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The Common Room / Anyone got a John Allan, Spectacle Maker of London?
« on: Wednesday 01 April 09 16:31 BST (UK) »
Hi,
Does anyone have a John Allan, spectacle maker in their family tree? He was given the Freedom of London in 1898. If anyone can prove their lineage to him, I have his framed Freedom, which has adorned my wall for over 20 years on the premise that it wouldn't have been sold at the Antique Fair if the family had wanted it. But ... the older you get and the more you do your family tree you realise that not ALL the family always know where EVERYTHING is. So, I'd really like to be able to reunite this piece of history with its roots.
Yvonne
Does anyone have a John Allan, spectacle maker in their family tree? He was given the Freedom of London in 1898. If anyone can prove their lineage to him, I have his framed Freedom, which has adorned my wall for over 20 years on the premise that it wouldn't have been sold at the Antique Fair if the family had wanted it. But ... the older you get and the more you do your family tree you realise that not ALL the family always know where EVERYTHING is. So, I'd really like to be able to reunite this piece of history with its roots.
Yvonne