A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Allen
Alternative Surname
First Name
James II, of Bristol
Initial of Surname
A
Year of Birth/Baptism
Flourished
1756 - before 1780
Year of Death
Biographical Details
Described as a stonecutter when he was admitted a freeman of Bristol on 23 February 1756, by marriage with Ann, daughter of John Weaver, ‘Gentl. dece’d’. He was dead by 16 December 1780, the date on which his son James became a freeman of Bristol.
Archival References: BRO, Burgess Books 04359, microfiche FC/BB/1(q)2 (fol Or p 42); microfiche FC/BB/1 (u)4 (fol Or p 97)
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