Hi,
Thanks Suzanne, all the information on the Allen family was new to me. Also I'd never seen that document. I just have a copy of the will (plus a couple of letters written to my Great Grandmother about her legacy from the lawyer.)
Thanks Geoff for finding that marriage. I have another candidate, which I had thought was possible. I've only seen it in Lincolnshire marriage indexes, I've not been to the original record but a John Topham married a Willoughby at Spalding in 1834. I cant seem to find my original notes at the moment which would tell me if I cross checked for her first name. One of John's wife's relatives mentioned in the will has Willoughby as a middle name, though I suppose that could just be coincidence.
Best wishes,
Peter