John 'Jack' Allan

   Another name for John was Jack.

  General Notes:

Known as Jack...
1901 Census: Age 6, Living: 2 Millers Court, Botchergate, Cumberland, England.
1911 Census: Age 16, Living: Reformatory, Leeds Boys Reformatory, Adel cum eccup, Yorkshire. Listed as Inmate, Listed as Scholar (Reformatory Training)

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West Yorkshire England Reformatory School Records: East Moor Community Home School admissions 1904-1913. Document dated 30th Nov 1909. Admited: 4th Dec 1909. No.2098, Birthdate - Feb 6? 1895, Age 14, Hair Fair, Eyes Blue. Offence: Sleeping Out...has several times been away from home for several days....Beyond control of parents. Sentence: until 19, Time Expires Feb 5th 1914. School attended: St Johns, Close Street, Carlisle. John could read and write, (his writting was lovely and clear) Employed: Wallis Wilson, South Street, Carlisle. Mother: not listed, but she was deceased at this time. Father: John Allan, Fathers Occ: Fireman for North Eastern R** Co... Residence: Millers Close, Garden Street, Carlisle. John (Johns Father) was a respectable father, formerley a driver with N.E.Ry. Having had an accident is now unable to follow his Employment. Father earns £1 per week, when in full work. Relations and Friends: Uncle - J Allan, 80 Oswald Street, Carlisle, and Brother - H Allan, Brook Street, Carlisle.
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East Moor Reformatory for boys - Convicted Juveniles. Buildings were erected during 1857 and certified on the 2nd December 1857 for the accommodation of up to 60 boys. In 1859 42 boys were in residence. They were put to work in extending the buildings.
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1939 Register: Living - Carlisle, Cumberland, England, Birth - 7? Feb 1895, Occ: Ash Bin Lifter, listed as A.R.P Warden.
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John lived in Carlisle but moved to 85 Tower Street, Heywood, Lancashire, England, to live with his daughter Grace and her family in 1962 when Johns wife Isobella died.
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John was living at 85 Tower Street, Heywood, Lancashire, England with his daughter, Grace and family at the time of his death. He was age 81.

John married Isobella MacPherson Dec Qua 1923 in Flyde, Lancashire, England. (Isobella MacPherson was born on 28 Jan 1895 in West Derby, Lancashire. and died in 1962 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.)

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