
Helena Margaret MALLETT
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Name Helena Margaret MALLETT [1, 2] Birth 1 Jan 1892 Lambeth, London, England
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Military Service Between 2 Mar 1901 and 4 Nov 1901 South Africa
[4] - Archibald served very briefly (248 days to be precise) in the British Army Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War. He enlisted on March 2, 1901 in London, shipped out to South Africa on April 6, at some point fell off of a horse, developed a hernia, and was shipped back to England on Oct 2. He was officially discharged as medically unfit on November 4. The fall from the horse does not appear to have occurred in battle. His conduct during his service was considered to be "Good".
His attestation papers describe him as being 5 ft 10 in in height, 161 lbs, 39 in chest, with a "fresh" complexion, blue eyes and dark brown hair. When he was discharged some months later he had shrunk in height by 1/2 in, his complexion was now fair, his hair colour had lightened a bit to plain brown, and his eyes had turned grey.
When he signed up his occupation was given as "Joiner", but when he was discharged he was back to being an "Ironmonger".
Census 3 Apr 1901 7 Dereham Place, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
[5] - Frederick, Annie, and Archibald were all gone from home, but Bertram was still there. Frederick and Archibald both had families of their own in 1901, not sure about Annie. A granddaughter "Eloner", daughter of Archibald, is with them.
Census 2 Apr 1911 57 Thorne Road, South Lambeth SW, London, England
[6] - Archibald and Margaret had been married 20 years, with 9 children born and 8 living. The 9th child is unknown. The two oldest girls were working.
SW Group 1 UKC 1881 N Alternate Name Eloner Mallett [5] Alternate Name Helena Margaret Lucas Alternate Name Nellie Mallett Death 1978 [2] Person ID I1972 Southwest Last Modified 9 Feb 2015
Father Archibald George R MALLETT, b. 1 Mar 1866, Barnstaple, Devon, England
d. 5 Mar 1927, St Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
(Age 61 years) Mother Margaret Catherine WILMSHURST, b. 17 Jun 1871, Stockwell, London, England
d. Abt Sep 1944, Minehead Hospital, Minehead, Somerset, England
(Age 73 years) Marriage Abt Dec 1890 Strand, London, England
[7, 8] Family ID F635 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William Abell LUCAS, b. Jul 1891, Brentford, London, England
d. Abt Jun 1944, Islington, London, England
(Age ~ 52 years) Marriage Abt Dec 1918 Lambeth, London, England
[1, 2, 9] - Margaret and William had 8 children, one went to Rhodesia (present day (2003) Zimbabwe), and one to Australia.
Children > 1. Irene H M LUCAS, b. Abt Sep 1919, Lambeth, London, England
d. Abt Jun 1944 (Age ~ 24 years)2. Joan G M LUCAS, b. Abt Jun 1921, Lambeth, London, England 
3. Peter F W LUCAS, b. Abt Jun 1922, Lambeth, London, England
d. Abt 2010 (Age ~ 87 years)4. Kenneth E LUCAS, b. Abt Jun 1924, Lambeth, London, England
d. Est 1995, Rhodesia
(Age ~ 70 years)5. Roy H LUCAS, b. Abt Jun 1924, Lambeth, London, England
d. Abt 2003, Sussex, England
(Age ~ 78 years)6. Doreen J LUCAS, b. Abt Dec 1925, Lambeth, London, England 
Family ID F636 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Archibald served very briefly (248 days to be precise) in the British Army Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War. He enlisted on March 2, 1901 in London, shipped out to South Africa on April 6, at some point fell off of a horse, developed a hernia, and was shipped back to England on Oct 2. He was officially discharged as medically unfit on November 4. The fall from the horse does not appear to have occurred in battle. His conduct during his service was considered to be "Good".
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Sources - [S134] Lawson, Hazel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Mallett, Robert, e-mail, Nov. 28, 2003, Family, Archibald Mallett, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., M1AG1979S148.
- [S459] Grindrod, Ann to Mallett, Robert, e-mail, Feb 8-9, 2015, Family of Helena Margaret Mallett and William Lucas, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., M1S139.
- [S179] "Civil Registration Index of England and Wales: 1837 - 1983", database, Free BMD Indexes, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/, accessed Feb 9, 2015), Birth, Helena Margaret Mallett, registered Mar 1892, Lambeth, London, England, volume 1d, page 487, original record held by Office of National Statistics (ONS), General Register Office (GRO), UK.
- [S529] "British Army Service Records 1760-1915", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/, accessed Feb 17, 2016), entry for Archibald Mallett, London, England, Mar 2, 1901, Short Service Attestation, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA.).
- [S169] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901", database with images, Census Records Online, (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/census-records.htm), household of William Mallett, 7 Dereham Place, Kenwyn, (Truro), Cornwall, England, Class RG13, Piece 2222, Folio 107, Page 12, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).
- [S448] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/, accessed Aug 19, 2012), household of Archibald Mallett, Lambeth, London, England, Class RG14, Piece 2019, Schedule 52, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).
- [S133] Lawson, Hazel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Mallett, Robert, e-mail, Nov. 13, 2003, Family, Archibald Mallett, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., M1AG1979S147.
- [S534] "Civil Registration Index of England and Wales: 1837 - 1983", database, Free BMD Indexes, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/, accessed Feb 15, 2016), Marriage, Archibald George Mallett / Margaret Wilmshurst, registered Dec 1890, Strand, London, England, volume 1b, page 1055, original record held by Office of National Statistics (ONS), General Register Office (GRO), UK.
- [S460] "Civil Registration Index of England and Wales: 1837 - 1983", database, Free BMD Indexes, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/, accessed Feb 9, 2015), Marriage, Helena M Mallett / William A Lucas, registered Dec 1918, Lambeth, London, England, volume 1d, page 601, 801, original record held by Office of National Statistics (ONS), General Register Office (GRO), UK.
- [S134] Lawson, Hazel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Mallett, Robert, e-mail, Nov. 28, 2003, Family, Archibald Mallett, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., M1AG1979S148.
