Birth: 28 November 1908 Reading, Berkshire, UK
Father: Alfred Richard Allum 1877-1949
Mother: Isobel (Isobelle) Annie Louise Prater 1878-1960
Marriage: 3 November 1937 Christ Church, Reading, Berkshire, UK
Wife: Rose Alice Simmonds 1911-1990
Death: April 1988 Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Joy Suzanne Allum [Wooldridge] 1943-2004
John Richard Allum 1946-2004
Birth of Eric Richard Allum in FreeBMD in January-March 1909 in Reading (2C 343).
In the 1911 census as Eric Richard Allum aged 2, born in Reading, Berkshire, and living with his parents (Alfred Richard and Isabel), and brother (Percy Alfred) in six rooms at 1 Northumberland Avenue, Reading, Berkshire.
His brother was born on 12 August 1911 and registered in July-September 1911 in Reading.
In the 1921 census as Richard Eric Allum aged 12 years 7 months, born in Reading, Berkshire, both parents still alive, exempt for 3 mons? and visiting Helen Christine Marks (aged 45 years 3 months, born in Brighton, Sussex, single and a farm rupil (sic - in the index, pupil?) poultry working for Geo Giggs poultry famer in Northwood, Ramsgate) in four rooms at Robery (sic - in the index, Rosberry?) Bungalow, Pysons Road, Ramsgate, St Lawrence Intra, Kent. His parents and two brothers were living at 1 Northumberland Avenue, Reading.
Seven entries in Ancestry Berkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1965 for Eric Richard Allum address 1 Northumberland Avenue, Church, Reading from 1930 to 1937, other occupants Alfred Richard and Isabel Annie Louise Allum (parents?), and Percy Allum (brother?) in 1930.
Marriage of Eric R Allim and Rose A Simmonds in FreeBMD in October-December 1937 in Reading (2C 1079).
Two entries in Find my Past in Reading Standard 5 November 1937 "The wedding of Mr. Eric R. Allum, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Allum, of 1, Northumberland Avenue Reading, to Miss Rose A. ,Simmonds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Simmonds" and "The bridal party at the wedding of Mr. Eric R. Allum and Miss Rose Simmonds, which took place at Christ Church, Reading, on Wednesday."
Two entries in Ancestry Berkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1965 for Eric Richard Allum address 16 George Street, Battle, Reading in 1938 and 1939, other occupant Rose Alice Allum (wife?).
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Erie (sic - in the index, Eric on the original) R Allum born on 28 November 1939, a retail grocer & provision shop keeper (master) and Reading auxilary fire service, and living at 16 George Street, Reading, Bershire, other occupant Rose A Allum (wife?).
His daughter was born on 24 March 1943 and registered in January-March 1943 in Reading.
Entry in Find my Past in Reading Standard 3 September 1943 "They wore gold taffeta gowns Sergeant L. T. Smith. RAY., was best man. and carried bouquets of dahlias and roses. Mr. Eric R. Allum was beat man."
His son was born on 3 February 1946 and registered in January-March 1946 in Wokingham.
Entry in Find my Past Wokingham Times 21 October 1949 "Innkeeper's Motoring Offence When the case of Eric Richard Allum of the Crooked Billet Wokingham at Woking (Surrey) Magistrates’ Court on Saturday the Clerk said that a letter had been received from Mr Allum who an innkeeper asking to be excused attendance".
Two entries in Ancestry Berkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1965 for Eric R Allum address Crooked Billet, Honey Hill, Wokingham Without, Newbury in 1948, Wokingham in 1949, in 1948 and 1949, other occupant Rose Alice Allum (wife?), two for Eric Richard Allum address Crooked Billet, Honey Hill, Wokingham Without, Wokingham in 1953 and 1954, other occupant Rose Alice Allum (wife?), and one for Eric R Allum address Crooked Billet, Honey Hill, Wokingham Without, Wokingham in 1957, other occupant Rose Alice Allum (wife?).
There are five entries in Ancestry British Phone Books, 1880-1984 for Eric R Allum address Crooked Billet, number Wokingham 900 from 1950 to 1954.
Entry in Find my Past Wokingham Times 26 November 1954 "collision in Waterloo Road Wokingham on Saturday between a private car and a motor cycle Neither the driver of the car Mr Eric Richard Allum of The Crooked Billet Wokingham nor the motor cyclist Mr John Kirby of Derby Green Farm Black-water was hurt Mrs LuVinia".
Entry in the Register of Deaths for Eric Richard Allum, born on 28 November 1908, in April 1988 in Basingstoke (20 93).
There are nineteen entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Eric Richard Allum.
Eric Richard Allum was the father of John Richard Allum, husband of Sheila P Higginbottom, wife of Nicholas Frank Vint, my second cousin.
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