Cardinal
William
Allen
Born in Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Allen
and Jane Lister
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Amie Ardleigh (Mehewe) Allen
— married
about 1559 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Symon Allen
Died
at about age 62
in Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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| Created 29 May 2011
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William Allen is Notable.
Biography
Sources
- Memorials of an ancient house : a history of the family of Lister or Lyster https://archive.org/stream/memorialsofancie00denn/memorialsofancie00denn_djvu.txt
- Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20
Name: Wm Allen Burial Date: 6 Oct 1593 Burial Place: Southam, Warwickshire, England Father: Allen Mother: Allen Source Citation Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1018; Document Reference: DRO 50 Source InformationName: Cardinal William Allen Birth Date: 1532 Birth Place: Rossall, In Lancashire Death Date: 16 Oct 1594 Death Place: Rome, Italy Father's name: John Allen Mother's name: Jane Lister Source Information Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 [
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- William Allen father of Simon/Symon Allen Nov 20, 2016.
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Kris (Hodgins) Kreiner
Sherry Wells
Kris (Hodgins) Kreiner
Cardinal William Allen could not be the husband of Amie Meyhewe or the father of Symon Allen because he was staunch supporter of the Catholic Church and had decided to become a priest. In every biography of him that I can find there is no mention of a wife and son. Do you have other information?
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[Living McGowan]
Please see posting on Find a Grave.
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Sherry Wells
Allen-18061 and Allen-3176 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate
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by Sherry Wells
Rejected matches › William Allen (-1593)
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