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Samuel MALLETT

Male 1816 - 1881  (64 years)


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  • Name Samuel MALLETT  [1, 2] 
    Birth 21 Dec 1816  St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Christening 6 Jan 1817  Castle Street Chapel, Exeter, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Christening 6 Apr 1817  St Thomas the Apostle, Exeter, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Note
    • Samuel was born in St. Thomas or Exwick near Exeter on 21 December 1816 and was baptised twice in the following year, firstly at Castle Street Chapel in Exeter on 6 January 1817 and then at St Thomas parish church on 6 April 1817. This was because Samuel's parents were members of an Independent (Congregational) church, thus one of the Non-Conformist denominations. At that time, baptisms still had to be performed by the Established Church otherwise known as the Church of England, so Samuel was baptised a second time at his local parish church to meet the official requirements. Partly because of the rise of Non-Conformist denominations such as the Methodists and Baptists, the current system of Civil Registration was introduced in 1837. Samuel was the only child in his family known to have been baptised in this way, but his sister Betty and her husband later became members of the Methodist church.

      Samuel later moved to Barnstaple, probably shortly after his father's death in 1827. It is not known why he went to North Devon, so far away from home, but his sister Mary was living in Barnstaple at that time with her husband and her first child was born there. He appeared to have begun his apprenticeship as a shipwright in Barnstaple even though the main focus of the shipbuilding industry was at nearby Bideford. It is not known which yard or employer he worked for. It is possible that his sister and her husband helped him to find a job there.

      Interestingly, when Samuel was living in Barnstaple several members of another branch of the Mallett family (descendants of Henry Mallett of Shebbear) owned shops in the town, it is quite probable that they came into contact but may not have been aware of their common ancestry (about a century and a half before).

      The Hampshire Telegraph reported Samuel's date of death as 10 December 1881 in Wingfield Street, but the official record at Portsmouth Record Office gives the date as the 27th November 1881.

      [Copyright 2010 - Richard Mallett. Not to be reproduced without the author's permission]
    SW Group A 
    UKC 1881 N 
    Occupation Shipwright  [4] 
    Reference Number 352 
    Residence 1838  Pilton Priory, Pilton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1841  Union Street, Barnstaple, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1851  High Street, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1861  Passage Lane, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1871  Higher Shaptor Street, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1881  19 Chapel View, Portsea, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 27 Nov 1881  Wingfield Street, Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Burial 27 Nov 1881  Kingston Cemetery, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9701  Southwest
    Last Modified 9 May 2016 

    Father William MALLETT,   b. 22 May 1775, Spreyton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1827, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Sarah LEE,   b. 27 Mar 1780, Silverton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1861, James Street, Holy Trinity, Exeter, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1797  Whitestone, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3019  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth RODD,   b. 14 Jun 1815, Pilton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1878, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 25 Mar 1838  Pilton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. William James MALLETT,   b. 29 Mar 1839, Pilton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1839, Pilton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +2. Samuel MALLETT,   b. 20 Sep 1840, Barnstaple, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1883, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    +3. William James MALLETT,   b. 13 Jun 1842, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1902, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     4. Henrietta MALLETT,   b. Bef 30 Jul 1843, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1850, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 7 years)
     5. Julia Malvina MALLETT,   b. Bef 20 Jun 1847, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1847, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 0 years)
    +6. Alfred John MALLETT,   b. 29 Jun 1852, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1915, 12 St Marys Road, Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +7. Frederick Lee MALLETT,   b. 3 Mar 1855, Topsham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1929, 119 Ernest Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F3118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Dec 1816 - St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 6 Jan 1817 - Castle Street Chapel, Exeter, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 6 Apr 1817 - St Thomas the Apostle, Exeter, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Mar 1838 - Pilton, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Nov 1881 - Wingfield Street, Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2068] Jennifer Kerr Hereinafter cited as Jennifer Kerr.

    2. [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.

    3. [S2174] S & N Genealogy/ National Archives, BMD Registers.co.uk: Name: Non-Conformist Registers. http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk Hereinafter cited as BMD Registers.co.uk.

    4. [S2094] 1851 England & Wales Census Hereinafter cited as 1851 England & Wales Census.

    5. [S710] 1841 England Census & Wales Census Hereinafter cited as 1841 England Census & Wales Census.

    6. [S2061] Alison Powell Hereinafter cited as Alison Powell.

    7. [S2103] 1861 England & Wales Census Hereinafter cited as 1861 England & Wales Census.

    8. [S2062] 1871 England & Wales Census Hereinafter cited as 1871 England & Wales Census.

    9. [S2107] Portsmouth PRO Hereinafter cited as Portsmouth PRO.

    10. [S2151] Hampshire Telegraph Hereinafter cited as Hampshire Telegraph.

    11. [S2079] Marriage Certificate Hereinafter cited as Marriage Certificate.