1812 - 1888 (76 years)
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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).
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Baptism |
07 Apr 1812 |
St Mary, Battersea
[5] |
Education |
1821 - 1827 |
Charterhouse, Smithfield
; Chapman's [4] |
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Occupation |
1829 - 1865 |
Bengal Civil Service [4] |
Marriage |
21 Oct 1848 |
Dacca, Bengal
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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]
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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]
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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).
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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 |
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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) |
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Last Modified |
01 May 2014 |
Family ID |
F1318 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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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
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