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Personal Details of Charles Allen

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Buried:	02/12/1884

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Birth

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Burial Register

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Memorial Details

	ILMO / Charles ALLEN / who entered into rest / 26th. Nov. 1884 aged 82 years./ Also of Mary Ann, his wife/ who entered into rest 30th. April 1879 aged 74 years. / “Lord, all pitying, Jesu blest/ Grant them Thy Eternal rest.”/ Also of Elizabeth ALLEN entered into Rest 30th. Sept. 1914 aged 77 years./ “He giveth his Beloved sleep.”

Name on Memorial	Charles Allen
Date of death	26/11/1884
Age	82
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Large headstone & footstone
Construction Material	Sandstone
Condition of memorial	Reasonable, some litchen, footstone in front of headstone
Pattison Location Code	NCH 29
Others named on memorial
Mary Ann Allen
Elizabeth Allen

Cemetery accounts

This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.

Name at death	Charles Allen
Date of burial	02/12/1884
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Consecrated, Common Internment
By whom buried	J B Poole
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 016

Accounts Entry for Charles Allen
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

Charles Allen

Source:	NWN
Article date:	04/12/1884
Copyright:
Transciption:	Newbury Weekly News Dated 4^th December 1884 ALLEN – Nov. 26, at 7 Raymond’s Fair-close, Newbury. Charles Allen, aged 82 years.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

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Charles Allen 1802-1884

Charles Allen

1802-1884

Charles, his parents, siblings and early life:

Charles was born on the 10^th October 1802, in Newbury Berkshire. He was baptised on the 31^st October 1802, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, the son of Thomas and Mary Allen (nee Hazell) who were married on the 12^th October 1797, at St Nicolas.

Thomas and Mary has a son William, baptised on the 10^th March 1799 at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire.

They also had the following children baptised at St Nicolas Newbury:

Hannah, born 27^th August, baptised 7^th September 1800 (died aged 2, of a fever, buried 29^th September 1801, at St Nicolas, Newbury)

George, born 25^th August, baptised 16^th September 1804

Charlotte, born 18^th August, baptised 27^th August 1809

Mary, born 13^th December 1811, baptised 12^th January 1812

In 1815 Thomas (46) a Millwright, Mary (50), William (16), Charles (12), George (11), Charlotte (6) and Mary (3), were living in West Mills, Newbury.

Charles in later life:

Charles was a Carpenter. He married Ann Barnes on the 27^th November 1825, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury.

They had the following children baptised at St Nicolas:

Ann, 20^th August 1829 (died aged 5 weeks, buried 16^th September 1829m at St Nicolas)

Elizabeth, 8^th March 1835 (died 1836)

Elizabeth, 22^nd January 1837

Ann, 14^th April 1839 (died aged 2, buried 4^th May 1841, at St Nicolas)

Charles was widowed in 1840, Ann died aged 39. She was buried on the 19^th October, at St Nicolas, Newbury.

The 1841 census records Charles (35) and his daughter Elizabeth (4), living in Northbrook Street, Newbury.

Charles remarried in 1841. His 2^nd wife was Mary Ann Batten. (marriage registered in Newbury)

Mary Ann was born on the 28^th June 1804. She was baptised on the 13^th July 1804, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, the daughter of John and Charlotte Batten (nee Lamborn) who were married on the 28^th August 1803, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury. In 1841 Mary and her parents were living next door to Charles and his daughter Elizabeth.

Charles and Mary Ann had a daughter, Jennetta, baptised on the 30^th November 1845, at St Nicolas Church.

The 1851 census records Charles (48), Mary Ann (46), Jennetta (5) and a niece, Mary Ann Batten (18), living in Jack of Newbury Street, Newbury.

By 1861 Charles (58), Mary Ann (56) and Jennetta (15), a Dressmaker’s Apprentice, were living in West Terrace, West Street, Newbury.

The 1871 census records Charles (69) and Mary (66), living in West Street, Newbury.

Charles was widowed in 1879. Mary Ann died aged 74, on the 30^th April. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 6^th May.

The 1881 census records Charles (78) and Jennetta (35), a Dressmaker, living at 7 Raymonds Almshouses, Newtown Road, Newbury.

Charles died aged 82 on the 26^th November 1884. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 2^nd December.

His daughter Elizabeth died aged 77, on the 30^th September 1914, in Reading, her body was brought to Newbury and she was laid to rest with Charles and her stepmother Mary Ann, on the 3^rd October.

Mrs P’s Page77 Code NCh 29

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