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William Henry MALLETT

William Henry MALLETT

Male 1840 - 1920  (79 years)

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  • Name William Henry MALLETT 
    Birth 16 Sep 1840  Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1851  Lot 28, Concession 3, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Census 1861  Lot 28, Concession 3, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Census 1871  Lot 28, Concession 3, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Only William remains on the home place with his father and new bride Elizabeth Lockhart and their first child James, only 6 months old. Henry owns part of lot 31 in the 4th concession (his brother in law Thomas Smith holds the other part). Ann lives with Henry. Henry is not married. Carrie has gone off and married Edward Thrupp, has given birth to a boy and seen him die this very year. The mother, Elizabeth, has died. William is shown as the owner now of lot 28, but not listed as head of household. The farm is described as 100 acres, 75 improved, 32 in pasture. They have 3 horses, 13 milch cows, 6 other cattle, 8 sheep, and 9 swine. Henry has 90 acres, 70 improved, 1 barn but no dwelling house (Thomas' property has 2 dwelling houses, Henry and Ann probably lived in one of them), 3 horses, 9 milch cows, 6 horned cattle, and 19 swine. William owns a cheese factory in which he has invested $490.00 fixed capital and $100.00 floating capital. It doesn't say where the cheese factory is located.

      Their ages: James - 72, Elizabeth - dead, Ann - 38, William - 30, Elizabeth - 22, James - 6 mos., Henry - 27.
    Occupation 26 Feb 1871  Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Riverside Farm, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • William is gone to Arthur Twp, the old man is with him, Henry is gone, probably to Alberta, Ann is still unmarried and living with her sister Elizabeth and her husband Thomas Smith, perhaps in the same house she and Henry were living in 1871. James's name is enumerated as "James F Mallett" the only documentary evidence that his second name may have been Frederick.
    Occupation 3 Apr 1881  [4] 
    Farmer. Religion: Baptist 
    Census 25 Apr 1891  Riverside Farm, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Photo Abt 1897 
    William Henry Mallett Family    		 William Henry Mallett Family
    Standing, rear, L to R: James Mallett b. 1870, Caroline ("Carrie") (Mallett) McGill b. 1879.
    Seated, front, L to R: Elizabeth (Lockhart) Mallett b. 1848, Fred Mallett ("Freddy Tom") b. 1884, William Henry Mallett b. 1840, Agnes ("Aggie") (Mallett) Thomson b. 1876, Josephine Mallett b. 1874.

    Josephine was deaf and dumb, but could read and write, according to the census.
    Census 17 Apr 1901  Riverside Farm, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1 Jun 1911  Wellington North, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    UKC 1881 Y 
    SW Group 1 
    UKC 1881 N 
    Reference Number M1WH19 
    Death 22 Jul 1920  Palmerston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Death Certificate # 28880.
    Person ID I19  Southwest
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2023 

    Father James Frederick MALLETT,   b. 15 Mar 1799, Birchill Farm, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1888, Home of Eliza Ann and Thomas Paddock, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth CROOK,   b. 25 Mar 1805, Rock Farm, Filleigh, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1864, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1824  Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth LOCKHART,   b. 18 Mar 1848, East Zorra Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1909, Palmerston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1869  East Zorra Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. James MALLETT,   b. 17 Nov 1870, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1944, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Elizabeth Mary MALLETT,   b. 21 Jul 1872, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1883, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
     3. Josephine MALLETT,   b. 8 Jul 1874, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1918, 387 Central Ave, London, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    +4. Agnes Edith MALLETT,   b. 14 Jun 1876, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +5. Caroline Eva MALLETT,   b. 8 Jul 1879, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1963, London, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +6. Frederick Thomas MALLETT,   b. 13 Dec 1884, Riverside Farm, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1969, Palmerston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Sep 1840 - Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1851 - Lot 28, Concession 3, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1861 - Lot 28, Concession 3, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Dec 1869 - East Zorra Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1871 - Lot 28, Concession 3, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 26 Feb 1871 - Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 3 Apr 1881 - Riverside Farm, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 25 Apr 1891 - Riverside Farm, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 17 Apr 1901 - Riverside Farm, Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Jul 1920 - Palmerston, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S30] William Mallett household, 1901 Census, Ontario, Canada: Wellington (), Arthur Township (-5), p. 7, line 1, Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Microfilm Reel T-6504.

    2. [S38] unknown name of person, Parish Register two volumes, original, unpaginated, arranged by date, Archives, Anglican Diocese of Huron, Diocesan Archives, Huron College, 1349 Western Road, London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 1H3, (519) 645 7956., James Mallett.

    3. [S28] William Mallett household, 1881 Census, Ontario, Canada: Wellington (), Arthur Township (-2), p. 45, line 13, Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Microfilm Reel C13260.

    4. [S3410] "Census of Canada, 1881", unknown repository reference, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, original record held by Library and Archives Canada (LAC.).

    5. [S29] William Mallett household, 1891 Census, Ontario, Canada: Wellington (126), Arthur Township (b-), p. 38, line 3, Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Microfilm Reel T-6376.

    6. [S3705] "1911 Census of Canada", database with images, Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com accessed 5 Apr 2023), household of James Mallett, Wellington North, Ontario, District 133, Sub-District 5, Page 5, Family/Line 56, original record held by Library and Archives Canada (LAC), Ottawa, Canada.

    7. [S3756] "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938", database with images, Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com accessed 9 Apr 2023), "Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928", entry for William H Mullett & Elizabeth Lockhart, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, 21 Dec 1869, original record held by Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, File Reference Reel 1.