1901
1901 Census for ’58, Queens Road, St Marylebone, London, Middlesex’ 

1904

1904 – Marriage of ‘Rose’ Elizabeth Jane Gatward and Mark Henry Allen at Hampstead, London. Witnesses at the wedding were Hubert Viner Lack & Florence Margaret Lund

1905

4th - 6th January 1905 - Birth and death of twin sons

On 4th January 1905 Rose gave birth to twin boys Mark Henry and Thomas Charles in Hertfordshire but unfortunately two days later on 6th January both little boys passed away.

1905

22nd December 1905 - Son Henry George is born

On 22nd December their son Henry George was born in Woolwich, Kent.  

7th January 1906 - Son Henry George is baptised at St Thomas in Woolwich

The baptism record shows Mark and Rose living at 57, Kidd Street, Woolwich which was very close to the Royal Horse Artillery Barracks where we know Mark served in the Army.

1908

Oct-Dec 1908 - Son Ernest Thomas is born

In October 1908 their son Ernest Thomas was born in Farnham, Aldershot.

1909

1909-1910 - Death of son Henry George

Rose & Mark's son Henry George sadly passed away in Jan-Mar 1909 age 3 . We do not know the cause of death at this time. The first record states his name as George Henry but is situated in his place of birth... the second is in Yorkshire where Rose & Mark were living by 1911.

1911

2 April 1911 - 1911 Census for '14, Lorraine Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire'

The 1911 census confirms that the couple had 3 sons who were deceased and 1 child that was living.

Later in 1911, Rose, now 30, had another son, Sidney but we are struggling to find his birth details. 

1912 – Death of Emily, Rose’s sister.

1914
Aug 3^rd, 1914 – Birth of daughter Elizabeth Mary Eliza Amelia Allen born in Dudley, Staffordshire. (The following day WW1 was officially declared which must have been a worrying time as Mark Henry was still a serving soldier in the army)

In October 1914, Rose's mother passed away at Dane End in Therfield.

1916- 19 April 1916 she lost her brother Walter Reginald (pictured above ) in Ypres, Belgium during WW1.

1917 - 9th August 1917 she lost another brother , Charlie, in Ypres, Belgium.

1917 - October that year a third brother , Henry George was killed in Isreal.

We are not sure where Mark Henry was fighting as we cannot find his records but we know that Roses son Charlie was born in Dudley in 1918.

Information from this time onwards is a little sketchy but we know the three younger children spent some time in a Barnados Childrens home in Birmingham. We are not sure yet why the children were there or where Rose and Mark were during that time.

1921

April 1921 - 1921 Census for ‘Buckland, Buntingford, Hertfordshire’

1938
1938 – Death of Elizabeth Jane Allen at Royston, Hertfordshire.