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ID:5 Charles Allen 1873-1912
Gaz’s 2^nd Great Uncle
Birth	11th April 1873	Dudley, Worcestershire
Death	April 1912 or 1922	Stafford, Staffordshire or Dudley
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	Polly Stibbs (b.1884)/ID:705
Children	Charles Thomas Allen (b.1906)/ID:11
	Polly Allen (b.1908)/ID:33
	+1 unknown who died before 1911

1873

11th April 1873 - Birth of Charles Allen in Dudley, Worcestershire who was christened at St Thomas’s Church Dudley on May 1973.

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

5 April 1891 - The 1891 census for 'Bradbury Lane, Hednesford, Cannock'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Charles Allen	Head	77	1814	Male	Witley, Worc	Shoe Maker
Sarah Allen	Wife	73	1818	Female	Astley, Worcs
Walter Allen	Son	28	1863	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Glass Cutter
Mary A Allen (Bedford)	Daughter	30	1861	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Thomas Bedford	Son-in-law	30	1861	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Iron Moulder
Charles Allen	Son (Grandson)	19	1872	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Coal Miner
Elizabeth Bedford	Granddaughter	10	1881	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Thomas Bedford	Grandson	8	1883	Male	Dudley, Worcs
Charles Bedford	Grandson	5	1886	Male	Dudley, Worcs

On the 1891 census Charles is living with his grandparents in Bradbury Lane, Hednesford. He is listed as son but he is Charles' grandson. 

1901

31 March 1901 - The 1901 census for '65, Brindley Heath, Hednesford,'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
David Jones	Head	33	1868	Male	Bradley, Staff	Miner Coal Hewer
Jane Jones	Wife	31	1870	Female	Dudley, Staffs
John H Jones	Son	9	1892	Male	Bridgetown, Staffs
Ann E Jones	Daughter	7	1894	Female	Dudley, Staffs
David Jones	Son	3	1898	Male	Hednesford, Staffs
Florence Jones	Daughter	1	1900	Female	Hednesford, Staffs
Charles Allen	Boarder	29	1872	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Miners Labourer (Underground)

In 1901 Charles is a boarder at his Aunt (Jane Jones - sister of Mary Ann Benbow) home in Brindley Heath, Hednesford (then classed as Brereton). Next door to them is George Rutter, (his cousin) and George's wife and family. 

1906

The 1911 census tells us that Charles married his wife Polly around 1906.
However, we have not yet found their marriage record.

1906

30th Aug 1906 - Birth of son Charles Thomas registered at Cannock, Staffordshire.

1908

Spring 1908 - Birth of daughter Polly born in Hednesford/Cannock area. 

1911

2 April 1911 - The 1911 census for '75, Brindley Heath, Hednesford,'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
William Bagnall	Head	37	1874	Male	Cannock, Staffordshire	Coal Miner Jigger
Phoebe Susanna Bagnall	Wife	35	1876	Female	Pillaton, Staffordshire
Joseph Earl Bagnall	Son	9	1902	Male	Hednesford, Staffordshire
Bertha Eliza Bagnall	Daughter	7	1904	Female	Hednesford, Staffordshire
William Thomas Bagnall	Son	5	1906	Male	Hednesford, Staffordshire
Walter John Henry Bagnall	Son	4	1907	Male	Hednesford, Staffordshire
Frederick Bagnall	Son	3	1908	Male	Hednesford, Staffordshire
Thomas Bagnall	Son	1	1910	Male	Hednesford, Staffordshire
Charles Allen	Boarder	37	1874	Male	Dudley, Staffordshire	Coal Miner Hewer
Polly Allen	Boarder	28	1883	Female	Dudley, Staffordshire
Charles Allen	Boarder	4	1907	Male	Hednesford, Staffordshire
Polly Allen	Boarder	3	1908	Female	Hednesford, Staffordshire

Charles, his wife and 2 children are boarders with the Bagnall family in Brindley Heath.
We can see they have been married ( or living together?) for 5 years and have had 3 children, sadly losing one of them before 1911 - we are not sure of the childs name yet.