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William MALLETT

Male 1796 - 1857  (61 years)


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  • Name William MALLETT 
    Birth 25 Mar 1796  Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Letter 2 Apr 1843  Wilmot, Wellington District, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • The following is a transcript of an original letter written by James to his older brother William who settled in PEI at about the same time as James came to Wilmot (1831/32). The transcript was done by Hazel J Mallett, G grand daughter of William Mallett. The original letters (or one of them at least) are in the possession of Hazel's family, descendants of William.

      Transcript begins:

      Letter to William Mallett (My [Hazel's] great grandfather) from brother James (Ontario)


      Upper Canada Wellington District
      Township of Wilmot, 2nd April, 1843.

      Dear William;

      I feel somewhat uneasy at not hearing from you in such length of time - I have had several letters from England since I heard from you but did not say if they heard from you lately - I received a letter from brother Humphrey about two weeks ago - they were all well - George's wife has lately been confined with twins, a boy and a girl and both likely to live. I believe brother Henry is living in London (England). Mr. Richard Bond came to this country last summer - he has bought an old cleared farm and tavern that stand about 30 miles from me in the township of Beverley District 250 acres 150 cleared it cost 90 pounds sterling. I hear tis a poor farm - I have been once to see them last January when the land was all covered with snow - but I heard a poor account of it - he stopped with us for a week or two when they first came to the country but did not like the neighborhood being so much wooded - but I 'think he would have done better if he had stopped here - We have had an extraordinarily long and severe winter - it set in the 20th of November and we have not seen the face of the country since - we have at this time 3 feet of snow on the ground and in some parts of the country as much as five feet - I suppose no one can recollect ever seeing such a winter in Upper Canada before - There is a great want of fodder - almost every person is very short and some entirely run out - The-only recourse to keep the cattle alive is to chop brush for them - there have been thousands of cattle died for want of feed - I have not lost any yet but how soon I don't know - I have very little feed left about 5 or 6 cwt of hay no straw and about 50 or 60 bushels of turnips. I have 16 head of cattle 25 sheep and a mare and colt the sheep and cattle have almost entirely to live on tree tops - We had but poor crops of grain through the country last year and the prices very low wheat 3/0 to 3/6 barley 1/6 to 2/0 oats 1/0 beef 15/0 to 20/per cwt pork nearly the same - I hope you are getting on well with your farm your boys must be of great service to you - We have 8 children - the two oldest and two youngest are boys - I would be glad to see you once more but I am afraid I never will unless you come to this country - you once talked of coming to settle here - I expect this is a better farming country according to Mr. James Smith's accounts - he lives about 1 1/2 miles from me - he is getting on pretty well - let me beg you will favour me with an answer the earliest opportunity - I hope you are all well - Thank God we are all enjoying the blessing of good health at present and have been generally so ever since we have been in this country - remember me kindly to Edwin and William and the same to yourself and wife and the rest of the family we all beg to unite in the same affection and may God bless you all and if it be so ordained we are not to meet again here I shall hope we shall hereafter - farewell I remain your affectionate brother James Mallett.

      To - - Mr. William Mallett Queen's County, Graham's Road, Prince Edward Island Gulf of St. Lawrence - N. America. (Post marked P.E.I. My 4 1843).


      NOTE (Hazel Mallett) - I think the Bonds were in-laws but I don't know how/ James Smith was probably Dr. Harry Smith’s grandfather (Dr. Smith of Edmonton) I understood Wm. Mallett went security for some in-laws or someone related to him and he had to pay it. I think he was rather bitter and so Dad's father didn't want to bother with relatives.

      In the letter copied above George may be a brother.

      Transcript ends.
    Letter 8 Mar 1852  Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Transcript begins:

      A SECOND LETTER TO Wm. MALLETT FROM BROTHER JAMES IN ONTARIO

      Wilmot, 3rd March 1852
      County of Waterloo, Upper Canada

      Dear William;-(Note H.J.M. Wm. died in 1857)

      After so many years silence I again venture to write you a few lines hoping to get an answer this time - the facilities of communication at this time should be no bar to friends in corresponding with one another. I hope when this-reaches you it will find you and your family in good health thank God we are all well - or as well as can be expected from age etc. - I had a severe sickness 8 years ago and have never been so well since as I was before - I hope you keep up your age well - I have had good deal of hard work since I have been in this country but thank God I have surmounted a great many difficulties - I have 100 acres of land 75 of it cleared and getting pretty free of stumps - with a good frame house and frame barn 60 ft by 40 ft free from all encumbrances five horses five cows and 7 other cattle 32 good Leicester sheep - I had 27 acres of wheat last year, averaging about 20 to 25 bushels per acre - but the prices this winter have been very low 2/6, but it is now selling at 3/3 to the cwt. Oats 1/3 potatoes very scarce but last year a general failure almost - now selling different places at 3/ and 3/6 the bushel - my two oldest sons are gone on to farms of their own they have 150 acres each in the township of Williams 85 miles south of the west from me near the lower end of Lake Huron - I have two younger boys one about 12 years and the other about 10 - rather young you will say to be of much help for the present but they are very good boys and are of great service to me - but for the next 2 or 3 years if it please God to spare me I don't intend to try to raise much grain principally sheep and cows - which will require less labour - by that time my boys if they are spared will be able to take hold of most work on the farm - Mr. James Smith is doing well - he lives about a mile from me - I have just been writing a letter to brother Humphrey - I have not heard from him for a year past - I received my legacy that poor father left me last March. I should like to see Edwin and William - I expect they are grown to fine young men - say in your next where they are and their occupation - We have four boys and five girls none married - We have had a very severe winter - not the like since 1843 - Snow at this time average two feet - Kind respects to you all and may God bless which is the sincere wish of your affectionate brother

      James Mallett

      P.S. I should like to see you or some of your family here - there will be steam communication between P.E. Island and Quebec next summer.

      Mailed to;- Mr. William Mallett, Near New London harbour, Prince Edward Island
      Gulf of St. Lawrence, N.A. post mark 8 Mar. 1852.

      Transcript ends.
    Note
    • Melony is buried in Langtree, William is not (at least we didn't find him). We could only find one child in the parish register. The tombstone indicates she left children but doesn't say how many. Birth date of child is taken from parish register.

      William and Charlotte Silliphant are buried in the graveyard of the Springfield Anglican Church, est. 1848, in Springfield, not far from Graham's Rd.

      Edwin and William are buried in the North Granville cemetary. Neither married, and Edwin was apparently of unsound mind.
    SW Group 1 
    UKC 1881 N 
    Death 1 Nov 1857  Graham's Road, Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I628  Southwest
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2012 

    Father Humphrey MALLETT,   b. 18 Mar 1756, Sheepwash, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1838, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Catherine BALSON,   b. 1758, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1846, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 31 May 1784  Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Melony RICE,   b. 1791   d. Jul 1827, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jan 1820  Barnstaple, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William MALLETT,   b. Abt 1821, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1882, North Granville, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years)
     2. Edwin MALLETT,   b. 1823, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1887, North Granville, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Charlotte SILLIFANT,   b. 1803   d. 30 Jul 1859, Graham's Road, Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 29 Aug 1830  Petrockstow, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Annie MALLETT,   b. 3 Nov 1834, Graham's Road, Lot 20, Queens's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Jane MALLETT,   b. 23 Jul 1836, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. George MALLETT,   b. 14 Apr 1838, Graham's Road, Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1914, North Granville, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Herbert MALLETT,   b. 7 Feb 1840, Graham's Road, Lot 20, Queens's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1862, Graham's Road, Lot 20, Queens's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    +5. Catherine MALLETT,   b. 14 Oct 1841, Graham's Road, Lot 20, Queens's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Lizzie MALLETT,   b. Abt 1844, Graham's Road, Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Agnes MALLETT,   b. Abt 1846, Graham's Road, Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Breadalbane, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Henry MALLETT,   b. Abt 1848, Graham's Road, Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Mar 1796 - Langtree, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Jan 1820 - Barnstaple, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLetter - 2 Apr 1843 - Wilmot, Wellington District, Upper Canada, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLetter - 8 Mar 1852 - Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Upper Canada, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Nov 1857 - Graham's Road, Queen's County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Mallett, James, Upper Canada, Wellington District, Township of Wilmot, to Mallett, William, letter, 2nd April, 1843, A Description of Affairs in Wilmot Township, Upper Canada, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., M1JF21S10.

    2. [S11] Mallett, James, Wilmot, County of Waterloo, Upper Canada, to Mallett, William, letter, 3rd March 1852, A Description of James Mallett's Farm, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., M1JF21S11.