John Capon MALLETT
1816 - 1878 (61 years)-
Name John Capon MALLETT [1] Note 1816 [1] Birth 28 Dec 1816 Harwich, Essex, England [1] Christening 30 Dec 1816 St Nicholas, Harwich, Essex, England [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 [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 Q Note 17 May 1870 [1] Note 20 Dec 1872 [1] Note 18 Dec 1874 [1] Note May 1875 [1] UKC 1881 N Death 3 Feb 1878 Clarendon Cottage, Hougham, Kent, England [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 [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 Marriage 3 Jan 1816 St Clement's, Ipswich, England 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 d. Bef 16 Sep 1856, Dover, Kent, England (Age ~ 1 years) Family ID F1959 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Sarah COWARD, b. Abt 1815, Whitby, Yorkshire, England Marriage 12 Nov 1838 Hartlepool, Durham, England [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 d. Abt Dec 1851, Dover, Kent, England (Age ~ 0 years) + 2. John Thomas Capon MALLETT, b. 30 Dec 1852, Dover, Kent, England d. 18 Nov 1893, Whitby, Yorkshire, England (Age 40 years) 3. Conrad MALLETT, b. 27 Aug 1854, Whitby, Yorkshire, England d. 14 Dec 1861, Kent, England (Age 7 years) Family ID F1956 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Rebecca ABRAHAMS, b. 9 Jun 1834, Canterbury, Kent, England d. 10 Dec 1864, Dover, Kent, England (Age 30 years) Marriage 3 Mar 1864 Stepney, London, England [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 (Age ~ 64 years) 2. Minnehaha ABRAHAMS, b. 1856, Dover, Kent, England d. 15 Nov 1931, Sydney, Australia (Age 75 years) 3. Jessica ABRAHAMS, b. 30 Jul 1858, Dover, Kent, England d. 1943, Shoreditch, London, England (Age 84 years) 4. Sophia ABRAHAMS, b. 1862, Dover, Kent, England d. 19 Jun 1944, Sydney, Australia (Age 82 years) Family ID F1964 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 4 Susan GREENSTREET, c. 21 Dec 1845, Chilham, Kent, England Marriage 4 Sep 1867 West Ashford, Kent, England [1, 3] Children 1. Conrad GREENSTREET, b. 1866, Dover, Kent, England d. 1907, Dover, Kent, England (Age 41 years) + 2. Medora GREENSTREET, b. 1867, Dover, Kent, England d. 1958, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years) + 3. Lelia MALLETT, b. 6 Jul 1869, Dover, Kent, England d. 22 Nov 1916, Hove, Sussex, England (Age 47 years) + 4. Childe Harold MALLETT, b. 27 Dec 1871, Hove, Sussex, England d. 13 Dec 1915, Dover, Kent, England (Age 43 years) 5. Martha MALLETT, b. 23 Jun 1874, Dover, Kent, England d. 1874, Dover, Kent, England + 6. Haidee MALLETT, b. 12 Jul 1875, Dover, Kent, England d. 10 Oct 1968, Coulsdon, Surrey, England (Age 93 years) Family ID F1965 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Occupation - Became a Trinity Cinque Ports Pilot. - 1849 - Dover, Kent, England Marriage - 3 Mar 1864 - Stepney, London, England = Link to Google Earth
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