Ivan, Jane and Violet
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Let’s start by examining Jane’s grandparents and clarify that there are eight distinct lines of research into her origins.
I first pursued the Allen Family Tree and have presented these across a number of pages featuring the key ‘players’ that we identified:
| Father: Ivanhoe W Allen 1919-1996 | Mother: Violet E E Stiles 1921-2012 | GF and family: Walter T Allen 1877-1930 |
| GGF1 and family: William C Allen 1851-1935 | GGF2 and family: Thomas (James) Allen 1828-1900 | GGF3 and family: Charles Allen 1806-1855 |
| GGF4 and family: Daniel Allen 1784-1864 | GGF5 and family: George Edward Allen 1766-1850 | GGF6 and family: Philip Allen III 1736-1785 |
| GGF7 and family: Philip Allen II 1695-1765 | GGF8 and family: Philip Allen I 1667-1728 | GGF9 and family: Reskymer Allen 1620-1690 |
| GGF10 and family: Thomas (William?) Allen 1596- | GGF11 and family: John Allen II 1570- | GGF12 and family: Jefferie Allen 1546- |
| GGF13 and family: John Allen I 1520- |
For the other seven branches I have produced a single webpage, for ease of navigation. However, you will see that my success rate proved quite variable:
| Cranes back to GGF8 | Cullifords Back to GGF5 | Hilliers Back to GGF2 |
| O’Sullivans Back to GGF3 | Pennys Back to GGF7 | Perrys Back to GGF3 |
| Stiles Back to GGF11 |
Three-quarters of these branches are very firmly rooted in the West Country, the Allens coming from deep into Cornwall, and the final quarter is from Ireland. So at least we can confirm that Jane’s a Celt!
Paternal-Paternal:
- GGF1 – William Charles Allen – traced back to her GGF13 John Allen, born 1520 in Cornwall
- GGM1 – Rebecca Culliford – traced to GGF5 Nicholas Culliford, born 1710 in Bampton, Devon
Paternal-Maternal:
- GGF1 – Thomas Sullivan Perry – traced to GGF3 Thomas Perry (1806-1896) born in Ireland
- GGM1 – Mary Ellen O’Sullivan – traced to GGF3 John Sullivan Jr (1806-?) also Ireland
Maternal-Paternal:
- GGF1 – Richard Stiles – traced to GGF11 Henrie Stiles, born about 1580, in Wiltshire
- GGM1 – Louisa Emma Crane – traced to GGF8 Joseph Crane born in 1592, in Somerset
Maternal-Maternal:
- GGF1 – George Alfred Hillier – traced back only to GGF2 Alfred Hillier born 1837, Blackford, Somerset
- GGM1 – Jane Lucy Penny – traced to GGF7 Thomas Penny, born in 1635 in Somerset
Next let’s examine the fifteen family principals and establish the eight branches that we will follow:
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