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Charles Allington (abt. 1855 - 1936)

Charles Allington
Born about in Stretton upon Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 21 Sep 1874 in Stretton On Dunsmore, Warwick, Englandmap
Husband of — married 1924 in New Zealandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 81 in Balcairn, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Charles was born about 1855. He was the son of George Allington and Hannah Robbins.

Christening Date: 8 March 1855
Event Place: Stretton-upon-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England[1]

UK Census Date 1871: Living with his parents and four younger siblings in Stretton-On-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England. Aged 16.

Occupation: Agricultural Labourer

He married Hannah Wright (daughter of Thomas Wright) on 21 September 1874 at Stretton On Dunsmore, Warwick, England.[2]

On the 25 September 1874 Charles and Hannah, along with Charles's parents and siblings, boarded the ship Crusader in Plymouth and emigrated to New Zealand. They arrived into Lyttelton, Canterbury on 31 December 1874, after a very eventful journey in which the ship nearly sank.[3]

They went on to have 12 children.

His wife passed away in 1922.

He married, secondly, Jane Ashworth in 1924.

He passed away in 1936 at the age of 81.

Occupation: Gardener

Burial

Balcairn Cemetery, Balcairn, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand. Plot No: BA395[4]

Sources

  1. "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX5B-3HM : 24 July 2017), Charles Allington, 18 Mar 1855, Christening; citing Stretton-upon-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England, Record Office, Warwick; FHL microfilm 559,545.
  2. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVXJ-3BF : 10 December 2014), Charles Allington and Hannah Wright, 21 Sep 1874; citing Stretton On Dunsmore,Warwick,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,551.
  3. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Crusader74.htm
  4. http://www.hurunui.govt.nz/not-in-the-menu/cemetery-search/Search

Census Records

  • "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7G3-KTX : 28 September 2016), Charles Allington in household of George Allington, Stretton On Dunsmore, Warwickshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,"




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