COMPLETED - Jacob Dixon Allen- Jarrow or South Shields

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Dave you are researching the same person as me, Jacob Dixon Allen is my 4th Great Grandfather. I'd be interested to hear how your connected to the family.

I am a descendant of his son, John Wood Allen.

Regards
Amanda

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I think Jacob Dixon Allen is the son of John Allen and Mary Pickering who were married 17Nov 1797.

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Out of interest why John and Mary Pickering  rather than the John and Margaret Hedley option , what makes it more likely as there is no baptism fot Jacob.  Although it is quite possible that the 1830 baptism may have been him just getting baptised late.
I have also just spotted a new entry on FamilySearch, I knwo marriage certificates say his father was John
residence: Heworth,  Durham,  England
parents: Phillip Allen, Mary Allen
name: Jacob Allen
baptism date: 10 Apr 1815
baptism: Heworth, Durham, England

Dave

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Hi Dave

The first clue was on the marriage certficate of Jacob Dixon Allen and Jane Wood in 1837. The marriage was witnessed by Heugh Percy Allen and Alice Allen (nee Robson they married 13/7/1836).

I started to research Heugh Percy Allen and located him in the 1851 and 1861 census.  Then located his baptism where his parents were John and Mary Allen. I believe Heugh Percy Allen is an older brother of Jacob Dixon Allen.

Then on family search I located more children of John and Mary baptised:
Jane Allen 1800
John Allen Allen 1802
William Aljernon Allen 1805
Charles Adolphus Allen 1808
Henry Augustus Allen 1810
Mary Ann Allen 1817(twin of Heugh)
Heugh Percy Allen 1817 (lists father John as being from Warkworth Northumberland)
Jacob Dixon Allen 1818



The second clue is that Jacob Dixon Allen and Jane Woods first son is  Henry Augustus Allen, the same name as his brother. They continue to use Jacobs the siblings names again for thbeir children.