William Joseph Allen

1812 - 1888  (76 years)

• Name	William Joseph Allen  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	17 Jan 1812	London   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  	son of Joseph Allen (1770-1845), Bishop of Ely 1836-1845 [2] b abt 1815 per 1871 & 1881 census (age 56 & 65).
  Baptism	07 Apr 1812	St Mary, Battersea   [5]
  Education	1821 - 1827	Charterhouse, Smithfield ; Chapman's  [4]
  	possibly till 1828
  Occupation	1829 - 1865	Bengal Civil Service  [4]
  Marriage	21 Oct 1848	Dacca, Bengal
  	Caroline Eliza Shepherd,   b. 06 Apr 1829, Dacca ,   d. 31 Aug 1897, 5 Clifton Gardens, The Leas, Folkestone
  Occupation	Apr 1871	Landholder & HM Bengal Civil Service  [1]
  Residence	Apr 1871	22d Cavendish Square, Marylebone   [1]
  Residence	Apr 1881	3 Great Cumberland Place, Marylebone   [3]
  Death	02 Dec 1888	3 Great Cumberland Place, Marylebone   [4, 6]
  Probate	01 Mar 1889	London ; £73,477 5s. 1d.  [8]
  	Allen, William Joseph, Esq. 1 March 1889. The Will with two Codicils of William Joseph Allen formerly of 22A Cavendish-square but late of 3 Great-Cumberland-place both in the County of Middlesex Esquire who died 2 December 1888 at 3 Great-Cumberland-place was proved at the Principal Registry by Leonard Hopwood Hicks of Gray's Inn in the said County Gentleman and Caroline Eliza Shepherd Allen of 3 Great-Cumberland-place Widow the Relict (during Widowhood) the Executors. Personal Effects £73,477 5s. 1d. [NPC] Most of the Allen money, in which Mrs. Allen had a life interest, went to Trinity College, Cambridge; and she left her own money, together with the proceeds of the sale of her jewels at Christie's (which realised over £4,000), for a fund in aid of poor gentlewomen. [7]
  Notes	Allen, William Joseph. b. 17 Jan 1812, 2nd s. of Rev. Joseph Allen,V. of Battersea, later Bishop of Ely. Chapman's, Jan. 1821 - 1827 or 1828. Bengal C.S. 1831; ret. 1865. m. 1848, Caroline Eliza, only dau of Rev. Hodgson Richard Shepherd, Senior Chaplain, Bengal. d. London 2 Dec. 1888. [Charterhouse School Register]
  Person ID	I4353	Tatham | Christopher branch | Spouse
  Last Modified	01 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Allen,   b. 1770, Manchester ,   d. 20 Mar 1845, Ely  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ashley,   b. abt 1779, Frodsham
  Marriage	19 May 1807	St Laurence, Frodsham   [9]
  Notes	other ch: George John (b 1810)(an Orator of Trinity College Cambridge and Master of Dulwich College); Ellen; probably also Robert (b 1836).
  Family ID	F1319	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Eliza Shepherd,   b. 06 Apr 1829, Dacca ,   d. 31 Aug 1897, 5 Clifton Gardens, The Leas, Folkestone  (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1848	Dacca, Bengal   [4, 10]
  Notes	6 serv in Apr 1871
  Children	1. Ashley William Graham Allen,   b. 11 May 1869, 22d Cavendish Square, Marylebone ,   d. 01 Jul 1893, Lea Copse, Burgess Hill  (Age 24 years)   2. Caroline Mabel Josephine Allen,   b. abt Jan 1871, Brighton ,   d. 13 Aug 1875, Great Cumberland Place, Marylebone  (Age ~ 4 years)
  Last Modified	01 May 2014
  Family ID	F1318	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S01] Census, UK, 1871. age 56 b London [S08] Family Trees & Websites, George Christopher, 31 Dec 1853. [S01] Census, UK, 1881. age 65 b London [S20] School and College Registers, Charterhouse. [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, St Mary, Battersea, 07 Apr 1812. b 17 Jan 1812 [S02] BMD Index, death reg Marylebone, 4Q1888. age 75 [S62] The Family of Christopher and some others. [S14] National Probate Calendar. [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, St Laurence, Frodsham (IGI), 19 May 1807. [S06] Parish Registers, Presidency of Bengal, 21 Oct 1848. William Joseph Allen, 35, son of Joseph Allen; Caroline Eliza Shepherd, 19, dau of R Shepherd. British India Office marriages, N-1-74, folio 240