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ID:9 Charles Henry Allen 1852-1932
Gaz's 2nd Great Grandfather
Birth	17th June 1852	Astley, Worcester
Death	1932	Staffordshire
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
	Mary Ann Allen (b.1862) /ID:31
	Walter Allen (b.1864) /ID:38
Spouse	Mary Ann Benbow (b.1854) /ID:100
Children	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

1852
17th June 1852 – Birth of Charles Henry Allen in Astley, Worcestershire, registered at Martley on 20th July 1852

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 'Crown Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Charles Allen	Head	Married	52	1819	Male	Not Known, Worcs	Boot Maker
Sarah A Allen	Wife	Married	47	1824	Female	Not Known, Worcs
Charles Allen	Son		18	1853	Male	Not Known, Worcs	Boot Makers Assistant
Mary A Allen	Daughter		9	1862	Female	Not Known, Worcs	Scholar
Walter Allen	Son		7	1864	Male	Not Known, Worcs	Scholar

1873

11th April 1873 - Birth of son, Charles Allen in Dudley, who was christened at St Thomas in Dudley on 1st May 1873.

1874
11th May 1874 – Marriage of Charles Allen and Mary Ann Benbow, 20 at St Thomas Parish Church, Dudley 
The marriage certificate tells us that Charles was a bachelor and a Boot Closer

1875

17th June 1875 - Birth of son, Edward Allen at 25 Dock Lane, Dudley.

1877

2 October 1877 - Birth of son, William Allen at Dudley.

1880

2nd Dec 1880 - Birth of son, James Allen

He was christened at St. Thomas' in Dudley on 29th December 1880.

Circa 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

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

1884 

Apr-Jun 1884 - Birth of son, Mark Henry

Birth registration of Mark Henry Allen in Dudley, Staffs

1888

1888 - Birth of son John Thomas

By 1891 Charles, now 40 and his family lived at 18, Lawley Street, Dudley. Charles,39 was still working as a Bricklayers Labourer. Edward, now 16 was a Coal Miner and William, 14 an Iron Moulder.
1891

5th April 1891 - 1891 Census for '18, Lawley 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

*Next door at no 17 was Jane Benbow, a widower and her family, this was William Benbow’s (Mary Anns father) second wife Jane Benbow nee Roberts.

1899

3rd December 1899 - Son Edward marries Sarah Howen

Edward and Sarah married in Netherton.  Charles Allen is named on the certificate .

1900

10th September 1900 - Son James marries Eliza Jackson

Son James married Eliza Jackson from Dudley in their hometown. Charles is named on the church records.

1901

31st March 1901 - 1891 Census for '47, Flood Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Charles H Allen	Head	54	1847	Male	Stourport, Worcs	Bricklayers Labourer
Mary Ann Allen	Wife	55	1846	Female	Dudley, Worcs	Pedlar /Hawker (own business)
Mark H Allen	Son	19	1882	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Bricklayers Labourer
John T Allen	Son	14	1887	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Brass Dresser