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John Allen

John was born in 1813 in Bolton, Lancashire, England and his christening took place on June 27th, 1813 in Deane, Bolton, Lancashire, England.¹²

Birth Notes
- 1841 census indicates age about 25 (b. 1816), rounded to 5 years.
  1851 census indicates age as 38 (b. 1813)
  
  Christening: 27 JUN 1813 Deane By Bolton, Lancashire
  If correct, then parents were JOS ALLEN and SARAH

John's father was Joseph Allen and his mother was Sarah Carter. He had six brothers and three sisters, named Benjamin, Benjamin, William, Joseph, George, George, Elizabeth, Sarah and Jane. He was the nineth oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 64 in 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.³

Death Notes
- Died by 1881, leaving Sarah as head of household. 7 John Allen's died in Bolton over this period, with two possible matches:
  
  1) died June 1877 Aged 63 Vol 8c, page 270
  2) died June 1872 Aged 61 Vol 8c, page 210
  
  1) is the slightly closer match if born in 1813

General Notes
- Born in Great Bolton, Lancashire
  
  Cousin of Richard Tomlinsin (b.1799), staying with them (aged 25) in 1851 in Great Bolton (aged 38)
  
  Living in the parish of Christchurch, Bolton in 1861.
  
  Living in the parish of Emmanuel, Bolton in 1871.

Occupation Details
- From 1851 John's occupation was Hand Loom Weaver in manufacturing.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1851 census

Occupancy & Contact Details
- John lived at 8 Shaw Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England from 1841.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Just recorded as Shaw Street in 1841, but were at no.8 in 1851. Home of Richard and Ann Tomlinson (nee Bolton).
      Also present in Household and Mary Bolton (snr), Son John, and John Allen and 3 others (presumed lodgers)
  He lived at 8 Shaw Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England from 1851.¹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home or Richard and Ann Tomlinson and family, John Bolton (brother-in-Law) and John Allen (cousin)
      This is possibly a grocers shop, as Ann is a Provision dealer / Shop keeper

Social & Emotional Relationships
- John lived with Ann Bolton.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Bolton and Tomlinson families and John Allen living together in 1841.
  He was a relative of Richard Tomlinson.
  - Relationship Notes
    - According to 1851 census, Richard Tomlinson and John Allen are Cousins

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Joseph Allen
  - b.~ 1777 in Bolton, Lancashire, England
  
  John Allen
  - b.1813 in Bolton, Lancashire, England d.1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England
  
  Sarah Carter
  - b.~ 1781 in Bolton, Lancashire, England

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² FamilySearch.org
³ BMD (FreeBMD.org.uk)
⁴ 1841 UK Census