| Name |
Ann Eliza MALLETT |
| Birth |
1832 |
England  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
18 Apr 1834 |
Lot 25, Concession 1, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada [1] |
- Name as enumerated: James Mallett. Only the head of household is mentioned by name. This property is right along the Huron Road. The writing is difficult to read but it appears to say 196 acres uncultivated, 4 acres cultivated. He owns both the north and south halves of the lot. 1 male and 1 female over 16. 2 males and 2 females under 16, 6 people in the family. No names other than head of household are listed, but the number of children, male and female under 16 matches perfectly the size of their family as it must have been in that year. They have 2 "milch" cows, and 3 other cattle (hard to make out). A second look at this microfilm indicates 2 oxen, nothing else. Difficult to read. No dwelling place is listed, but it was likely a log shanty. No dwelling place is listed for most of the people enumerated, but if you look at the headings for this section, it seems they were looking for a "proper" house such as frame or brick. Perhaps if such a house was not present, it was not listed. Just as well, their assessment would have been higher. Henrietta will be born later this year.
Their ages in 1834, calculated backwards from the 1851 census where their ages are listed:
James - 35, Elizabeth - 29, Frederick - 7, James - 5, Eliza - 4, Ann - 2.
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| Census |
1837 |
Lot 25, Concession 1, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada [2] |
- Name as enumerated: James Mallatt. Only the head of household is mentioned by name. 8 acres cultivated, 92 uncultivated. Lot 25 1st concession, south 1/2. 2 milch cows, 2 other cattle, property assessed at 40 lbs. 1 male and 1 female over 16. 2 males and 4 females under 16. Henrietta and Elizabeth appear to have been born.
Their ages: James - 38, Elizabeth - 32, Frederick - 10, James - 8, Eliza - 7, Ann - 5, Henrietta - 3, Elizabeth - 1.
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| Census |
25 Mar 1838 |
Lot 25, Concession 1, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada [3] |
- Name as enumerated: James Mallet. Only the head of household is mentioned by name. 92 acres uncultivated (looks like) 28 cultivated (doesn't add up). Can't make out the rest. Property assessed at 60 lbs 8 s.
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| Census |
1839 |
Lot 25, Concession 1, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada [4] |
- Name as enumerated: James Mallett. Only the head of household is mentioned by name. Not a part lot. This contradicts the 1837 assessment which says he only has the south 1/2, but substantiates the 1834 assessment which seems to indicate 200 acres. Uncultivated looks like 189 but might be 89 (unless he owns the north half too). Cultivated is 11. 2 oxen and 2 milch cows. 62 lbs 16 s assessment. Family is still 8 people.
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1840 |
Lot 28, Concession 3, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada [5] |
- Name as enumerated: James Mallat. Only the head of household is mentioned by name. 3d concession lot 28, south part of lot. 100 acres, all uncultivated, assessed at 20 lbs. The family is still shown as only 8 people. 1 male and female over 16, 2 males under 16, 4 females under 16. So now they have moved to the place we thought they had originally, but William appears not yet to be born, even though his obituary says he was born in 1839. One wonders why after so many years clearing land bit by bit on the other place he chooses to start all over again. Did William Daniels give him a nice bit of cash for the land already cleared, enough incentive to start over? Perhaps James and William had an arrangement all along. We know that they knew each other since 1820 at least. Now too he has 2 teenage sons who can swing an axe and help out.
Their ages: James - 41, Elizabeth - 35, Frederick - 13, James - 11, Eliza - 10, Ann - 8, Henrietta - 6, Elizabeth - 4.
William Daniels is shown in the census on Con 1, Lot 25, 75 acres uncultivated, 25 cultivated. This property isn't conveyed to Mr Daniels until 1850. There is an as yet undiscovered connection between James and this William Daniels. James was a witness at William's wedding in Devon.
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1851 |
Lot 28, Concession 3, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada |
- Only census information available, nothing about the property. This is the first census in which all names of individuals within the household were listed. Eliza was enumerated twice, once at home, and once as a servant in the 2 story brick house of Dugald McLachlan. The family lives in a 1 story frame house. All the children are listed as single. The first four are shown as born in England, all of the rest in Canada. None of the children are listed as attending school.
Their ages: James - 53, Elizabeth - 46, Frederick - 24, James - 22, Eliza - 21, Ann - 19, Henrietta - 17, Elizabeth - 15, William - 13, Henry - 10, Caroline - 5.
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| Census |
1861 |
Lot 28, Concession 3, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada |
- Only Ann, William, Henry and Caroline remain at home. Henrietta and Elizabeth have gone 3 farms or so down the road and married the brothers Smith, William and Thomas. Frederick and James have gone to West Williams Twp and are listed in the census there. Both are married and have children. Frederick dies sometime before the 1871 census. Eliza has married Thomas Paddock and is likely living in Puslinch Twp. Henry and Carrie are attending school. All the children are said to be born in Canada, (contradicts 1851 for Ann), none are said to be married.
Their ages (next birthday):
James - 62, Elizabeth - 56, Ann - 27, William - 21, Henry - 18, Caroline - 14.
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- Left $800 in father's will, bigger sum than anyone else.
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- Don't know where she lived or is buried.
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- There is a possibility she was born in Canada, because the earliest record I have of the family in Canada is 1834 (census), but James purchased his first property in Canada in the fall of 1832, the year she was born. She never married so far as I know. In the 1851 and 1861 censuses she was on the home place, in 1871 she lived with her brother Henry, in 1881 she lived with her sister Elizabeth Smith. She was 48 in 1881. No occupation is ever listed for her. I suspect she must be buried with the others at the Anglican church on the Huron Road, but so far I haven't found a tombstone. In 1851, the census says she was born in England. In 1861, 1871, and 1881, it says she was born in Canada. I checked the church registers, and found a map of the cemetery, and Ann is not buried there. She may have taken her $800.00 inheritance in the early part of 1889 and moved to town.
She doesn't show up in the death index for Ontario which goes up to 1924, when she would be 91, nor in the marriage index which goes up to 1914.
I know from the James Sr to James Jr letters that Ann lived with Henry after 1881 when Henry was living near Simcoe. She was there as late as Sept 24 1885 when the last of the letters was written. She may have gone with Henry to Alberta.
Ann is buried right next to Henry and Jean Little in the Lamont cemetery. She died in 1907.
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| SW Group |
1 |
| UKC 1881 |
N |
| Death |
1907 |
Lamont, Alberta, Canada |
| Person ID |
I45 |
Southwest |
| Last Modified |
21 Aug 2012 |
1832 - 1907 (75 years)
