Allred History

Hundreds of years ago the Allred family settled in Eccles, Lancashire, England. These early family members were the progenitors of thousands of Allred descendants who now reside in Western Europe, North America and elsewhere around the world. The histories of these early Allred families have been described in a number of publications.

2015 Publication

In 2015, an extensive book was published about the Allred family of England and the United States, and was entitled: From England to America: Our Allred Family, by Dawnell Hatton Griffin, Watkins Printing, Logan, Utah, 2015, 348 pages. This book is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Below are some interesting comments from this publication:

For many years...it was widely believed...that we descend from Henry Aldridge and that the surname [of Allred] was changed by John Aldridge (married to Anne Hamilton) from Aldrige/Aldrege to 'Allred.' We now know that this is not the case. We descend from John Allred (Orred) of Pendleton Pool, Eccles Parish, Lancashire, England and his wife, Ellen Pemberton. Their son, Soloman Allred immigrated to Pennsylvania sometime in the late 1600's or early 1700's. In addition to documents that have been discovered in the past few years, DNA tests have confirmed that we have roots in Lancashire, England and that the Allred and Aldridge family do not originate from a common source. (Pages V-VI)

Early church records of the Eccles Parish in Lancashire, England provide us with glimpses into the lives of our ancestors who were mostly landless tenant farmers and weavers. (Page VII)

According to the above 2015 book, the Allred lineage extends from England to Utah as follows:

Solomon Allred (1680-after 1754), christened in Eccles, Lancashire, England; married Ann York; left England and arrived in Pennsylvania in about 1718.

Thomas Allred (1724-1810), born in Pennsylvania; married Elizabeth Twigg (1732-1769).

William Allred (1750-1827), born in North Carolina; married Elizabeth Thrasher (1754-1842).

James Allred (1784-1876), born in North Carolina; married Elizabeth Warren (1786-1879); this couple crossed the Plains of the United States and settled in Spring City, Utah; this couple and six of their children died in Utah. A book about James and Elizabeth Allred was published in 1995 and enlarged in 2009.

2016 Research and 2017 Publication

In early 2016 the Research Committee of the Brough Family Organization (BFO) received a request from related Brough and Allred family members to research, document and publish related Allred-surnamed individuals listed in the parish records of Eccles, Lancashire, England, who were christened, married and/or buried in Eccles from 1564 to 1700.

This BFO research project eventually resulted in the production of a 2017 publication entitled The Allred's of Eccles, Lancashire, England, From the 1500's to 1700. Today the genealogical information contained within this publication is available as a seperate database. This publication lists the ancestors of Solomon Alred (Allred) as follows:

John Alrede (b.abt.1500), listed in a 1526 tax record; of Eccles, Lancashire, England.

William Alred (b.abt.1525), married his second wife in 1567 in Eccles, Lancashire, England.

Johanes Alred (b.abt.1548-d.1594) , buried in 1594 in Eccles, Lancashire, England.

John Alred (the Elder, 1571-1633), christened and buried in Eccles, Lancashire, England; married Anne Taylor.

William Alred (1594-1661), christened and buried in Eccles, Lancashire, England; married Alicia Tonge.

John Alred (1637-1701), christened and buried in Eccles, Lancashire, England; married Ellin Pemberton.

Solomon Alred (Allred, 1680-after 1754), christened in Eccles, Lancashire, England; married Ann York; left England and arrived in Pennsylvania in about 1718.

Inquiries about the Allred Ancestry Research Project can be sent by email to:

R. Clayton Brough, BFO Genealogist; Email: rcb@broughfamily.org

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