Edwin Allcock, son of James Allcock and Johannah Wilks, was born on 21 Jun 1938 at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. He married Hannah Lewis, daughter of John Lewis and Jane, on 18 Dec 1860 at Ettingshall.
Edwin and Johannah had eight children:
- Jarvis Shelton Allcock (c1865- )
- Clara Allcock (c1868- )
- George Henry Allcock (c1869- )
- Lillian Allcock (1873-1958)
- Herbert Enoch Allcock (1875- )
- John Alfred Allcock (1879- )
- William Allcock (1880- )
- Florence Lucy Allcock (1882- )