Researching John Alen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 96 people with the Alen surname? In that year Alen was ranked number 3483 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Alen on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Alen and the Alen Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 118 people with the Alen surname in the UK? Alen is now ranked number 3931 for popularity in the UK. |
Alen Genealogy Databases
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Alen Forums
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John Alen
John Alen (1476 – 28 July 1534) was an English priest and canon lawyer, whose later years were spent in Ireland. He held office as Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and was a member of the Privy Council of Ireland. In the latter office, for a few years he played a central role in the government of Ireland.
He was murdered during the Rebellion of "Silken Thomas" Fitzgerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, who is said to have wrongly believed that Alen had been responsible for the death of Thomas's father, the 9th Earl of Kildare, who had in fact died a natural death. Despite his grievance against the archbishop, Thomas always maintained that he had intended to spare Alen's life but that his order (delivered in Irish) to "take him away" had been misinterpreted by his followers as a command to kill him.
Source: John Alen, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Alen
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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