Samuel Blakemore ALLPORT (1822

Samuel Blakemore ALLPORT (1822 - 1899)

Office clerk 41, gunmaker 61, gun & weavers mail maker 81

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Lucy Mary ALLPORT (1866 - 1936) Frank Blakemore ALLPORT (1868 - 1886) Beatrice E ALLPORT (1869 - ) Jessie Marion ALLPORT (1872 - )	Samuel Blakemore ALLPORT (1822 - 1899) + Frances Mary SUTTILL (1833 - 1887)	Samuel ALLPORT (1785 - 1858)	Thomas ALLPORT (1751 - 1832)	Thomas ALLPORT (1716 - 1751)
				Margaret SPINKS
			Ann COX (1751 - )

		Jane BLAKEMORE (1796 - 1832)

b. 05 Nov 1822 at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

m. 1865 Frances Mary SUTTILL (1833 - 1887) at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

d. 23 Oct 1899 at Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England aged 76

Near Relatives of Samuel Blakemore ALLPORT (1822 - 1899)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Thomas ALLPORT	1751	Wolverhampton, England	1832	Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	81
Grandmother	Ann COX	abt 1751	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Father	Samuel ALLPORT	1785	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	1858	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	73
Mother	Jane BLAKEMORE	abt 1796		1832	Bath, Somerset, England	36
Step Mother	Eliza Anne TURKINGTON	abt 1810	Armagh, Ireland	1884	Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England	74

Self	Samuel Blakemore ALLPORT	05 Nov 1822	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	23 Oct 1899	Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	76

Wife	Frances Mary SUTTILL	1833	Burton, Dorset, England	1887	Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	54

Daughter	Lucy Mary ALLPORT	04 Aug 1866	Moseley, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	25 Mar 1936	Lambeth, South London, Surrey, England	69
Son	Frank Blakemore ALLPORT	1868	Moseley, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	Mar 1886	Worcestershire, England	18
Daughter	Beatrice E ALLPORT	1869	Moseley, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England
Daughter	Jessie Marion ALLPORT	1872	Moseley, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England

Brother	Joseph ALLPORT	16 Jul 1820	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Brother	William ALLPORT	03 May 1825	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Brother	Henry ALLPORT	05 Jun 1827	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	28 May 1889	Cleve, South Australia, Australia	61
Brother	Hubert ALLPORT	13 Feb 1829	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England		Australia
Half Brother	Charles Rigby ALLPORT	10 Oct 1841	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	1893	Lambeth, South London, Surrey, England	52
Half Sister	Kate ALLPORT	1843	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Son in Law	Hubert SANDS	04 Mar 1855	Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, England	05 Oct 1922	Pewsey, Wiltshire, England	67
Son in Law	George PAYNE

Granddaughter	Olive Frances SANDS	28 Jul 1890	Small Heath, Birmingham, England	12 May 1969	Savernake Hospital, Wiltshire, England	78
Grandson	Leslie Kelham SANDS	05 Jan 1892	Small Heath, Birmingham, England	1916	France	24
Grandson	Havilland Hubert A SANDS	26 Mar 1896	Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	1970	Maidenhead, Berkshire, England	74
Grandson	Arthur Langdale SANDS	07 Mar 1899	Small Heath, Birmingham, England	1954	Devizes, Wiltshire, England	55
Grandson	Thomas Blakemore SANDS	05 May 1906	Warwickshire, England	1980	Marlborough, Wiltshire, England	74

Uncle	Thomas ALLPORT	30 Sep 1776	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	09 May 1852	Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	75
Aunt	Sophia WATSON	abt 1783	Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	01 Feb 1875	Aldridge, Walsall, Staffordshire, England	92
Uncle	John ALLPORT	1777	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	08 May 1837	Kensington, Derby, England	60
Uncle	William Twigg ALLPORT	1779	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	1831	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	52
Aunt	Alice ASHWORTH	1779	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	1853	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	74
Uncle	Joseph ALLPORT	1781	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England		America - see notes
Uncle	James ALLPORT	1783	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Aunt	Sarah ALLPORT	1787	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Aunt	Hannah ALLPORT	1789	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Aunt	Anne ALLPORT	1791	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Uncle	Charles ALLPORT	1794	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	1879	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	85
Aunt	Elizabeth WARD	abt 1792		13 Aug 1848	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	56
Aunt	Mary ALLPORT	1798	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Cousin	Charles ALLPORT	abt 1803	Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Cousin	Eliza ALLPORT	1805	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Cousin	Henry ALLPORT	1808	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	1901	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	93
Cousin	Thomas ALLPORT	1812	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Cousin	George ALLPORT	20 Jul 1813	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	bef 04 Sep 1866	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland	53
Cousin	Joseph ALLPORT	13 Mar 1816	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	1886	Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England	70
Cousin	Emma ALLPORT	17 Sep 1818	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Cousin	Sophia ALLPORT	1820	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	1862	W. Derby, Liverpool, England	42
Cousin	Mary ALLPORT	1822	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Cousin	John White ALLPORT	15 Feb 1828	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Cousin	Elizabeth ALLPORT	25 Jan 1803	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Cousin	Ann ALLPORT	14 Mar 1804	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	14 Jan 1842	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	37
Cousin	William ALLPORT	15 Mar 1806	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	1874	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	68
Cousin	Alice ALLPORT	23 Apr 1810	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	1898	Liverpool, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England	88
Cousin	Elizabeth ALLPORT	09 Nov 1811	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Cousin	Sarah ALLPORT	1813	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	12 Jun 1851		38
Cousin	Charles ALLPORT	1816	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Cousin	Samuel Molyneux ALLPORT	1818	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Cousin	John ALLPORT	1819	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Cousin	Mary ALLPORT	1820	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Cousin	Anne Jane ALLPORT	1832	Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	1926	West Bromwich, England	94

Nephew	Samuel George ALLPORT	1855	Walton on the Hill, Bootle, Lancashire, England
Niece	Jane ALLPORT	27 Apr 1864	Moonta, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	29 Jul 1864	Moonta, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	0
Nephew	Charles Henry ALLPORT	21 Jun 1865	Moonta, South Australia, Australia	10 Sep 1936	Wagin, WA, Australia	71
Niece	Amy Ann ALLPORT	14 Aug 1867	Macclesfield, Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia
Niece	Frances Elizabeth ALLPORT	27 Sep 1869	Point Sturt, Strathalbyn, South Australia	19 Jan 1916	Eastwood, Norwood, South Australia, Australia	46
Niece	Florence Susan ALLPORT	03 Apr 1872	Templers, Barossa, South Australia, Australia
Nephew	Samuel Francis William Hocking (Frank) ALLPORT	17 May 1874	Robe, South Australia, Australia	11 Jul 1940	Cleve, South Australia, Australia	66
Niece	Adelaide Marian ALLPORT	09 Mar 1879	Reeves Plains, Gilbert, South Australia, Australia	12 Sep 1951	South Australia, Australia	72
Niece	Constance Eliza ALLPORT	Mar 1879	Clapham, Surrey, England	1963	Balmain, NSW, Australia	84
Niece	Florence Alice ALLPORT	Sep 1881	Denmark Hill,London	1956	Sonning, Berkshire, England	75

Sister in Law	Sarah Williams MUSKER	07 Apr 1831	Walton on the Hill, Bootle, Lancashire, England	1909	Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England	78
Sister in Law	Susan HOCKING	1842	St Enoder, Cornwall, England	07 Jul 1924	Cleve, South Australia, Australia	82
Sister in Law	Margaret GREEN	abt 1832	Poulton Le Flyde, Lancashire	20 Feb 1906	Charlton Villa, Broad Green Rd	74
Sister in Law	Alice Maude JOYCE	abt 1852	Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England	1906	Clapham, Lambeth, London, England	54

Events in Samuel Blakemore ALLPORT (1822 - 1899)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
05 Nov 1822		Samuel Blakemore ALLPORT was born	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	Note 1	34, 47
04 Dec 1822		Baptism	St. Martins, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	IGI	45
1832	10	Death of mother Jane BLAKEMORE (aged 36)	Bath, Somerset, England	Note 2	34
1841	19	Census	Weaman Row, St. Mary, Birmingham, England	Note 3	67
1851	29	Census	Swansea, Wales	Note 4	67
1858	36	Death of father Samuel ALLPORT (aged 73)	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	Note 5
1861	39	Census	1 Weaman Row, Birmingham, England	Note 6	67
1865	43	Married Frances Mary SUTTILL (aged 32)	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England	Note 7	46
26 Feb 1866	43	Property	2 Weaman Row, Birmingham, England	Note 8
04 Aug 1866	43	Birth of daughter Lucy Mary ALLPORT	Moseley, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	Note 9	34, 46, 47
1868	46	Birth of son Frank Blakemore ALLPORT	Moseley, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	Note 10	34, 45, 46, 47
1869	47	Birth of daughter Beatrice E ALLPORT	Moseley, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	Note 11	34, 46, 47
1871	49	Census	Moseley Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	Note 12	67
1872	50	Birth of daughter Jessie Marion ALLPORT	Moseley, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	Note 13	34, 46, 47
1881	59	Census	Alcester Rd, Pymore Cottage, Kings Norton, Warwickshire, England	Note 14	67
1884	62	Death of step mother Eliza Anne TURKINGTON (aged 74)	Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England	Note 15	69
Mar 1886	63	Death of son Frank Blakemore ALLPORT (aged 18)	Worcestershire, England	Note 16	34, 45, 47
1887	65	Death of wife Frances Mary SUTTILL (aged 54)	Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	Note 17	34, 46
1891	69	Census	Pymore Cottage, Alcester Rd, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	Note 18	67
23 Oct 1899	76	Samuel Blakemore ALLPORT died	Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England	Note 19	34, 45, 46, 47

Note 1: 1861 census - age 38 - Birmingham

Note 2: NOT with family 1841 census ?died <1841

Son Hubert born 1829

Aris's Birmingham Gazette 08 October 1832.
DIED - On the 28th ult. at Bath, aged 36, after a long and heavy affliction, Jane, wife of Mr. S. Allport, of Weaman row.

Note 3: ALLPORT Saml(50) - gun maker, Joseph(20) assistant gun maker, Samuel(18) - office clerk, William(16) - builders ap, Henry(14), Hubert(12)

Note 4: LINDEEN/LINDUN John (65) - gardener; Mary (52); Eliza (22). This family all born Thornton, Devon.
ALLPORT Saml B (28) - railway engineer - b BIrmingham

Note 5: Possibly free bmd Oct to Dec 1858, Birmingham, Warwickshire - Vol 6d, page 111

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Samuel Allport
Name: Samuel Allport
Probate Date: 17 Jan 1859
Death Date: 8 Nov 1858
Death Place: Warwickshire, England
Registry: Principal Registry
The will with a codicil of Samuel Allport late of Birmingham in the county of Warwick gun Maker deceased who died 8 November 1858 at Birmingham aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of Eliza Ann Allport of Birmingham aforesaid widow the Relict Henry Marshall of Ward End near Birmingham aforesaid Banker and Edward Bembridge of Birmingham aforesaid Saddlers' Ironmonger the Executors. Effects under 5000 pounds

Note 6: ALLPORT Samuel B(38)head - gun maker - b Birmingham; Joseph(40)brother - gun maker - b Birmingham; Charles Rigty(19) brother - gun maker - b Birmingham
ALLPORT Eliza Anne (51) - step mother - widow - b Amagh, Ireland;
WOODCOCK Mary P (83)great aunt- b Newport, Shropshire.
+ 2 servants Sarah Daniels(23) and Emma Fisher(17)
Mary Parsons WOODCOCK died Sept 1862 - Birmingham, vol 6d,page 81

Note 7: free bdm Apr to Jun1865 - Nottingham - Vol 7b p287
C Wood - Frances

Note 8: These documents are held at Birmingham City Archives:
Underlease for 27 years, rent £92 10s yearly MS 58/55 26 February 1866

Contents:
Executors of James Cartland as in MS 58/54 above to Samuel Blakemore Allport of Birmingham, gun and pistol manufacturer.
Property: No. 2 Weaman Row as in MS 58/53 above

Note 9: free bmd Kings Norton Sept1866 vol6c p402

Note 10: Q2 1868 Kings Norton Worcestershire, ref 6c 429

Note 11: free bmd Kings Norton Dec1869 Vol 6c p421

Note 12: ALLPORT Samuel B(48) - gun maker - b Birmingham, Frances M(38)wife b Burton Bradtock (Bradford?) Basset, Lucy M(4)dau - b Kings Norton, Worcestershire; Frank B(3) son - Kings Norton; Beatrice E(1) dau - b Kings Norton
+ 2 domestic servants

Note 13: free bmd Kings Norton Jun1871 Vol6c p435

Note 14: ALLPORT Samuel B(58) - gun and weavers mail maker - b Birmingham; Frances M(48) - b Burton, Dorsetshire; Lucy M(14), Frank B(13), Beatrice E(11), Jessie M(9) - all children born Moseley, Worcestershire
+ Annie Brown(22) Dom Servant

Note 15: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 about Eliza Ann Allport
Name: Eliza Ann Allport
Estimated birth year: abt 1805
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1884
Age at Death: 79
Registration district: Warwick
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 401

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Eliza Ann Allport
Name: Eliza Ann Allport
Probate Date: 4 Dec 1884
Death Date: 27 Sep 1884
Death Place: Westmorland, England
Registry: Principal Registry
4 December 1884. Administration of the Personal Estate of Eliza Ann Allport late of Gale House Ambleside in the county of Westmoreland Widow who died 27 September 1884 at Castle View Cottage Kenilworth in the County of Warwick was granted at the Principal Registry to Charles Rigby Allport of 135 Denmark - hill in the County of Surrey Gunmaker the Son and only net of kin

Note 16: Q1 1886 Kings Norton ref 6c 290

Note 17: free bmd Mar1887 age 53 Vol 6c p289

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941 Record for Frances Mary Allport
1905
ALLPORT Frances Mary of Pymore cottage Moseley Worcestershire (wife of Samuel Blakemore Allport) died 13 February 1887 Administration Worsester 14 August to William Ashby Bolton iron merchant Effects 94pound 6s 1p

Note 18: ALLPORT Samuel B(68) - widow - gun manufacturer - b Birmingham; Beatrice E(21) - B Moseley; Jessie M(19) - b Moseley
+ Emma Vine (26) Dom Servant.

Note 19: death cert sighted by Pamela Allport tree
free bmd -Kings Norton, Worcestershire - age 76 - born c 1823 - Oct toDec 1899 - Vol 6c, p242

Allport died 24 October 1899, at the age of 76. His Obituary was published in 'Arms and Explosives, Magazine November 1899.

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Samuel Blakemore Allport
Name: Samuel Blakemore Allport
Probate Date: 5 Feb 1900
Death Date: 23 Oct 1899
Death Place: Worcestershire, England
Registry: Worcestershire, England
ALLPORT Samuel Blakemore of Pymore cottage Moseley Worcestershire retired gunmaker died 23 October 1899 Probate Worcester 5 February to William Ashby Bolton iron merchant and Charles Augustus Harrison chartered accountant
Effects 11890 pounds 15s 7d

Personal Notes:

1861 - Corporation general and trades directory of Birmingham Page 45
ALLPORT Charles, gun maker, 101 Dartmouth St
ALLPORT Samuel, gun and pistol mfr, 50 Whittall st, residence - 1 Weaman row

These documents are held at Birmingham City Archives:
Underlease for 21 years, rent £92 10s. yearly MS 58/53, 54 25 December 1861
Contents:
John Cartland of Birmingham, brassfounder, William Tabberer of Bordesley Park, gent., and Herbert Cordle of Worcester, licensed victualler executors of the Will of James Cartland, to Frederick Smith of Birmingham, manufacturer.
Property: No. 2, Weaman Row, St. Mary's Square, Birmingham
Endorsed: Surrender, 19 February 1866.

Underlease for 27 years, rent £92 10s yearly MS 58/55 26 February 1866
Contents:
Executors of James Cartland as in MS 58/54 above to Samuel Blakemore Allport of Birmingham, gun and pistol manufacturer.
Property: No. 2 Weaman Row as in MS 58/53 above

1871 Allport Samuel - gun maker - 39 men, 6 women, 6 boys

1874 - BIrmingham commercial list
ALLPORT Samuel Blackburn - gun manufacturer - 50 Whittall street

1875 - Commercial directory and shippers guide
ALLPORT Samuel B, 50 Whittall street - fishing tackle manufacturers

1875 The London Gazette, July 26, 1878
Patents which have become void - No 2535.. Samuel Blakemore Allport, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Gun Manufacturer, for an invention of " a new or improved instrument or apparatus for gauging or measuring the internal diameters or bores of ' gun barrels, tubes, and tubular articles."—Dated 15th July,1875.

"Birmingham. History and general directory of the borough of Birmingham with the remainder of the the parish of Aston ........' by Francis White
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Allport Abraham, tailor, woollen drap hatter, &c., I and 2, Colmore row
Allport Charles, gun and pistol manufacturer, 101, Dartmouth street
Allportrt Eliza, dress maker, 20. Great King '•it
Allport James, silver and electro plater, 12, ^Veanlau row ; house. Hall green
Allport John, green grocer. Park road, Nechells green
Allport John, shoe maker, Barker street Hunter's lane
Allport Rev. Josiah, incumbent of St. James's, 78, (Great Brook street
Allport Samuel, watch and clock maker and jeweller, 83, Bull street
Allport Samuel, gun and pi'stol manufacturer, 50, Whittall street; house, l,Weaman row
Allport Samuel, jun., stock and shavobroker, 31, Bennett's hill; house, 83, Bull street
Allport Mr. Thomas, 26.5, Aston road
Allport William, tailor and draper; house,

From a posting at www.doublegunshop.com/forums
Most reference works refer to Samuel Blakemore (Blackmore) Allport (working from 1829/30 to 1892), and do not mention his father, whose name appears to be recorded only as Samuel Allport.
Samuel Allport was born between 1787 and 1791. He established his business in 1820 at an unknown address in Birmingham. He was recorded as having an office or showroom in London at 12 Bell's Buildings, Salisbury Square, Fleet Street from 1829 to 1831. He came to fame by introducing a circular percussion cap dispenser which was advertised in "The Sporting Magazine" in 1830.
He was recorded from 1833 to 1836 at 3 Weaman Row, and from 1839 at 50 Whittall Street. In the 1841 census he was recorded as a gunmaker living at 1 Weaman Row, he probably would have worked there as well as at 50 Whittall Street. At the time, he lived with Joseph (b.1821), Samuel Blakemore (b.1823), William (b. 1825), Henry (b.1827) and Hubert (b.1829). Clearly, Samuel's wife died between 1829 and 1841 and, equally clearly, in 1829/30 at the age of 6 or 7, Samuel Blakemore (records suggesting the name Blackmore appear to be incorrect) could not have been running the business.
In the 1851 census Samuel Allport was recorded as a gun implement, fishing reel and weaver's mail manufacturer at 1 Weaman Row, employing 28 pairs of hands. He was living there with his new wife, Eliza Ann (b.1807 in Armagh, Ireland). Eliza Ann appears to have been related to the Rigby family of Dublin. Also living there were Joseph (clerk to gunmaker), and a daughter, Kate,(b.1844).
By the time of the 1861 census, Samuel had died and Samuel Blakemore (described as a gunmaker) had taken over the business. He was living at 1 Weaman Row with his stepmother, Eliza Ann(e), Joseph (brother and gunmaker b. 1821), and Charles Rigby Allport (brother and gunmaker b.1842). In about 1859 he had married but on the night of the census his wife and their daughter were not at home. At about this time the firm was re-named Samuel B Allport, they traded as gun, pistol and rifle manufacturers, gun and rifle implement makers, and makers of apparatus, fishing rells, tackle etc.
In the 1871 census Samuel B Allport was living in Moseley Road with his wife, Frances M (b.1833), Lucy M (b.1860), Frank B (b.1868), and Beatrice (b.1870).
In 1872 he took out a patent for a top lever action (No.3518), and in 1881 an underlever action and safety (No. 2993).
In the 1881 census Samuel described himself as a gun and weaver's mail maker. By this time he had moved out of Moseley Road and lived at Pymore Cottage, Alcester Road with Frances M, Lucy M, Jesse M (b.1872), Frank B and Beatrice E.
In 1890 he patented an ejector (No. 2760).
The firm was not recorded after 1892.
From 1892 to 1899 when he died, Samuel Blackmore Allport was Birmingham Proof Master. He died on 23 October 1899 and his name was recorded in the Register as Samuel Blakemore Allport.
A bit more.
When Allport Senior established his business in 1820 the gun trade in England was beginning to hit a depression. They had been on a "high" from the Napoleonic era and the huge demand for arms during that period. I can't speak about Birmingham directly, but in other areas of the country things got really bad. In some smaller towns, where iron mining and gun making were hand in hand, the depression was fierce. It was this depressed market that lead many to emigrate.
I found Allport interesting because, once again, we are looking at a family of gun makers. In this case, he rose to become the master of the proof house. As such, he was facing changing times. I am sure there are others who may have information about how he changed the proof house to respond to these changes. A lot of innovation in pressure testing equipment was going on everywhere.

The excellent book,"The classic British Rook and Rabbit Rifle"by Colin Greenwood,pages,120-122 provides additional information on; Samuel Blakemore Allport.From this book we learn that Samuel was a Brilliant Enginer working for a time under the famous British engineer,Brunel.A primary focus of the Allport family gun making business whilst under Samuels direction was the production of rifles.It is reported that he produced Rook and Rabbit Rifles for Purdey, Boss and many other famous and less famous names.In addition it is stated that he worked with Metford,Halford and Henry on the development of rifling.
Allport also produced some very fine shotguns. No; 5876,a 12G bar action hammer gun in my collection is one of the finest example of Birmingham work that I have ever seen.
Whilst Proof Master at Birmingham,Allport was responsible for the comparison testing of Damascus and steel Barrels often refered to on this forum. Amongst his many accomplishments ,Allport designed and made one of the first pressure test barrels utilising the crusher concept.
Allport died 24 October 1899, at the age of 76. His Obituary was published in 'Arms and Explosives, Magazine November 1899.

1891 - The Cause of Decay in a British Industry
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MRuzUVTQusUC&pg=PA130&dq=Allport+gun+manufacturer&hl=en&ei=bRFzTJmcMMXIcYyw0YsP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q&f=false
An fascinating read on world gun demand and production and its effect on English (Birmingham) gun production - an Allport snipet follows
Belgian manufacturers are sble to produce cheaply and were favoured with special facilities for trading in the Congo and
'West Coast markets, have not been able to oust the Birmingham Mark from the African markets. The
Belgian manufacturers found it too costly to send barrels of their own manufacture to Birmingham to be
proved, and thus get upon them the mark which the uncivilised African esteems, so they purchase British
barrels which bear the Birmingham Proof Mark, import them into Belgium in the rough, and there make
them into guns which they can export at a lower total cost than if the barrels were made into guns in Birmingham.
In 1891 Mr. S. B. Allport, presiding at the annual meeting of the Birmingham Gun Trade, said :-
Of the total number of Proofs, 521,000 in 1890, some 176,000 were of African barrels. the commonest made, and
of these 176,000 as many as 100,000 had been exported direct from the Proof House to Belgium, to be there made up into
guns. That showed two things - first, the value set upon the English Proof Mark; and second, that in Birmingham
these common guns were not made up so cheaply as in Belgium. When made up these guns were sold abroad with
the fictitious character they derived from bearing the Proof Mark.

1899 Country Life illustrated : Vol 6
The recent death of of Mr Samuel B Allport has made it necessary to find a successor to him as Master of the Birmingham Proof House. It is an appointment worth 600 pounds per annum, much sort after by gun-makers in the Midland capital
(for pictures of the proof house- see pictures.)

English Gunmakers: the Birmingham and provincial gun trade in the 18th and 19th century by De Witt Bailey, Douglas A Nie pub 1978
ALLPORT Samuel Blackmore (Blakemore) (1830-1892). G and PM, GMB and rifler, gun furniture and implements, 3 Weaman Ror 1833-1836; 50 Whittall St. 1839 - 1892. Introduced the circular percussion cap dispenser in England in 1830 (Advertised in 'The Sporting MAgazine') Pat No. 3518/1872 for top lever action: No 2993/1881 for (book under copywrite - could only get this bit)

Allport died 24 October 1899, at the age of 76. His Obituary was published in 'Arms and Explosives, Magazine November 1899.

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47. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: Descendants of William Allport, Title: Descendants of William Allport, Auth: Cindy Wood

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- Notes: ALLPORT Samuel B(68) - widow - gun manufacturer - b Birmingham; Beatrice E(21) - B Moseley; Jessie M(19) - b Moseley
+ Emma Vine (26) Dom Servant.

- Reference = 1841 (Census)

- Notes: ALLPORT Saml(50) - gun maker, Joseph(20) assistant gun maker, Samuel(18) - office clerk, William(16) - builders ap, Henry(14), Hubert(12)

- Reference = 1861 (Census)

- Notes: ALLPORT Samuel B(38)head - gun maker - b Birmingham; Joseph(40)brother - gun maker - b Birmingham; Charles Rigty(19) brother - gun maker - b Birmingham
ALLPORT Eliza Anne (51) - step mother - widow - b Amagh, Ireland;
WOODCOCK Mary P (83)great aunt- b Newport, Shropshire.
+ 2 servants Sarah Daniels(23) and Emma Fisher(17)
Mary Parsons WOODCOCK died Sept 1862 - Birmingham, vol 6d,page 81

- Reference = 1871 (Census)

- Notes: ALLPORT Samuel B(48) - gun maker - b Birmingham, Frances M(38)wife b Burton Bradtock (Bradford?) Basset, Lucy M(4)dau - b Kings Norton, Worcestershire; Frank B(3) son - Kings Norton; Beatrice E(1) dau - b Kings Norton
+ 2 domestic servants

- Reference = 1881 (Census)

- Notes: ALLPORT Samuel B(58) - gun and weavers mail maker - b Birmingham; Frances M(48) - b Burton, Dorsetshire; Lucy M(14), Frank B(13), Beatrice E(11), Jessie M(9) - all children born Moseley, Worcestershire
+ Annie Brown(22) Dom Servant

- Reference = 1851 (Census)

- Notes: LINDEEN/LINDUN John (65) - gardener; Mary (52); Eliza (22). This family all born Thornton, Devon.
ALLPORT Saml B (28) - railway engineer - b BIrmingham

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