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Alfred Allen (1855-1935, b. in Wellington) was a carpenter and farmer in the Wairarapa and came to Kelvin Grove as a farmer during 1880s. He later moved to Terrace Street (now Ruahine Street). He was later a builder in Palmerston North until his retirement in 1914. His father was George Allen who arrived in Wellington in 1841 and was a pioneer boat builder in that city (see Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, 1897, pp 288-289). Mary Anne Allen (nee Kempton) grandparents were early settlers in Greytown, Wairarapa. Alfred and Mary had seven children.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2013N_Pi106_007473
Title
Alfred and Mary Allen
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Pi 106
Held In
Coolstore

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Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1930

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
beard,
elderly,
glasses,
people,
photographs,
portrait,
wicker,
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