ALLEN family, circus performers 1901

[janetbaker]

Hi Paul, does your Allen family have a Thomas H Allen who was a circus performer and was once a double act with my great grandfather William Smith (Stage name Atrato) Regards Janet Baker

[a11an]

Hi Paul, does your Allen family have a Thomas H Allen who was a circus performer and was once a double act with my great grandfather William Smith (Stage name Atrato) Regards Janet Baker

Hi Janet

We do have a Thomas who called himself Tomos if its the same Thomas we are probably linked

[circusgirl]

Hi Paul
Amongst your research have you come across an Ethel Allen performing in the late 1920's and 1930's as a comedy contortionist and trapeze artist sometimes in partnership with Tom Wana.
Their act was called Wana & Ethel and then eventually their act began using the names Atrato & Allen and they did mostly variety theatres. I know that this is much later than Walter/John/Charles/Tomos/Fred etc but Im hoping that Ethel might be descended from one of them ?
Its a bit of a puzzle really as I dont know anything about Tom Wana either so any info there would be interesting. But I would have thought that there must be some connection to William Smith ATRATO or Charles ALLEN for Tom and Ethel to use a stage name which harks back to an earlier time and partnership
Thanks in advance Debra

[sasha86]

HI All

WOndering if anyone has made a connection with Walter Allen and 2 Allen children, Does anyone know if he had any illegitimate children? My GGrandfather is Stanley Walter Allen born 1892 and his brother is Reginald Davenport, mother Lavinia Bowley, family history says the family was part of the circus so we are trying to find the link - does anyone have any info.

Many thanks

[a11an]

We have stopped researching for this year but I will ask my cousin. My G-Granddad Walter Allen didn’t have any illegitimate children that we ever found during our searching over the years.
He was brought up by his half brother John Roworth Allen who Walter thought was his father for years, his actual farther was a George Allen.

Walter Allen worked with many Circuses travelling all over the UK but his base address was always in Wolverhampton where he played for a few consecutive years.

His wife (my G-Grandmother) ran her own Business in the New Brighton Fairground in Birkenhead. Walter Died in 1937 in West Derby Liverpool


Sorry this information is a bit sketchy as it's out of my head as all the paper work is with my cousin

Regards Paul Allen