Charles MALLET

1792 - Bef 1838  (~ 45 years)

• Name	Charles MALLET  [1]
  Christening	4 Sep 1792	Talland, Cornwall, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	24 Feb 1814  [2]
  	Blacksmith.
  Note	Between 1821 and 1832	Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  The family was outside of the UK from at least 1822 to 1831, because all of the children born during this time period were born in Canada. According to the 1841 census, all of the children were born in "Foreign Parts", the first one being born in 1822, 8 years after Charles and Elizabeth were married. Subsequent censuses are more specific, right down to "Kingston, Upper Canada" (modern day Ontario, Canada). No record of any children being born in the first 8 years of their marriage has been found. The oldest son William is the only one of the 4 children confirmed to have been born in Kingston. His baptism was recorded in the Register of the Parish of St George, Kingston. The father Charles may have been in Kingston before his wife Elizabeth was able to follow him there, and that may account for the lack of children in the first 8 years of their marriage. He was a Blacksmith working in the Royal Navy Dockyards of Devonport, and may have been posted to Kingston to work in the Navy Dockyards there during and after the war of 1812. Kingston had only come into existence a few years before the war, in 1783, after an influx of Loyalists from the United States at the end of the war of American Independence. As tensions began to mount between the British and Americans prior to 1812, the British began to develop a Naval Base in Kingston to counter a base on the American side of Lake Ontario at Sackets Harbor. But because the population of Kingston was so small, it was difficult to find the necessary skilled workmen (such as Blacksmiths) to operate the dockyard, so they had to be imported. This is undoubtedly how Charles, and eventually Elizabeth, came to be in Kingston. After the war, as tensions between the US and the British began to ease, the need for the naval base diminished, and it was closed completely in 1834. That may be when the family returned to England, 3 years after the birth of their last child. We know they were back in England at least by 1838, when Charles died. Charles may also have had a role in the construction of the Rideau Canal which connects Kingston to Ottawa. Work was begun in 1826 and completed in 1832. If so, he may have contracted a disease or some sort of injury that hastened his death at age 45. Many canal workers died of Malaria and other causes.
  SW Group	J
  UKC 1881	N
  Occupation	1838	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [6]
  	Blacksmith. His wife Elizabeth was described as a "Blacksmith Widow" in the 1861 census.
  Death	Bef 13 May 1838	Gloucester Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [7, 8]
  	Age 45. The death was registered in the June quarter of 1838.
  Burial	13 May 1838	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [8]
  Person ID	I5882	Southwest
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles MALLET,   c. 5 Mar 1758, Talland, Cornwall, England
  Mother	Elizabeth LYNE,   b. Est 1758
  Marriage	14 Oct 1787	St Martin by Looe, Cornwall, England
  Family ID	F1842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth TAPP,   b. 2 Feb 1790, Devonport, Devon, England d. Abt Dec 1864, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1814	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [2]
  	Charles was described as a Blacksmith, Elizabeth a Spinster. She signed her name, but he "made his mark". Both were "of this parish". Isaac Tapp and Elizabeth Thorne were witnesses.
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth MALLETT,   b. Abt 1822, Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada + 2. William MALLETT,   b. 20 Dec 1822, Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada d. Abt Dec 1890, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England (Age 67 years) + 3. Sarah Jane MALLETT,   b. Abt 1825, Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada + 4. Charles William MALLETT,   b. Abt 1831, Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada d. Abt Mar 1892, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F1883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Christening - 4 Sep 1792 - Talland, Cornwall, England Marriage - 24 Feb 1814 - Stoke Damerel, Devon, England Note - Between 1821 and 1832 - Kingston, Upper Canada, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith. His wife Elizabeth was described as a "Blacksmith Widow" in the 1861 census. - 1838 - Stoke Damerel, Devon, England Death - Bef 13 May 1838 - Gloucester Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England Burial - 13 May 1838 - Stoke Damerel, Devon, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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