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ID:14	Edward A Allen 1875-1955
Relationship:	Gaz's 2nd Great Uncle

Birth:	17th June 1875 25, Dock Lane, Dudley, Worcestershire
Death:	September 1955 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire

Mother:	Mary Ann Benbow (b.1854) /ID:100
Father:	Charles Henry Allen (b.1852) /ID:9
Siblings:	Charles Allen (b.1873) /ID:5
	Edward A Allen (b.1875) /ID:14
	William Allen (b.1877) /ID:39
	James Allen (b.1880) /ID:20
	Mark Henry Allen (b.1884) /ID:29
	John Allen (b.1888) /ID:24
Spouse	Sarah Howen (b.1874)
Children	Reuben Charles Allen (b.1894)/ID:1734
	Edward Thomas Allen (B.1895)/ID:1735
	James Allen (b.1900)/ID:1736
	Sarah Allen (b.1902)/ID:1737
	Pheobe Allen (b.1904)/ID:1738
	Mark Allen (b.1906)/ID:1739
	Mary Ann Allen (b.1908)/ID:1740
	Jack Allen (b.1911)/ID:1741



1875 17th June 1875 - Birth of Edward Allen. Edward Allen was born at 25 Dock Lane, Dudley. He was the second son of Charles Henry and Mary Ann Allen nee Benbow. 1881 3 April 1881 - The 1881 census for '28, Vauxhall Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Charles Allen	Head	29	1852	Male	Kidderminster, Worcs	Bricklayers Labourer
Mary Allen	Wife	28	1853	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Charles Allen	Son	9	1872	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Scholar
Edward Allen	Son	6	1875	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Scholar
William Allen	Son	3	1878	Male	Dudley, Worcs
James Allen	Son	4 mths	1880	Male	Dudley, Worcs

1891

5th April 1891 - 1891 Census for 'Lawley Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Charles Allen	Head	41	1850	Male	Worcester, Worcs	Bricklayers Labourer
Mary A Allen	Wife	39	1852	Female	Dudley, Worcs
Edward A Allen	Son	16	1875	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Coal Miner
William Allen	Son	14	1877	Male	Dudley, Worcs	Iron Moulder
James Allen	Son	10	1881	Male	Dudley, Worcs
Mark Allen	Son	8	1883	Male	Dudley, Worcs
John Allen	Son	4	1887	Male	Dudley, Worcs

1899

3rd December 1899 - Edward Allen marries Sarah Howen at Netherton, Dudley.

1901

31st March 1901 - 1901 Census for 5a, Holland Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Edward Allen	Head	26	1875	Male	Dudley, Worc	Bricklayers Labourer
Sarah Allen	Wife	26	1875	Female	Dudley, Worc
Charley Allen	Son	7	1894	Male	Dudley, Worc
Edward Allen	Son	6	1895	Male	Dudley, Worc
James Allen	Son	1	1900	Male	Dudley, Worc

On this census Edwards uncle George Benbow is living next door to them with his wife and family. 'Charley' on the census is son Reuben Charles.

We believe their may have been another child, called George who was born between 1901 and 1908 and sadly died age at least 4.

1911

2 April 1911 - 1911 Census for 5a, Holland Street, Dudley'

Name	Relationship	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Edward Allen	Head	37	1874	Male	Dudley, Worc	Bricklayer
Sarah Allen	Wife	37	1874	Female	Dudley, Worc
Reuben Charles Allen	Son	17	1894	Male	Dudley, Worc
Edward Allen	Son	16	1895	Male	Dudley, Worc
James Allen	Son	11	1900	Male	Dudley, Worc
Sarah Allen	Daughter	9	1902	Female	Dudley, Worc
Pheobe Allen	Daughter	7	1904	Female	Dudley, Worc
Mark Allen	Son	5	1906	Male	Dudley, Worc
Mary Ann Allen	Daughter	3	1908	Female	Dudley, Worc
Jack Allen	Son	2 mths	1911	Male	Dudley, Worc

Edward was a bricklayer for a building contractor.

Edward and his two sons, Reuben & Edward

1939

2 April 1939 - 1939 Registry for '38 Hellier Street, Dudley'

Name	Gender	DOB	Status	Birth County	Occupation
William H Yarrington	Male	13/01/1905	Married	Dudley Worc	Gen Lab Holloware Industry
Phoebe Yarrington	Female	04/02/1904	Married	Dudley Worc	Unpaid Domestic Duties
Closed Record
Edward Allen	Male	17/06/1875	Married	Dudley Worc	Corporation Gen Labourer

1955

9th July 1955 -Death of Edward Allen. Edward died at 10, Burton Road, Sedgley, aged 80 years.
He died of Senile myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and chronic bronchitus.

The informant of death was Phoebe, his daughter and the certificate was issued to Doreen Nancy Allen, his granddaughter ( Edward Jnrs daughter).