Albums: Mallett Family History

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1		Argentina Spanish speaking descendants of Hugh Mallet the British Consul to Argentina have settled in the capital Buenos Aires and in Mendoza province. Hugh Mallet was a member of the Ash branch from Devon, England.	13
2		Ash House Ash House in Iddesleigh, Devon was the ancestral home of one branch of the Mallet family from about 1530 to 1881.	6
3		Barnstaple A major town and former port in Devon. Descendants of Henry Mallett of Shebbear lived and traded here with shops in Joy Street and Boutport Street. Some descendants of James Mallett of Spreyton also lived here. Includes the former village of Pilton.	12
4		Bideford Once a major port and a commercial rival to Barnstaple, ships sailed from here to fight the Spanish Armada. Home to members of the Alwington and Shebbear branches	0
5		Black Torrington A village located between Okehampton and Great Torrington in Devon, home to members of the Dowland branch. Members of the Shebbear branch lived nearby, but the connection between them has not yet been found.	0
6		Bow alias Nymet Tracey A village located on the main road from Okehampton to Crediton in Devon. The parish church is located at Nymet Tracey, a tiny hamlet located to the south of Bow village.	25
7		Burrington A village located between Barnstaple and Crediton, home to members of the Dowland branch.	4
8		Crediton A market town in the centre of Devon, also known as Kirton. Includes surrounding villages and hamlets	0
9		Curry Mallet A village near Taunton in Somerset. Home to members of the Enmore branch for hundreds of years following the Mallet family's first arrival in the west of England in the 12th century. The village takes its name from the river Curry and the Mallet family who were Lords of the manor in the Middle Ages - the manor house still stands.	0
10		Dowland A small village just to the north of Iddesleigh in Devon. The Mallets of Ash owned a farm here that is known today as 'West Upcott' at the western end of the village.	0
11		Enmore A village near Bridgewater in Somerset. This was the original ancestral home of the Mallets/Malets from the 12th century. The family were benefactors of the parish church. Enmore Castle built in the 19th century stands on the site of the original manor.	0
12		Exeter A small city founded by the Romans who named it 'Isca', now the capital of the county of Devon. The city and its suburbs has been the home of Mallet families of all branches for many hundred years.	0
13		Exwick Once a rural village, Exwick has become a built-up suburb on the western edge of Exeter adjoining St. Thomas in Devon. Home to members of both the Dowland and Spreyton branches. William Rice Mallett and his son William Richard Mallett ran the mill here.	0
14		Frithelstock A village ocated between Bideford and Great Torrington home to members of the Shebbear branch.	0
15		Great Torrington Once an important market town and a rival to Barnstaple and Bideford, it is famous as the location of a Civil War battle in 1646. Control passed from the Royalists to the Parliamentarians during the battle. Royalist prisoners were locked up in the parish church, which happened to be a store for gunpowder; a deadly combination as everyone was killed in the explosion that followed. The Wooleigh branch had connections with the town at that time. 200 years later the Petrockstowe branch lived there and they left their mark in the form of a plague on the front of the main post office.	0
16		Iddesleigh A small village in the centre of Devon. St. James Church is of particular interest with its stained glass windows dedicated to the Mallet family and various memorials inside and outside the church. The Mallet Vault is located under the floor between the rows of pews. The home of the Mallet family Ash House is located at the southern end of the village.	0
17		Kennerleigh A small village located north of Crediton, home briefly to members of the Dowland branch.	0
18		Langtree A small village near Great Torrington in Devon. Home to members of the Shebbear branch.	0
19		Military Members of all the Mallet families have been involved with military campaigns around the world. This album has various snippets of information.	0
20		Monkokehampton A small village outside Hatherleigh near Okehampton, the Ash branch had some land holdings here.	0
21		Newton St Cyres Descendants of Robert Mallett of Dowland ran a mill here, one of several in the area operated by this family. Some descendants of James Mallett of Spreyton also lived here.	0
22		Newton Toney This village near Salisbury in Wiltshire was the home of Sir Charles Warre Malet and his family who owned the mansion known as Wilbury House. Newton Toney village was originally part of the Wilbury estate and the association with the Malet family has been commorated in the name of the local public house known as the Malet Arms. Wilbury Huse is now owned by the Guinness family of brewing fame.	0
23		North Tawton	0
24		Okehampton	0
25		Peters Marland	0
26		Petrockstowe	0
27		Puddington A village located west of Tiverton in Devon, home to members of the Dowland branch.	0
28		Quainton A village located to the north of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire formerly known as Quainton Malet. Some members of the Enmore branch settled here after returning from The Crusades, one became a member of the Knights Templar.	0
29		Sampford Courtenay A village located on the Okehampton to Crediton road in Devon, famous for the Prayerbook Rebellion of 1549 where thousands of people were massacred in a religious dispute - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_Book_Rebellion The parish of Sampford Courtenay includes the village of Sticklepath known for its visits by John Wesley, the famous Methodist preacher. It has been the home of members of the Spreyton branch for a few hundred years - John Mallet worked at the Finch Foundry, now a museum.	0
30		Shebbear A small village located between Great Torrington and Okehampton in Devon. Home to members of the Shebbear branch.	0
31		Sheepwash A small village located between Great Torrington and Okehampton in Devon. Home to members of the Shebbear branch.	0
32		Shepton Mallet A once important market town in the north of Somerset, named after the Mallet family who were Lords of the manor in the early Middle Ages. The Royal Bath and West Showground and Glastonbury are nearby.	0
33		South Tawton South Tawton in Devon is a large parish on the northern edge of Dartmoor National Park which includes several villages and hamlets such as South Tawton village and South Zeal. The Mallett family have had a continuous presence in the area for over 300 years.	10
34		Spreyton Spreyton is a small village famous as the home of Tom Cobley.	0
35		St. Audries An ancestral home of the Malets in Somerset, the village is also known as West Quantockshead.	0
36		St. Thomas Once a rural village, St. Thomas has become a built-up suburb to the west of Exeter city centre. The parish of St. Thomas covered a large area including many villages to the south and west of Exeter.	0
37		Sutton Mallet A small village near Taunton in Somerset, home to members of the Enmore branch in the Middle Ages. The church is now redundant and was used in more recent times for the filming of the television series 'The Moniculed Mutineer' about a First World War deserter.	0
38		Templeton A small village near Tiverton, home to members of the Dowland branch.	0
39		Thorverton A large village located between Tiverton and Exeter in Devon. Members of the Dowland branch ran the mill here - some are buried in the parish church yard.	0
40		Topsham	0
41		Washfield	0
42		Whitestone	0
43		Widecombe-on-the-Moor A village in the centre of Dartmoor National Park, location of Deandon Manor which was the original ancestral home of the Mallets in Devon.	0
44		Wooleigh Barton Wooleigh (or 'Ullegh' as it was known in old documents) near Beaford, was the former home of the Wooleigh Mallets who were close cousins of the Mallets of Ash and both branches were descended from the Mallets of Enmore. The family held the barton until the early 17th century until it passed to the Acland family through John Mallet's daughter Eleanor. She was married to Arthur Acland. Her brothers became the second St.Audries branch of Somerset, with landholdings in east Devon (Honiton area), Dorset (Poyntington) and Wiltshire (Newton Toney). The barton (farmhouse) as we see it today retains most of its features from the days of Mallet ownership (16th century) and is Grade II* listed. [With special thanks to Mr. Pengelly]	27

Mallett Family History

"An English Family"