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ID:40 William Allen 1850-1918
Gaz's 3rd Great Uncle

Birth	28th July 1850	Shrawley, Worcestershire
Death	3rd December 1918	Dudley, Worcestershire
Mother	Sarah A Rutter (b.1925) /ID:589
Father	Charles Allen (b.1818) /ID:6

Siblings	James Rutter (b.1845) /ID:587
	William Allen (b.1850) /ID:40
	Charles Henry Allen (b.1852) /ID.9
	Mary Ann Allen (b.1862)/ID:31
	Walter Allen (b.1864) /ID:38
Spouse	Sarah Ann Benbow (b.1850)/ID:101

Children	Mary Ann Allen (b.1870)/ID:1424
	Susannah Allen (b.1873)/ID:1425
	Maria Allen (b.1878)/ID:1423
	Sarah Allen (b.1880)/ID:1426
	+4 unknown who died before 1911

1850

28th July 1850 - Birth of William Allen in Shrawley, Worcestershire.

1861

1861 Census for 'Millington Road, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Charles Allen	Head		40	1821	Male	Great Witley, Worcs	Cordwainer
Sarah A Allen	Wife		36	1825	Female	Astley, Worcs	Boot Binder
James Allen	Son		13	1848	Male	Astley, Worcs	Boot Closer
William Allen	Son		9	1852	Male	Shrawley, Worcs	Scholar
Charles Allen	Son		5	1856	Male	Astley, Worcs	Scholar

1871

1871 Census for '79 Red Lion Street, Nottingham'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
William Allen	Head (Lodger)	Married	21	1850	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Collier
Sarah Ann Allen	Wife	Married	20	1851	Female	Dudley, Worcs	Charwoman
Mary Ann Allen	Daughter		11 mths	1870	Female	Dudley, Worcs

1880

Around 1880, there is a newspaper clipping about the brothers and sisters appearing at Dudley Police Court after a fight broke out between the brothers.

Transcript: DUDLEY POLICE COURT – Monday  Before J Stokes (Mayor), W. William and C.Cochrane, Regrs  A DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR – Charles Allen, Vauxhall Street, was charged with assaulting Sarah Benbow (his sister in law), on the 2nd inst.  -Complainant stated that the defendant struck her because she endeavoured to prevent him and his brother (William), from fighting. The defendants wife also struck her (Mary Ann, her sister). The defendant admitted the offence, but urged inextenuation that the complainant struck him in the first instance. The row began in Darbys public house in Dock Lane, where he and his brother had been drinking ‘quart to quart’ and at last when it came to his brothers turn to pay he refused, which led to words between them. – In reply to Mr Barradale the defendant stated that he had spent 2s 6d for ale, and when the row began the landlord turned him and his brother out of the house. – Margaret Rutter, sister to the complainant said her sister struck the defendant in the first instance, and that was before they were turned out of the public house. She did not see what took place in the street, nor did she know how her sister came by the black eye. By the Mayor:- She saw her sister lying upon her back in a fit in the street. Did not see anyone strike her. The mayor said it was very disgraceful on her part to come and give such evidence against her sister. Witness: I came here to speak the truth. The mayor said although the defendant would go and spend such a lot of money on beer he did not suppose he had five shillings worth of furniture in his house. In his opinion the defendant was a disgrace to his country. He dared say the defendants house was more like a pig stye than anything else, and the landlord who would permit men to spend so much in his house was worse than the defendant. He was sorry he had not the power to put an end to such conduct. As the defendant had so much money to spend on beer he would endeavour to see how much he had to get him out of that difficulty. He would fine him 10s. and costs, in default 14 days imprisonment. The defendant : ‘Thankyou Sir, not a copper will I pay, Sir’. – In reply to a question from the mayor the complainant said she lived with the defendants brother at 28 Vauxhall Street. The Mayor: ‘I will go and call round there’.

1881

1881 Census for 'Lawley Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
William Allen	Head (Lodger)	Married	30	1851	Male	Hartlebury, Worcs	Coal Miner
Sarah Ann Allen	Wife	Married	30	1851	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Mary Ann Allen	Daughter		12	1869	Female	Dudley, Worcs	Scholar
Susannah Allen	Daughter		8	1873	Female	Dudley, Worcs	Scholar (Deaf & Dumb)
Maria Allen	Daughter		3	1878	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Sarah Allen	Daughter		10 wks	1881	Female	Dudley, Worcs

1891

1891 Census for 'Greathill, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
William Allen	Head	Married	44	1847	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Coal Miner
Sarah Ann Allen	Wife	Married	44	1847	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Mary Ann Allen (Rollason)	Daughter		21	1870	Female	Dudley, Worcs	Scholar
Susannah Allen	Daughter		18	1873	Female	Dudley, Worcs	Scholar (Deaf & Dumb)
Maria Allen	Daughter		15	1876	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Sarah Allen	Daughter		11	1880	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Elisah Rollason	Grandaughter		1	1890	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Alfred Rollason	Head (son-in-law)		23	1868	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Coal Miner

1901

1901 Census for '3, Court 1, Swan Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
William Allen	Head	Married	44 (50)	1857	Male	Dudley, Worcs	General Labourer
Sarah Allen	Wife	Married	40 (50)	1861	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Susannah Allen	Daughter	Single	28	1873	Female	Dudley, Worcs	(Deaf & Dumb)
Sarah Allen	Daughter	Single	20	1881	Female	Dudley, Worcs

1911

1911 Census for '4, Court 1, Swan Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age		Est YOB		Gender	Birth County		Occupation
William Allen	Head	Married		66		1845		Male	KIdderminster, Worcs		Coal Miner Loader (under)
Sarah Allen	Wife	Married		65		1846		Female	Dudley, Worcs
Sarah Allen	Daughter	Single		35		1876		Female	Dudley, Worcs