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  • Name George Allen 
    Birth Aug 1698  South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Frame Knitter 
    Person ID I87  bolstridge
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

    Father Valentine Allen,   b. Feb 1672, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1717, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Troth Silkstone,   b. Abt 1675   d. Jul 1707, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 21 Oct 1697  Saint Mary's, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 


    • The Parish
      St. Mary's parish is the largest of the three parochal divisions of the town, and county of the town of Nottingham, as it contains about four-fifths of the buildings and population, and the whole of the forest and burgess lands. It includes all the buildings and land on the south side of the Leen, betwixt the Trent and the parishes of Sneinton and Lenton, and all that part of the town on the north side of the Leen, lying east of Sussex Street, Middle Hill, Market Street and Fletchergate; whence the boundary turns westward, and includes all the buildings north of Bottle Lane, Poultry, Timber Hill, Beastmarket Hill, Chapel Bar and the Park, until it joins the parish of Radford. Its principal streets are the High Pavement, St. Mary's Gate, Stoney Street, Carlton Stret, George Street, Pelham Street, Clumber Street, Parliament Street, Derby Road and Mansfield Road. Its most important public buildings consist of the Exchange, the Post Office, the Town Hall, the churches of St. Mary, St. Paul, Trinity and St. John; St. Barnabas Catholic Church, Wesleyan Chapel, and many other dissenting places of worship; the Dispensary, the Theatre, the Grammar, National, Lancasterian and British Schools; Town Gaol and House of Correction &c.&c. The County Hall and Prison are within the boundary, but the ground on which they stand is exempted from the jurisdiction of the town, by a charter of Henry VI.

      The Church
      St. Mary, the largest of the three parish churches in Nottingham, is a venerable edifice, in the collegiate style in the form of a cross, with a very august tower. It is on the north side of High Pavement, upon a bold eminence, which rises nearly 100 feet above the River Leen, so that it presents a commanding appearance to the spectator in almost every direction. It has evidently been built in the Gothic style, which prevailed in the reign of Henry VII, and Leland, who visited it about 1540, describes it as being " newe and uniforme yn worke " . Its interior dimensions are from east to west, 216 feet, from south to north at the transcepts, 97 feet, in the nave, 67 feet, and in the chancel 29 feet. In 1726, the west end was rebuilt in the Doric order, and the south wall of the nave was new faced in 1761, since which many other parts of the walls have been renewed. Much of the stone used in its frequent repairs is of a very soft and perishable freestone, so that many of the modern parts now present an air of antiquity. In the steeple is an excellent peal of ten musical bells, all cast between the years 1605 and 1761. many of the monumens, and all the brass plates in the church were destroyed by the liberal Roundheads in the civil commotions of the seventeenth century. In the south aisle is " Our Lady's Chapel " , which contains the tombs of the first and second Earls of Clare, over which is a mutilated alabaster figure. On the opposite side is the Chapel of All Saints, where many of the ancient family of Plumptre are interred; and on one of their tombs lies the recumbent figure of a man dressed in a gown with wide sleeves. The Earl of meath and several other distinguished figures lie interred in the church, as is recorded on many mural monuments, several of which belong to the family of Wright. In the north window is a beautiful figure of St. Andrew.

      White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853.
    Family ID F1781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1701   bur. 29 Dec 1729, Saint John's Churchyard, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 28 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1721 
    Children 
    +1. Valentine Allen,   b. Jan 1722, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Thomas Allen,   b. Dec 1729, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1732, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 2 years)  [natural]
     3. Thomas Allen,   b. Sep 1732, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. John Allen,   b. Mar 1736, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Elizabeth Allen,   b. Abt 1740   d. Mar 1744, South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F2058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Aug 1698 - South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Valentine Allen - Jan 1722 - South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas Allen - Dec 1729 - South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas Allen - Sep 1732 - South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Allen - Mar 1736 - South Croxton, Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S444] Parish Registers LEI, Rotherby and South Croxton C&B, (Name: Transcribed by Thomas Radall of Barsby;), Aug 15 1695 South Croxton, L 929.3 ROT SR1.
      Geo son Val and Troth Allen bapt

    2. [S198] LDS, IGI, 21 Oct 1697.
      St. Mary's Nottingham Valentine Allen and Troth Silkstone