John Lane Allen was the son of Albert William Allen and Sarah Greenhough.

John was born on Friday 23 August 1907 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

John married Phyllis Muriel Martin in 1936 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Phyllis Muriel Martin:

- Dorothy M. Allen	born in 1938 at Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
- Stephen Albert Allen	born in 1939 at Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
- Elaine Phyllis Allen	born in 1943.

John was a J.P..

John died in 1976 in Sandwell, West Midlands.