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John Capon MALLETT

Male 1816 - 1878  (61 years)


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  • Name John Capon MALLETT  [1
    Note 1816  [1
    Birth 28 Dec 1816  Harwich, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christening 30 Dec 1816  St Nicholas, Harwich, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1839  [1
    Hudson's Bay Company: Second Mate of the Prince of Wales
    Occupation 1840  [1
    Hudson’s Bay Company: Master of the Marten. 
    Occupation From 1841 to 1843  [1
    Hudson’s Bay Company: Sailing in Northern Canada. 
    Occupation 28 Aug 1844  [1
    • Dismissed from the Hudson's Bay Company, now Master of the Sharp - a vessel that sailed between NE England and Ceylon/India carrying coal, returning with oriental cargo.
    Occupation Between 1845 and 1847  [1
    Sailing between England and India. 
    Occupation Feb 1848  [1
    Last return of Sharp to England. Resigned from company. 
    Occupation 1849  Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Became a Trinity Cinque Ports Pilot. 
    Education 1854  [1
    John passed his piloting exam. 
    Occupation Jun 1854  [1
    John joined a delegation of Cinque Port Pilots to the board of Trade. 
    Criminal Activity 14 Feb 1865  [1
    • An action was taken against John in Court of Common Pleas following a collision at sea.
    Note May 1868  [1
    Bankruptcy 16 Nov 1869  [1
    EA Group
    Note 17 May 1870  [1
    Note 20 Dec 1872  [1
    Note 18 Dec 1874  [1
    Note May 1875  [1
    UKC 1881
    Death 3 Feb 1878  Clarendon Cottage, Hougham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • John apparently died of an "overdose of Hunters solution of chloral for the purpose of procuring sleep". A coroner’s inquest took place the next day.
    Burial 9 Feb 1878  St James's, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I7561  East Anglia
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2022 

    Father Thomas MALLETT,   b. Est 1796 
    Mother Sarah CAPON,   c. 2 Mar 1796, St Clement's, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 3 Jan 1816  St Clement's, Ipswich, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth GRIFFITHS,   b. Est 1816 
    Marriage Other Between 1852 and 1856  [1
    • John had an intimate relationship with Elizabeth Griffiths. No children are known to have come from it.
    Children 
     1. Medora GRIFFITHS,   b. Abt Jul 1855, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 16 Sep 1856, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
    Family ID F1959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah COWARD,   b. Abt 1815, Whitby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1838  Hartlepool, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Divorce 11 Jun 1863  [1
    • The divorce petition was filed in November 1862, "decree nisi", on this date, and "decree absolute" on Nov 17, 1863.
    Children 
     1. Harriett Ann Collard MALLETT,   c. 3 Sep 1851, St Mary, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Dec 1851, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 0 years)
    +2. John Thomas Capon MALLETT,   b. 30 Dec 1852, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1893, Whitby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     3. Conrad MALLETT,   b. 27 Aug 1854, Whitby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1861, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)
    Family ID F1956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Rebecca ABRAHAMS,   b. 9 Jun 1834, Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1864, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 3 Mar 1864  Stepney, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • John and Rebecca made it official after his divorce from his first wife Sarah.

      Thay had a relationship beginning in 1855 and actually lived together while he was still married. They had several children out of wedlock between 1855 and 1864. Their surnames were recorded as both Abrahams and Mallett. In the 1861 census John was Head of Household, and Rebecca was described as (his) Mistress. She was listed with her maiden name, and the two children that they had together at that point had the Abrahams surname too, listed as "Step-Daughters".
    Children 
    +1. Percival Keene MALLETT,   b. Abt 1855   d. 8 Sep 1919, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 64 years)
     2. Minnehaha ABRAHAMS,   b. 1856, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1931, Sydney, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Jessica ABRAHAMS,   b. 30 Jul 1858, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1943, Shoreditch, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Sophia ABRAHAMS,   b. 1862, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1944, Sydney, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F1964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Susan GREENSTREET,   c. 21 Dec 1845, Chilham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1867  West Ashford, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Conrad GREENSTREET,   b. 1866, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1907, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    +2. Medora GREENSTREET,   b. 1867, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1958, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    +3. Lelia MALLETT,   b. 6 Jul 1869, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1916, Hove, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    +4. Childe Harold MALLETT,   b. 27 Dec 1871, Hove, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1915, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
     5. Martha MALLETT,   b. 23 Jun 1874, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1874, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Haidee MALLETT,   b. 12 Jul 1875, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1968, Coulsdon, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F1965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Became a Trinity Cinque Ports Pilot. - 1849 - Dover, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Mar 1864 - Stepney, London, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2024] Robert Gilchrist, Biography Mallett, John Capon 1816, (2016), 2024.

    2. [S2028] Marriage (I) Mallett, John Capon 1864, 2028.

    3. [S2029] Marriage (I) Mallett, John Capon 1867, 2029.