Joseph Allen
1852–
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
The Life of Joseph
When Joseph Allen was born about 1852, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, his father, George Allen, was 24 and his mother, Susannah Shaw, was 22. He lived in Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.
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Family Time Line
George Allen
1828–1870
Susannah Shaw
1830–
Joseph Allen
1852–
Charles Allen
1857–
George Frederick Allen
1861–
Herbert A. Allen
1864–
Roseannah Allen
1867–1934
Emily Allen
1858–
Harry Allen
1860–
Parents & Siblings
1828–1870Male
1830–Female
siblings
(7)
1852–Male
1857–Male
1858–Female
1860–Male
1861–Male
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World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 2
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 28
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Age 32
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from a Celtic personal name of great antiquity and obscurity. In England the personal name is now usually spelled Alan, the surname Allen; in Scotland the surname is more often Allan. Various suggestions have been put forward regarding its origin; the most plausible is that it originally meant ‘little rock’. Compare Gaelic ailín, diminutive of ail ‘rock’. The present-day frequency of the surname Allen in England and Ireland is partly accounted for by the popularity of the personal name among Breton followers of William the Conqueror, by whom it was imported first to Britain and then to Ireland. St. Alan(us) was a 5th-century bishop of Quimper, who was a cult figure in medieval Brittany. Another St. Al(l)an was a Cornish or Breton saint of the 6th century, to whom a church in Cornwall is dedicated.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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