Richard Allen

1791 - 1857  (66 years)

• Name	Richard Allen
  Birth	Jan 1791	Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	27 Jan 1791	Saint Mary the Virgin, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
  Residence	1851	45, King Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
  Occupation	Sadler
  Death	16 Apr 1857	Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England   [2]
  Notes	1851 Census King St., Melton Mowbray Richard Allen, Head, age 59 Saddler,Widower, Born Melton Mowbray. Richard Allen, Grandson,age 2 or 7, William Chamberlain, age 15 Apprentice Saddler. Ruth Tomlin, age 26, House Servant. ********************************************************************** ******* WILL: 1857 " This is the last will & testament of me Richard Allen of Melton Mowbray, in the county of Leicester, Saddler & Harness Maker. I give to my wife Mary Allen, such household goods as were hers before our marriage. I give to my Grandson William Charles, my silver watch, & to my Grandson,George Frederick Allen, my silver cup & direct that all the rest & residue of my household effects shall be equally divide between my three sons, Silas, William & Adam Underwood Allen. I give & bequeath all my money, book debts, stock in trade & all my other personal estate not disposed of in my lifetime,or above, by this will, to my son Silas Allen, he paying my debts, funeral & testimonial expenses. I give & devise all my stable, yard & premises situated in the Play Close Lane in Melton Mowbray aforesaid, unto my son Silas Allen, his heirs & assigns for ever charged nethertheless with the payment of such of my debts as my personal estate shall fall short of discharging. And I appoint my said son Silas sole executor of this my Will, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In witness wherof, I the said Richard Allen, the testator have herunder set my hand this twentyfifth day of February One thousand eight hundred & fifty seven. Signed, published & declared by the said Richard Allen the testator as & for his last Will & testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence & in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Wm. Latham, Solr. Melton. George Minkley his Clerk. " " Melton Mowbray, the twentieth day of April 1857. Silas Allen of Melton Mowbray, in the county of Leicester, the sole executor in this Will was duly sworn to the truth & faithful performance therof as usual & to the truth of the usual affidavit for the Inland Revenue Office & to the goods & chattels & credits of the deceased do not amount to the sum of eight hundred pounds & that the deceased died on the sixteenth day of April instant. " " 22nd April 1857. Exhibited before the Reverend Edward Thomas Vaughan, Clerk of Arts & Surrogate & Probate, decreed to pass to seal to the above named Silas Allen in the presence of Thos. Nevison, Not.Pub.Reg. Same day probate dated & signed by us Geo. H. Nevison, Thos. Nevison, Reggs. " ********************************************************************** ***********
  Person ID	I140	bolstridge
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Richard Allen,   b. Nov 1750, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England d. Jun 1793, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Alice Bailey,   b. Abt 1750
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Nov 1775	Saint Mary the Virgin, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England   [3]
  Family ID	F183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Underwood,   b. 27 Aug 1784   d. 3 Nov 1844, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1817	Saint Mary the Virgin, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Silas Allen,   b. Aug 1817, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England d. 21 Apr 1881, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 63 years)  [natural]   2. William Charles Allen,   b. Jun 1819, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England  [natural]   3. Adam Underwood Allen,   b. 1822   d. 20 May 1896, Lymington, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 74 years)  [natural]   4. Elizabeth Allen,   b. Dec 1823, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England d. Jan 1824, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England (Age 0 years)  [natural]   5. Mary Allen,   b. Dec 1823, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England d. Jan 1824, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England (Age 0 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F2005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Jan 1791 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Baptism - 27 Jan 1791 - Saint Mary the Virgin, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Marriage - 25 May 1817 - Saint Mary the Virgin, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Child - Silas Allen - Aug 1817 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Child - William Charles Allen - Jun 1819 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Child - Elizabeth Allen - Dec 1823 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Child - Mary Allen - Dec 1823 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Residence - 1851 - 45, King Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England Death - 16 Apr 1857 - Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S198] LDS, IGI, 27 Jan 1791 Melton Mowbray. Richard son Richard and Alicia [S199] Information Provided by Al Green, (Name: Imported from Gedcom;). Date of Import: 2 Dec, 1998 [S198] LDS, IGI, This is a submitted entry. [S198] LDS, IGI, 25 May 1817.