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William Mitchell Allen 1885 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 October 1885

Birth Location: Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 July 1955

Death Location: St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Allen

Mother: Wilmot Mitchel

Spouse(s): Dora Thompson

Children(s): William Allen, Oliver Allen, Olive Allen, Nellie Allen

William Mitchell Allen was born in 1885 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Allen and Wilmot J Mitchel. In 1901, William Mitchell Allen resided in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England. In 1917, William Mitchell Allen resided in Houghton, Michigan. William Mitchell Allen married Dora Ellen Thompson, and had children including William Henry Allen, Oliver Allen, Olive Mae Allen, Nellie Edith Allen. William Mitchell Allen passed away in 1955 in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Mitchell Allen was born in 1885 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Allen and Wilmot J Mitchel.
  • In 1901, William Mitchell Allen resided in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1917, William Mitchell Allen resided in Houghton, Michigan.
  • William Mitchell Allen married Dora Ellen Thompson, and had children including William Henry Allen, Oliver Allen, Olive Mae Allen, Nellie Edith Allen.
  • William Mitchell Allen passed away in 1955 in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Allen's Ancestors

Self
William Allen
1885 – 1955
Birth Place: Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Allen
1861 – 1908
Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
Wilmot (J) Mitchel
1864 – 1950
Penzance, Cornwall
Grandparents
John Allen
1831 – 1894
St Hilary, Cornwall, England
Grace (Leacher) Hollow
1835 – 1918
Trenoweth, Cornwall, England
Thomas Mitchell
1820 – 1893
Marazion, Cornwall, England
Honor Williams
1822 –
Gulval, Cornwall, England,
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Allen
1797 – 1858
Matilda Martin
1802 – 1877
Thomas Hollow
1806 – 1881
Elizabeth Leacher
1805 – 1856
John Mitchell
1790 – 1858
Elizabeth Budge
1791 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Oliver Allen
1766 –
Mary Humphries
1764 –
John Hollow
1787 –
Margret Runnalls
1786 –
William Michell
1756 – 1816
Mary Sobey
1764 –

William Allen's Descendants

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William (Mitchell) Allen (23 October 1885 – 1 July 1955) m. Dora (Ellen) Thompson (14 June 1889 – 6 Feb 1958)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Allen (4 March 1921 – 13 November 2009) m. Nell Ellen (14 May 1921 – 2009)
  2. 2. Oliver Allen (11 October 1922 – 27 March 2007)
  3. 3. Olive (Mae) Allen (16 April 1924 – 2 June 2010) m. Malcolm (Ross) MacKinnon (6 June 1918 – 18 Sep 1992)
    1. 1. Shari MacKinnon
    2. 2. Karen MacKinnon
    3. 3. Sandra MacKinnon
      1. 1. Douglas Wilson (1969 – 1974)
      2. 2. Wilson m. Brent McDonald ( – 1994)
        1. 1. McDonald
        2. 2. McDonald
        3. 3. McDonald
  4. 4. Nellie (Edith) Allen (17 July 1925 – 6 July 2014)

William Allen's Timeline

4 Records

1885
23 October 1885
Birth of William Mitchell Allen in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1901
1901
Age 16
William Mitchell Allen resided here in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
1917
1917-1918
Age 32
William Mitchell Allen resided here in Houghton, Michigan
Houghton, Michigan
1955
1 July 1955
Age 70
Death of William Mitchell Allen in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 October 1885
    Event Place: Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Houghton, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1943
    Event Place: Buffalo, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1955
    Event Place: St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

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