Career
He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Allestry was the son of George Allestry of the Allestry family of Alvaston. He became the recorder of Derby.
He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament until he was disabled from sitting in October 1643.
Allestry died at the age of 67 and was buried in the church of All Saint"s, Derby. Allestry married firstly on 9 April 1629 Sarah Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith.
She died in 1638.
