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ID:20 James Allen 1880-1963
Gaz's 2nd Great Uncle

Birth	2nd December 1880	Dudley, Worcestershire
Death	March 1963	Cannock, Staffordshire
Mother	Mary Ann Benbow (b.1854) /ID:100

Father	Charles Henry Allen (b.1852) /ID:9
Siblings	Charles Allen (b.1873) /ID:5
	Edward A Allen (b.1875) /ID:14
	William Allen (b.1877) /ID:39
	James Allen (b.1880) /ID:20
	Mark Henry Allen (b.1882) /ID:29
	John Allen (b.1888) /ID:24

Spouse	Eliza Jackson (b.1879)/ID:338
Children	Mary Ann Allen (b.1900)/ID:32
	John Thomas Allen (b.1904)/ID:26
	Elizabeth Allen (b.1906)/ID:15
	Jane Allen (b.1909)/ID:22
	James Henry Allen (b.1910)/ID:21
	Evelyn B Allen (b.1913)/ID:18
	Charles Henry Allen (b.1915)/ID:10
	William Edward Allen (b.1919)/ID:41
	Eliza A Allen (b.1921)/ID:1742
	Lucy A Allen (b.1923)/ID:1743
	+ 2 unknown who died before 1911

1880

2nd Dec 1880 - Birth of James Allen

James Allen was born Dudley.
He was the fourth son of Charles Henry and Mary Ann Allen nee Benbow. He was christened at St. Thomas' in Dudley on 29th December 1880.

1881

3 April 1881 - The 1881 census for '28, Vauxhall Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Charles Allen	Head	29	1852	Male	Kidderminster, Worcs	Bricklayers Labourer
Mary Allen	Wife	28	1853	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Charles Allen	Son	9	1872	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Scholar
Edward Allen	Son	6	1875	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Scholar
William Allen	Son	3	1878	Male	Dudley, Worcs
James Allen	Son	4 mths	1880	Male	Dudley, Worcs

1891

5th April 1891 - 1891 Census for 'Yawley Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Charles Allen	Head	41	1850	Male	Worcester, Worcs	Bricklayers Labourer
Mary A Allen	Wife	39	1852	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Edward A Allen	Son	16	1875	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Coal Miner
William Allen	Son	14	1877	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Iron Moulder
James Allen	Son	10	1881	Male	Dudley, Worcs
Mark Allen	Son	8	1883	Male	Dudley, Worcs
John Allen	Son	4	1887	Male	Dudley, Worcs

1900

10th September 1900 - Marriage of James Allen & Eliza Jackson

James married Eliza Jackson from Dudley in their hometown. 

1900

December 1900 - Birth of Mary Ann Allen in Dudley

Daughter, Mary Ann was born late Nov to Early December in Dudley and was christened on 5th December 1900.

1901

31st March 1901 - 1901 Census for '3, Dunn Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
James Allen	Head	21	1880	Male	Dudley	Bricklayers Labourer
Eliza Allen	Wife	21	1880	Female	Dudley
Mary A Allen	Daughter	4mths	1900	Female	Dudley

1904

27th Feb 1904 - Birth of son, John Thomas in Dudley

1906

6 May 1906- Birth of daughter, Elizabeth Allen in Dudley

1909

Early 1909 - Birth of daughter, Jane Allen in Dudley

1909-1910

The family move to Hednesford , Staffordshire.

1910

27 Jul 1910 - Birth of son James Henry in Cannock

1911

2 April 1911 - 1911 Census for '17 Bradford St, Hightown, Hednesford'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
James Allen	Head	31	1880	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Miner - Hewers Loader
Eliza Allen	Wife	31	1880	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Mary Ann Allen	Daughter	11	1900	Female	Dudley, Worcs
John Thomas Allen	Son	7	1904	Male	Dudley, Worcs
Lizzie Allen	Daughter	5	1906	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Jane Allen	Daughter	2	1909	Female	Dudley, Worcs
James Allen	Son	8mths	1910	Male	Hednesford, Staffs

We know from the 1911 census that there were two more children who had died before 1911.

1913

20th Sept 1913 - Birth of daughter, Evelyn B in Hednesford.

1915

29th July 1915 - Birth of son Charles Henry in Hednesford.

1919

29th Oct 1919 - Birth of son William Edward in Hednesford.

1921

25 Jan 1921 - Birth of daughter Eliza A Allen in Cannock.

1923

1923 - Birth of daughter Lucy A Allen in Cannock.

1939

2 April 1939 - 1939 Registry for '46 John Street, Wimblebury'

Name	Gender	DOB	Status	Occupation
James Allen	Male	02/12/1880	Married	Miner - Retired
Eliza Allen	Female	20/10/1879	Married	UDD
Elizabeth Allen	Female	06/05/1906	Single	Tiler Maker- Bricky
James H Allen	Male	27/07/1910	Single	Roof Tile Maker
Charles H Allen	Male	29/07/1915	Single	Roof Tile Maker
William E Allen	Male	29/10/1919	Single	Roof Tile Maker
Eliza Allen	Female	25/01/1921	Single	Machinist- Nut & Bolt
Closed Record -(Lucy?)

1963

James died in 1963 in Cannock, Staffordshire. His death was registered in Cannock between Jan - Mar.