Elizabeth TAPP

1790 - Abt 1864  (74 years)

• Name	Elizabeth TAPP  [1]
  Birth	2 Feb 1790	Devonport, Devon, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Christening	24 Feb 1790	Morice Street Wesleyan, Devonport, Devon, England   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Note	Between 1821 and 1832	Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  The family was outside of the UK from at least 1822 to 1831, because all of the children born during this time period were born in Canada. According to the 1841 census, all of the children were born in "Foreign Parts", the first one being born in 1822, 8 years after Charles and Elizabeth were married. Subsequent censuses are more specific, right down to "Kingston, Upper Canada" (modern day Ontario, Canada). No record of any children being born in the first 8 years of their marriage has been found. The oldest son William is the only one of the 4 children confirmed to have been born in Kingston. His baptism was recorded in the Register of the Parish of St George, Kingston. The father Charles may have been in Kingston before his wife Elizabeth was able to follow him there, and that may account for the lack of children in the first 8 years of their marriage. He was a Blacksmith working in the Royal Navy Dockyards of Devonport, and may have been posted to Kingston to work in the Navy Dockyards there during and after the war of 1812. Kingston had only come into existence a few years before the war, in 1783, after an influx of Loyalists from the United States at the end of the war of American Independence. As tensions began to mount between the British and Americans prior to 1812, the British began to develop a Naval Base in Kingston to counter a base on the American side of Lake Ontario at Sackets Harbor. But because the population of Kingston was so small, it was difficult to find the necessary skilled workmen (such as Blacksmiths) to operate the dockyard, so they had to be imported. This is undoubtedly how Charles, and eventually Elizabeth, came to be in Kingston. After the war, as tensions between the US and the British began to ease, the need for the naval base diminished, and it was closed completely in 1834. That may be when the family returned to England, 3 years after the birth of their last child. We know they were back in England at least by 1838, when Charles died. Charles may also have had a role in the construction of the Rideau Canal which connects Kingston to Ottawa. Work was begun in 1826 and completed in 1832. If so, he may have contracted a disease or some sort of injury that hastened his death at age 45. Many canal workers died of Malaria and other causes.
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Gloucester Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [6]
  	Elizabeth was a widow, born in County (Devon). All of the children were born in "Foreign Parts". She appears to have been living in the house of James Burton, who was in the "Army".
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Gloucester Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [3]
  	Only Elizabeth and Charles were at home, both single. They were both born in "Canada, British Subject".
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Gloucester Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [2]
  	Elizabeth (Sen)'s occupation was given as "Blacksmith Widow". Elizabeth (Jun) (England) 's was given as "Ship Carpenter Wife". Her place of birth was "Kingston, North America". She was married, but her husband was not enumerated at this address. "Mary J England", granddaughter, was 2 months old.
  SW Group	J
  UKC 1881	N
  Alternate Name	Elizabeth Mallet
  Death	Abt Dec 1864	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [7]
  	Age 74.
  Person ID	I5821	Southwest
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Isaac TAPP,   b. Est 1762
  Mother	Elizabeth STROUD,   b. Est 1762
  Marriage	30 Jun 1787	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [4, 8]
  	John's prior marital status was not recorded, but Elizabeth was a spinster. Both signed their names. John Tapp and someone else (illegible) were witnesses.
  Family ID	F3523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles MALLET,   c. 4 Sep 1792, Talland, Cornwall, England d. Bef 13 May 1838, Gloucester Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England (Age ~ 45 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1814	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [9]
  	Charles was described as a Blacksmith, Elizabeth a Spinster. She signed her name, but he "made his mark". Both were "of this parish". Isaac Tapp and Elizabeth Thorne were witnesses.
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth MALLETT,   b. Abt 1822, Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada + 2. William MALLETT,   b. 20 Dec 1822, Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada d. Abt Dec 1890, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England (Age 67 years) + 3. Sarah Jane MALLETT,   b. Abt 1825, Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada + 4. Charles William MALLETT,   b. Abt 1831, Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada d. Abt Mar 1892, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F1883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Feb 1790 - Devonport, Devon, England Christening - 24 Feb 1790 - Morice Street Wesleyan, Devonport, Devon, England Marriage - 24 Feb 1814 - Stoke Damerel, Devon, England Note - Between 1821 and 1832 - Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada Census - 6 Jun 1841 - Gloucester Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England Census - 30 Mar 1851 - Gloucester Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England Census - 7 Apr 1861 - Gloucester Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England Death - Abt Dec 1864 - Stoke Damerel, Devon, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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