Allen, Clara

Birth Name Allen, Clara 1a 2a 3a 4a
Also Known As Batty, Clara 5a
Gender female

Narrative

Clara was the daughter of Alice Allen, who was probably unmarried, hence she gave up her daughter for adoption. When Clara was 15 months she was living with James Batty and his wife Mary as their nurse child. In the following census she is recorded as being adopted.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about Dec 1879 Ancoats, Lancashire, England   6a 7a
Birth Registered about Jan 1880 Ancoats, Lancashire, England   3b 7b
Baptism 28 Apr 1880 All Souls, Ancoats, Lancashire, England   4b
Residence 3 Apr 1881 Junction Street 71, Ancoats, Lancashire, England Age: 15m; RelationToHead: Nurse Child 6b
Residence 1891 Rhodes Street 12, Bradford, Lancashire, England Age: 10; RelationToHead: Adopted Daughter 2b
Residence 1901 Glen View 18, Gale, Littleborough, Lancashire, England Age: 21; RelationToHead: Adopted Daughter 1b
Residence 2 Apr 1911 Glen View 24, Gale, Littleborough, Lancashire, England Age: 31; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter 5b
Occupation 2 Apr 1911   Coloured Beamer - Cotton Spinning 5c

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Batty, James Joshuaabout 1845about Feb 1915
Mother Brammall, Mary Jennettabout Feb 1842about Nov 1923
    Brother     Batty, John 23 Aug 1866
         Allen, Clara about Dec 1879
 
Stepmother Allen, Aliceabout 1860
         Allen, Clara about Dec 1879

Source References

  1. 1901 Census of England and Wales
  2. 1891 Census of England and Wales
  3. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index (1837-1983)
  4. Manchester, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
  5. 1911 Census of England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
  6. 1881 Census of England and Wales
  7. Lancashire Birth Index (1837-2007)
      • Source text:

        ALLEN Clara ALLEN 1880 Ancoats Archives+, Manchester Central Library ANC/178/6

      • Source text:

        ALLEN Clara ALLEN 1880 Ancoats Archives+, Manchester Central Library ANC/178/6