Emma was born in 1834 in Wonersh, Surrey. We could not locate any birth/christening records, so this information was obtained from census. From the marriage record, we know that her father was Robert Allen (mother not identified), and she was living with her grandmother by the time of the 1851 Census. Emma married Benjamin Hankins in 1863, but it appears that they had no children. Emma became a widow at some point, and by 1911, she was a resident of the Union Workhouse in Farnham. She passed away in 1913.
Sources
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGK6-8Z6 : 10 November 2017), Emma Allen in household of Esther Edwards, Wonersh, Surrey, England; citing Wonersh, Surrey, England, p. 4, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV3X-K88 : 10 February 2018), Benjamine Hankins and Emma Allen, 24 Sep 1863; citing Wonersh,Surrey,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,042,346.
Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW88-WWK : 29 November 2018), Emma Hankins, Farnham, Farnham, Surrey, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J3C-W5Z : 31 December 2014), Emma Hankins, 1913; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Farnham, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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