1884 Nov 20 Born Birkenhead. son of Harry Charles Allen and Elizabeth Sophia Grey
1891 census at 49, Grange Road West, Birkenhead
1901 census 1t 36 Grange Rd West , Birkenhead
1911 census he is not there. Probably at sea.
He married May. Children of the marriage are : Sheila Allen, b. Abt. 1907, Stanley Allen, b. Abt. 1908
1903 Jun 27. Second Mate Cert
1905 Jul 1. First Mate Cert
1908 Feb 22. Masters Cert
1908 • Ormskirk, Lancashire married May Jane Palmer (1883–1973)
He was apprenticed to a sailing ship and then passed his exams to become ships captain.
1916 Jan 14. On SS Holbein to River Plate as 2nd Mate. His address is given as 20 Parkbridge Rd, Prenton, Birkenhead. He is married
1916 Jun 12. Discharged from Holbein on return to UK
1916 Jul 24 Appointed Sub Lt in RNR
1918 Jul 27. Promoted Lt.
1918 Aug 28 To HMS Daffodil
1919 Mar 11. Found guilty at Court Martial of being Drunk on Shore and dismissed his ship.
1920 Jan 27 Demobilised.
1921 Apr 20. Accepted in England. Joined ADRIC with service no 1903 Posted to O Coy
He was fined £1 on two occasions by Coy Commander. The second of these dated 11 Jul 1921.
1922 Jan 17 Discharged at demobilization of ADRIC
He lived abroad for a time but returned to England during the early part of WW2.
1944 May 31 Ancestry family info says that he died at sea from a heart attack while serving on a merchant ship in the Atlantic convoys . I cannot find that death on CWGC