ˈælən ˈæpsli wʌz bˈɔːɹn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn ɪn ˈiːst smˈɪθfiːld nˌɪɹ ðə tˈaʊɚɹ ʌv lˈʌndən, ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn ʌv sˌɜːɹ ˈælən ˈæpsli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ænd hɪz θˈɜːd wˈaɪf lˈuːsi sənt dʒˈɑːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn.
Allen Apsley was born 28 August 1616 in East Smithfield near the Tower of London, eldest son of Sir Allen Apsley (1567–1630) and his third wife Lucy St John (1600–1659).