George
Allen
Born before in Astwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Horton) Allen
— married
29 Feb 1848 in Astwood, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
John Allen and Susannah (Allen) Kirwood
Died
after age 67
in Highton, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Sep 2018
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Biography
George Allen was born in 1819 and christened on 28 February 1819 in Astwood, Buckinghamshire, England[1], the son of Lucy (Hobbs) Allen and John Allen.
George was married to Sarah Ann Horton on 29 February 1848 in Astwood, Buckinghamshire, England[2].
1851, 30 year old, farm labourer, George ALLEN was living in Astwood, Buckinghamshire, England with his wife, Sarah (20) and their daughter, Salomi (2)[3].
The ship, Lady Kennaway set sail from London and Southampton, England on 10 May 1853 with 2 ALLEN families among the assisted immigrant passengers and arrived in Port Phillip Bay, Colony of Victoria on 15 August 1853[4][5]. Brothers, George and William ALLEN and their families from Buckinghamshire consisted of: George (age 33, Agr. Labourer) wife, Sarah (22) and their children, Salome (4), John (2) and a daughter born on board (Mary Kennaway); and William (43, Agr. Labourer), wife Susan (35) and their children, Lucy (18), Sarah (12), Mary (7), Eliza (3) and infant, William. On arrival the 2 brothers and their families went to work for J. G. WARE in Timboon, Colony of Victoria for 6 months.
George and Sarah's children included:
- Salome ALLEN 1848–1854
- John ALLEN 1851–1917
- Mary Kennaway ALLEN 1853–1855
- Mary Elizabeth ALLEN 1856–
- Emma ALLEN 1856–1867
- Jesse Thomas ALLEN 1857–1946
- Thomas William ALLEN 1860–1938
- Sarah Ann ALLEN 1862–1950
- Susannah ALLEN 1864–1940[6]
- George Edmond ALLEN 1866–1949
- William James ALLEN 1869–1910
- Arthur Albert ALLEN 1871–1955
- Eliza Grace ALLEN 1874–1957
George died on 18 October 1886 in Highton, Victoria, Australia aged 66 years[7] and was buried at the Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Highton, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia[8].
Death Notice 20 Oct 1886[9]
- Allen—On the 18th October, at his residence, Highton, Mr George Allen, aged 66 years. The funeral will leave on Wednesday, the 20th inst., at 3 p.m., for the Highton Cemetery. Friends are respectfully invited...
Sources
- ↑ England, Buckinghamshire, Church Records, 1217-1994. Name: George Allin; Event Type: Baptism; Event Date: 28 Feb 1819; Event Place: Astwood, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; Event Place (Original): Astwood, Buckinghamshire, England; Residence Place: Astwood; Religion: Anglican; Father's Name: John Allin; Father's Occupation: Labourer; Mother's Name: Lucy; Document Type: Parish registers. "England, Buckinghamshire, Church Records, 1217-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:685S-XS6B : 19 October 2021), George Allin, 1819.
- ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005. Name: George Allen; Event Type: Marriage; Event Place: Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England; Registration District: Newport Pagnell; County: Buckinghamshire; Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar; Registration Year: 1848; Volume: 6; Affiliate Line Number: 25; Possible Spouse: Sarah Horton. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:264Q-38Z : 13 December 2014), George Allen, 1848; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1848, quarter 1, vol. 6, p. 463, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ England and Wales Census, 1851. Name: George Allen; Event Type: Census; Event Date: 1851; Event Place: Astwood, Buckinghamshire, England; Registration District: Newport Pagnel Union; Sex: Male; Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Farm Labourer; Birth Year (Estimated): 1821; Birthplace: Astwood, Buckinghamshire; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Page Number: 7; Registration Number: HO107; Piece/Folio: 1723 / 516; Affiliate Record Type: Household; Affiliate Image Identifier: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4356289/00112&parentid=GBC/1851/0007077889.
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- George Allen Head Male 30 Astwood, Buckinghamshire
- Sarah Allen Wife Female 20 Astwood, Buckinghamshire
- Salomi Allen Daughter Female 2
- ↑ Public Records Office Victoria. Assisted passenger lists (1839-1871) Record Series Number (VPRS): 14. Ship: Lady Kennaway; Departed: London and Southampton, England - 10 May 1853
Arrived: Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Victoria - 15 Aug 1853 https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/E28E4200-F1B1-11E9-AE98-D587B8373829?image=227
- ALLEN GEORGE 33 LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ALLEN SARAH A 22 LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ALLEN SALOME 4 LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ALLEN JOHN 2 LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ALLEN ---- INFANT WITH I LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ALLEN WILLIAM 43 LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ALLEN SUSAN 35 LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ALLEN LUCY 18 LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 229
- ALLEN SARAH A 12 LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ALLEN MARY 7 LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ALLEN ELIZA A 3 LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ALLEN WILLIAM J I LADY KENNAWAY 1853-08 9 225
- ↑ Ship :Arrival: SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (1853, August 16). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved June 15, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4795769
- ↑ Birth record: 15448 / 1864. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Susannah ALLEN); (Place: GEEL); (Mother: Sarah Ann HORTON); (Father: George)
- ↑ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: George Allen Birth Year: abt 1820 Age: 66 Death Place: Geelong, Victoria Father's name: John Mother's name: Lucy Hobbs Registration Year: 1886 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 12792
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151433733/george-allen : accessed 15 June 2022), memorial page for George Allen (1820–18 Oct 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151433733, citing Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Highton, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by Ron M (contributor 48458376).
- ↑ Family Notices (1886, October 20). Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), p. 2. Retrieved June 15, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149047516
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David Cooper (-2021)
He can't be the son of Mary Burgess. She would have been 86 when she gave birth. The death index names his parents as John and Lucy, not William and Mary. He needs to be uncoupled from the parents.
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