints in the hope that the child would be blessed or protected by the saint.”

“The surname Allen was first found in the lands of Shropshire, where Walter Fitz Alan of Brittany held a family seat after the Norman Conquest of 1066.”

An article on Wikipedia indicates that Walter was a son of Alan Fitz Flaad:

“Alan Fitz Flaad, a Breton knight, was awarded lands in Shropshire by King Henry I.  Although the surname was also common in Scotland and Ireland, it was probably Alan’s descendants who populated these counties.”

The Allen ancestors that you find in this family tree settled in the counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire in England. Shropshire lies directly northwest of these counties.

The progenitor of this family tree was Philip Allen. He was the second illegitimate son of Lucy Allen. Her parents were William and Mary Allen. They remain a mystery at this time.

Do you have Allen ancestors who lived in this area of England? Do you have information on Lucy’s parents? If you know the answer to this question, please contact me. My email is dlwakenight@yahoo.com. You can also leave a message in the Comments Section of this post.

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