Charles Blake Allnatt (29 May 1792 – 17 January 1862) was a barrister and the grandfather of Henry Salt.
He was born in Wallingford, Berkshire, and was the first child of Charles Atherton Allnatt and Martha Blake. On 17 February 1818, he married Elizabeth Sophia Möller at Wem, Shropshire. The marriage produced seven children, the oldest of which was Ellen Matilda Allnatt, Henry Salt’s mother.
Henry Salt’s childhood was spent at the Allnatt home at 23 The Crescent, Shrewsbury.
Charles Blake Allnatt wrote legal works including one on the Law of Partition. He inherited land under his father’s will but probably disposed of it to his brother John Joseph Allnatt.
Charles Blake Allnatt was “shy,” “sensitive,” and “whimsical,” qualities inherited by his grandson. Charles died on 17 January 1862 at