Family: William Henry MALLETT / Jennie Elizabeth MITCHELL (F177)
m. Abt 1889
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Male
William Henry MALLETT
Birth 14 Jul 1854 West Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada 
Death 7 Apr 1935 6133 Crenshaw, Los Angeles, California, USA Burial Marriage Abt 1889 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Father Frederick James MALLETT | F20 Group Sheet Mother Mary Ann LAKE | F20 Group Sheet
Female
Jennie Elizabeth MITCHELL
Birth 18 Oct 1871 Ontario, Canada Death 16 Jan 1949 4203 - 10th Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA Burial Father William R MITCHELL | F594 Group Sheet Mother Rebecca HALLOWELL | F594 Group Sheet
Female
Rena Marvel MALLETT
Birth 25 Sep 1891 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Death 9 Aug 1944 4140 Creed Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA Burial Spouse George Thomas MUNN | F561 Marriage Abt 1921
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Notes Married:
- It is not known precisely where or when William met Jennie, but it is likely that it was in Deloraine, Manitoba, about 1889. Both William and Jennie were born in Ontario, but their marriage is not registered there. In 1878 William was apparently living in Plattsville, Ontario, Canada (1878 letter to Myrtie Mallett from Henrietta A. Smith in New Hamburg), but in 1881 he was with his mother and sisters in Brussels, Ontario, Canada, and is described as single. In 1886/7 he is listed in the City directory for Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. His occupation is given as watchmaker, and he was a border at "Pacific Ave, bet 9th and 10th". In 1888 he is listed in the directory for Lennox, then 1889 in Deloraine, then back to Brandon in 1890. William's and Jennie's first child, Frederick William, was born in April of 1890, in Manitoba, and they were living in Brandon in 1891.
There were several Mitchell families who settled south of Brandon, in the area where William was in 1888/9. In Jennie's will she mentions the names of several nieces whom she wished to receive part of her estate should her son not be found. Five of the names mentioned (all the girls in the household, in fact) can be found in the household of John and Elizabeth Mitchell, in Deloraine in 1901. It is reasonable to assume that John is Jennie's brother, and to assume that Jennie may have come west with John's family and lived with them for a time. According to the birth dates and places of John's children, he and his family must have come to Manitoba about 1887/88. He and his wife and their first three children were born in Ontario, the last birth there took place in September 1886. The first child born in Manitoba had a birthdate of Jan 1889. Two of the other nieces mentioned can be linked to William Wesley Mitchell, who "came from the east" and settled in Naramata (near Penticton), British Columbia, Canada, in 1907. These two nieces (Freda Nuttall and Violet Noyes) are proven to be daughters of William Wesley through their marriage certificates. William Wesley's parents names are given in his death certificate, and his place of birth (Northumberland County, Ontario) is given in his obituary. This establishes that Jennie was probably born in Northumberland County too, to the same parents as William.
Another person mentioned in Jennie's will as a "friend", was Rossie Anderson, living in Vancouver, British Coumbia, at the time of Jennie's death. The death certificate of Rossie Mary Anderson, proves that she was Rossie Mary McKee, William Henry's niece, also known to be living, with her father, (step?) mother and brothers in Deloraine in 1901. Perhaps it was through this mutual acquaintance that William and Jennie met.
- It is not known precisely where or when William met Jennie, but it is likely that it was in Deloraine, Manitoba, about 1889. Both William and Jennie were born in Ontario, but their marriage is not registered there. In 1878 William was apparently living in Plattsville, Ontario, Canada (1878 letter to Myrtie Mallett from Henrietta A. Smith in New Hamburg), but in 1881 he was with his mother and sisters in Brussels, Ontario, Canada, and is described as single. In 1886/7 he is listed in the City directory for Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. His occupation is given as watchmaker, and he was a border at "Pacific Ave, bet 9th and 10th". In 1888 he is listed in the directory for Lennox, then 1889 in Deloraine, then back to Brandon in 1890. William's and Jennie's first child, Frederick William, was born in April of 1890, in Manitoba, and they were living in Brandon in 1891.
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Sources - [S51] Henderson's North West Territories Directory for 1888 (unknown publisher address: Henderson's, 1888). Hereinafter cited as Manitoba and North West Territories Directory.
- [S54] WH Mallett household, 1891 Census, Manitoba, Canada: District (), Brandon City (), p. 21, line 8, Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Microfilm Reel T-.
- [S63] John Mitchell household, 1901 Census, Manitoba, Canada: Brandon (6), Winchester (p-3), p. 4, line 24, Family 40, Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Microfilm Reel T-6432.
- [S64] William McKee household, 1901 Census, Manitoba, Canada: Brandon (6), Winchester (p-3), p. 8, line 39, Family 80, Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Microfilm Reel T-6432.
- [S65] Sovereign Historical Group, compiler, Mileposts to Memories - Sovereign Saskatchewan (Altona, Manitoba, R0G0B0 Canada: Friesen Printers, 1981). National Library of Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0N3, (613) 995 9481. Hereinafter cited as History, Sovereign, Saskatchewan., Jack Albert Lyons and Family, by Jennie Johnson, p. 167 - 170, FC 3549 S69 M5 fo. C. 4.
- [S66] Author unknown, Naramata in Retrospect (Naramata, British Columbia, Canada: The Bugle Press, (circa 1958). National Library of Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0N3, (613) 995 9481. Hereinafter cited as History, Naramata BC., FC3849 N37 1950z fol. C.3.
- [S51] Henderson's North West Territories Directory for 1888 (unknown publisher address: Henderson's, 1888). Hereinafter cited as Manitoba and North West Territories Directory.