Born c1812, the son of Isaac Allen of Bristol, tobacco pipe maker (A, Ao, Price & Jackson 1979).
| 1826 | 6 Dec. Apprenticed to J.D. Pountney and Susannah (A, Ao). |
| 1851 | Potter’s turner, 40 Colston Street, Bedminster (39), living with his wife Sarah (35), born in Bristol (51C). |
| 1852 | Pile Street, Bedminster (P). |