Oswald Allen (1771 - 1862)

Born 1771 in Hawes, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Faraday) Gray — married 22 Sep 1808 in Hawes, York, England

Descendants

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Biography

Oswald Allen was born in 1771 in Hawes, son of Leonard Allen (~1737 - ).

Oswald married Elizabeth Faraday (1787 - 1847) on 22 Sep 1808 in Hawes. Their daughter was Hannah (Allen) Smith (~1815 - 1898).

Oswald died in 1862 aged ~91.

His uncle, John Allen was the founder of the Sandemanian Church in Gayle, near Hawes. He married Elizabeth Faraday, the sister of Michael Faraday, who had been brought up as a Sandemanian and was a member of the Sandeman meeting house in London.

The marriage of Oswald Allen and Elizabeth Farraday in Hawes, 22 September 1808^[1]

Research Note

See The riddle of Elizabeth Faraday for a discussion on the possible marriages of Elizabeth Faraday.

Acknowledgement

This profile was originally created by Richard Youatt.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV8X-WXW : 10 February 2018), Oswald Allen and Elizabeth Farraday, 22 Sep 1808; citing Hawes,York,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 207,540.
2. ↑ Allen-12967 was created by Richard Youatt through the import of YOUATT A GENEALOGY_2014-03-11_01.ged on Mar 11, 2014.