John Allen (1816 - 1875)

Born 1816 in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England

Husband of Mary Ann (Couzens) Allen — married 25 Dec 1839 in Havant, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died Jun 1875 at about age 59 in Havant, Hampshire, England

Biography

John Allen was born in Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England.

John Allen was baptised in Bishops Waltham, Hampshire on 21 December 1816, his parents were John and Ann Allen ^[1]. The baptism register showed the family were living in Wickham, Hampshire. ^[2]

He married Mary Ann Couzens in Havant on 25 December 1839. ^[3]. The register showed John was a harness maker, living in West Street, Havant, and his father was John Allen, a coachman. Mary Ann was also living in West Street, Havant, her father was John Couzens, a parish clerk. The witnesses to the marriage were Sarah and John Couzens ^[4]

John died in Havant in 1875, aged about 60 ^[5]. He was buried in Havant, St Faiths on 29 June 1875 ^[6]

Census

In 1841, the family were living at West Street, Havant where John Allen was employed as a sadler ^[7]

John Allen Male 20 1821 Hampshire, England, a sadler

Mary Allen Female 30 1811 Hampshire, England

Mary Ann Allen Female 1 1840 Hampshire, England

The Allen family were still in West Street, Havant when the 1851 census was taken, there were now two children in the family Mary Ann, and her younger brother, William ^[8]

John Allen Head Married Male 34 1817 Harness Maker Journeyman Waltham, Hampshire, England

Mary Ann Allen Wife Married Female 37 1814 - Havant, Hampshire, England

Mary Ann Allen Daughter - Female 11 1840 Scholar Havant, Hampshire, England

William Allen Son - Male 7 1844 Scholar Havant, Hampshire, England

Thomas Aylwin Aprentice Unmarried Male 20 1831 Harness Maker (App) Sussex, England

The 1861 census showed the Allen family living in East Street, Havant ^[9]

John Allan Head Married Male 44 1817 Saddler and harness mkr Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England

Mary A Allan Wife Married Female 46 1815 - Havant, Hampshire, England

William F Allan Son Unmarried Male 20 1841 Saddler Havant, Hampshire, England

Marianne F Allan Daughter Unmarried Female 19 1842 - Havant, Hampshire, England

William Miles Lodger Unmarried Male 24 1837 Saddler Bishops Wke, Hampshire, England

By 1871, John was a widower, and living with his daughter Mary Ann in South Street, Havant, John's wife had died the previous year ^[10]

John Allen Head Male 55 Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, sadler

Marian Harris Allen Daughter Female 27 Havant, Hampshire

Harry John Cooper lodger Male 27 Reading, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, sadler

Research Notes

Could these burials in Bishops Waltham belong to his parents?

12 Jan 1817 Ann Allen Age 26^[11]

10 Aug 1817 John Allen Age 31^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK8T-LJ7 : 21 March 2020), John Allen, 1816.
2. ↑ Findmypast Hampshire Baptisms [1]
3. ↑ "England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR3C-NFN2 : 26 October 2020),
4. ↑ Findmypast Hampshire, Portsmouth Marriages [2]
5. ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index ALLEN, JOHN age 60 GRO Reference: 1875 J Quarter in HAVANT Volume 02B Page 260
6. ↑ Findmypast Hampshire, Portsmouth Burials [3]
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M79W-SMW : 27 November 2020),
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGPD-38R : 12 September 2019),
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71T-1SZ : 30 December 2020),
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFDX-JW5 : 16 November 2020),
11. ↑ "England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5JV-H8N2 : 26 October 2020), Ann Allen, 12 Jan 1817; citing Burial, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, possibly other reference information Lancashire Record Office and Hampshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm .
12. ↑ "England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR7C-L2ZM : 26 October 2020), John Allen, 10 Aug 1817; citing Burial, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, possibly other reference information Lancashire Record Office and Hampshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm .