Re: ALLEN; GBR; 1840-1950 >Hi > >I am tracing my family tree of ALLEN and like most at one point in their >researches have hit a problem that at the moment seems insurmountable. >Therefore if anyone could help I would be most grateful. > >A gggrandfather of mine Frederick ALLEN married Harriet NEEDHAM in 1879 at >Clapham, London. Father's name George ALLEN ( deceased at the time and a >gentleman ). Frederick was 30 years old. Thus would have been born around >1849. This year is roughly confirmed in the 1881 and 1891 Censuses, where >he states in both that he was born in Guildford, Surrey. > >I have checked the Births for this area and only 1 appears between 1845 - >1854. This birth certificate was applied for but sadly this isn't my >Frederick ALLEN. I have investigated the censuses for Guildford of 1851, and >this bogus Frederick appears with this different ALLEN family who father's >name is William. > >This is my stumbling block that I can't seem to get over. When he died in >1931 aged 81, his birth year is once again suggested around the 1850s. Can >anyone help ? Much appreciated if you can, if only for advice. Cheers > >Other British families researching : > >HODGKINS - LODDER - BRANN - NEEDHAM - MORTIMER - and >HARTE (Ireland) > >- > > "Paul J. Allen" <[email protected]>