| Name |
Henry Sutton MALLETT [1] |
| Birth |
Abt Jun 1871 |
Norwich, Norfolk, England  [2] |
- Henry was born out of wedlock. His mother Susannah claimed that the father was a neighbouring farmer called Henry Sutton, hence her son's given names. Henry denied that he was the father, so Susannah, at the age of 22, took Mr Sutton to court for "Breach of Promise of Marriage". During the trial Mr. Sutton tried to cast aspersions on Susannah's character, implying that the father might have been someone else, but the jury didn't buy it, and Susannah was awarded £200.
The trial proceedings were reported in "The Norfolk News", on April 1, 1871.
£200 was a significant amount of money in 1871, equivalent to 1000 days wages for a skilled tradesman. (From the UK National Archives Currency Converter). We do not know if Mr Sutton ever paid up. As farmers are wont to do, he insisted during the trial that he had very little money.
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Mallett v Sutton
Proceedings of a trial wherin Susannah Mallett sued Henry Sutton for "Breach of Promise of Marriage", as reported in "The Norfolk News", on April 1, 1871.
Courtesy Trudy Edwards. |
| Christening |
29 Jul 1872 |
Christ Church, New Catton, Norfolk, England [1, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
3 Apr 1881 |
Slippers Bottom, Rackheath, Norfolk, England [4] |
- Henry was simply described as grandson (of Susan Mallett, Widow). It is assumed that he was the son of Susannah Mallett, daughter of the aforementioned Susan, though she was unmarried.
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| EA Group |
E |
| UKC 1881 |
Y |
| Occupation |
3 Apr 1881 [1] |
| Scholar. |
| Death |
12 Jan 1934 |
Western Australia, Australia [5] |
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| Person ID |
I2598 |
East Anglia |
| Last Modified |
13 Jan 2022 |
Abt 1871 - 1934 (~ 62 years)
