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Title: Look Up - Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Henry Allen
Post by: southman2 on Monday 04 February 19 19:55 GMT (UK)

If anyone has access to the register for Derby Railway Servants Orphanage I'm looking for any information regarding Henry Allen born 1868 admitted 1878 and left March 1883.

Thank you

Steve Hyne

Title: Re: Look Up - Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Henry Allen
Post by: BumbleB on Tuesday 05 February 19 10:19 GMT (UK)

A transcription of the entry for Henry Allen is available at FindMyPast.

Birth - 2 January 1868  Admitted 22 October 1878.  Father's occupation - drayman (Sheffield) Midland Railways.  Father's death - 11 May 1878 - run over by loaded dray.  Discharged - 10 March 1883.  Conduct in orphanage - very troublesome.

Nine children orphaned - ages given.  Also mother's occupation and address.

 

Title: Re: Look Up - Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Henry Allen
Post by: BumbleB on Tuesday 05 February 19 11:09 GMT (UK)

Using the address given for Henry's mother:

1881 census - RG11/3329 folio 102, page 2 - Rye Street, New Basford

Emma Allen - 40 (widow) - Lace mender
Benjamin - 19
Charlotte A - 15
John - 14
Emma - 8
Earnest (as written) - 4
Ethel - 2

Title: Re: Look Up - Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Henry Allen
Post by: BumbleB on Tuesday 05 February 19 11:14 GMT (UK)

1871 - RG10/4680 folio 78 page 17
William Allen - 32 - Railway Carman
Emma - 30
Benjamin 9
Charlotte - 6
John - 4
Henry - 2
Eliza - 1 month

Title: Re: Look Up - Derby Railway Servants Orphanage - Henry Allen
Post by: BumbleB on Tuesday 05 February 19 11:30 GMT (UK)

Possible marriage - St Leodegarius, Basford - 16 October 1859 - from Nottinghamshire FHS transcription on FindMyPast (based on Charlotte's birth registration giving mmn of Allen)

William Allen and Emma Allen