James MALLET
1740 - 1815 (75 years)-
Name James MALLET [1, 2] Birth 1 May 1740 North Tawton, Devon, England [1] Gender Male Occupation 1766 [3] Blacksmith Death 21 Jul 1815 Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England [4] Occupation 1817 [5] - Blacksmith. According to Access to Archives (ref. 3212A/PO 106/1/40), in 1817, James employed Philip Lang an ex-apprentice of South Tawton for 6 months. The record confirms that he was a blacksmith and was still living in Sampford Courtenay.
SW Group A UKC 1881 N Alternate Name James Mallett [1, 2] Alternate Name James of Sampford Courtenay Mallet [2] Reference Number 257 Person ID I9320 Southwest Last Modified 9 May 2016
Father John MALLET, b. 9 May 1714, South Tawton, Devon, England d. 7 Jul 1788, North Tawton, Devon, England (Age 74 years) Mother Jane CUNNETT, b. 1 Nov 1715, Throwleigh, Devon, England d. 20 Sep 1756, North Tawton, Devon, England (Age 40 years) Marriage 18 Aug 1737 Throwleigh, Devon, England Family ID F2920 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anne LACEY, b. 20 Apr 1739, North Tawton, Devon, England Marriage 11 Jun 1766 Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England [6] - 10th May 1766 Marriage Settlement
'Mr James Mallet, blacksmith of S.Courtenay, (son of John Mallet) & Miss Ann Lacey.......George Lacey & John Quicke, both of S.C. yeoman ...the sum of £100.....tenement & burgage in NT heretofore in possession of Richard Pyle, since of William Prouse, gent. dec'd, and since in possession of Thomas Robbins, shoemaker dec'd, but lately in possession of Richard Gove and now in possession of John Mallet.....bounded by the lands of Charles Hore on the South side, by the churchyard on the East, by the street on the west side, and of a little lane leading from the borough to the churchyard on the north'. Both Mallets sign their names in literate hands as does Richard Gove.
[source: Jean Shields]
Witnesses were Anthony Drake and George Rapson.
Children 1. John MALLET, b. 23 Dec 1767, Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England d. 9 Aug 1847, Peters Marland, Devon, England (Age 79 years) + 2. James MALLET, b. 21 Feb 1768, Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England d. 21 Apr 1847, Okehampton, Devon, England (Age 79 years) 3. Jane MALLET, b. 16 Sep 1773, Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England d. 23 Jun 1790 (Age 16 years) Family ID F3012 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Birth - 1 May 1740 - North Tawton, Devon, England Marriage - 11 Jun 1766 - Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England Death - 21 Jul 1815 - Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S2130] West Country Studies Library. Castle Street, Exeter, Devon, England Hereinafter cited as West Country Studies Library.
- [S2258] Richard mallett, compiler, Reading, UK, Descendants of James Mallett of Spreyton, Devon, England, database, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, M23S202, M23R260, Jan 3, 2016., M23S202, M23R260.
- [S2131] Jean Shields Hereinafter cited as Jean Shields.
- [S2075] Devon FHS - transcripts Hereinafter cited as Devon FHS - transcripts.
- [S2132] Access to Archives Hereinafter cited as Access to Archives.
- [S2076] Devon FHS - parish books Hereinafter cited as Devon FHS - parish books.
- [S2130] West Country Studies Library. Castle Street, Exeter, Devon, England Hereinafter cited as West Country Studies Library.