John MALLETT
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Name John MALLETT Birth 25 Dec 1787 Frithelstock, Devon, England 
Gender Male Census 1851 Marine Villa, Instow, Barnstaple, Devon, England [1] - John was a "Retired Watch Maker". Henrietta and Susan have no occupations listed, and are both unmarried.
Note - I have included only the names found in Walter Mallett's letters as children, without birthdates, and made Susanna Upjohn his only wife, although the wording in the blurb below seems to indicate that he was a widower when he married Susanna.
Excerpt form a book about clock and watchmakers, p 260:
MALLETT, JOHN: Barnstaple. Watch and Clockmaker and silversmith, 4 High St.; business established in 1811. Described as widower, of Barnstaple, when he married Susanna Mary Upjohn at Ealing, Middlesex, 1818; she was the sister of William John Upjohn, watch manufacturer, of 11 St. John's Square, Clerkenwell. Mallett supplied a new clock (replaced 1913) for Barnstaple parish church in 1820. In the same year his apprentice Joseph Webb ran away (EFP, 27 July 1820). His wife died, aged 46 on 1 July 1835 (EFP); and he retired with his two daughters to Marine Cottage Instow. Mahogany 8-day longcase timepiece with circular white-painted dial; other longcase clocks reported, also watches (see Chapter 5).
MALLETT, JOHN (ii) Barnstaple. Son of the above; in 1848 returned from London after working in the watch trade, married, and succeeded his father in the business, establishing himself also as a watch manufacturer. William Horton Ellis was apprenticed to him in 1848, premium £150. Some time after 1856 the business at 4 High Street was succeeded by that of Short & Bailey. The Mallett family later became prominent as antique dealers, first at Bath and then in London.
In the 1851 census John is described as a "Retired Watch Maker", and is living with Henrietta and Susan at "Marine Villa", Instow, Barnstaple.
SW Group 1 UKC 1881 N Person ID I633 Southwest Last Modified 4 Jul 2016
Father Humphrey MALLETT, b. 18 Mar 1756, Sheepwash, Devon, England d. 29 Jan 1838, Langtree, Devon, England (Age 81 years) Mother Catherine BALSON, b. 1758, Frithelstock, Devon, England d. 4 Aug 1846, Langtree, Devon, England (Age 88 years) Marriage 31 May 1784 Frithelstock, Devon, England Family ID F226 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susanna Mary UPJOHN, b. 1789 d. 1 Jul 1835, Barnstaple, Devon, England (Age 46 years) Marriage 4 Jun 1818 Ealing, London, England Children 1. Henrietta Upjohn MALLETT, b. Abt 1823, Barnstaple, Devon, England d. Abt Mar 1914, Barnstaple, Devon, England (Age ~ 91 years)+ 2. John MALLETT, b. Abt 1826, Barnstaple, Devon, England d. Abt 1908 (Age ~ 82 years)3. Susan Elizabeth MALLETT, b. Abt 1829, Barnstaple, Devon, England d. Abt Mar 1897, Barnstaple, Devon, England (Age ~ 68 years)Family ID F233 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Birth - 25 Dec 1787 - Frithelstock, Devon, England 
Marriage - 4 Jun 1818 - Ealing, London, England 
Census - 1851 - Marine Villa, Instow, Barnstaple, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos Barnstaple Parish Church
A very early photograph of the parish church in Barnstaple, Devon, England from a souvenir booklet that belonged to Mary Thorne Mallett Henriod (now in the possession of Cheri Theurer).
The original clock on the church was made by John Mallett.
Courtesy Cheri Theurer and Karl Whittington.
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Sources - [S150] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), household of John Mallett, High Street, Barnstaple, Devon, England, Class HO107, Piece 1892, Folio 102, Page 8, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).
- [S150] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), household of John Mallett, High Street, Barnstaple, Devon, England, Class HO107, Piece 1892, Folio 102, Page 8, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).
