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James MALLETT

James MALLETT

Male 1827 - 1902  (74 years)


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  • Name James MALLETT 
    Birth 29 Jul 1827  Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  East Browns, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • James had taken over the farm at East Browns, Langtree Parish. He had 330 acres and employed 4 Ag Labs and 3 boys. His wife Caroline was born in Horwood, just outside of Barnstaple, Devon. Two children were mentioned, Mary, 2 and Caroline 10 months. They had a visitor, Priscilla Sanford, Dress Maker, from Shebbear.
    Census 3 Apr 1871  Cloister Hall, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • In 1869, in the North Devon Journal, James Mallett offers livestock for sale, and the owner of his farms, John Darke, Little Marland, Petrockstowe, offers these farms for lease. The farms are described as "Browns, Langaton, and Putshole". This must be when James moves to Cloister Hall. These 3 farms must be the ones occupied by Humphrey before James.

      On July 20 1876 a poacher named Thos. Labbett was caught on land occupied by James Mallett.
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Cloister Farm, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • James was described as a "Farmer of 450 acres employing 7 men and 2 boys". James's older brother John was living with them, unmarried, occupation Iron Monger.
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Cloister Hall, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Cloister hall is very likely the "estate of 1000 acres" described by Edith McCracken. She visited England before she was married in 1895, and "found a James living on the farm". According to the history of Frithelstock Priory, the manor was "about 1000 acres of which the monks farmed 500". The priory was taken from the church in the time of Henry the VIII, and was held by tenant farmers from that time until 1957, when it was sold, along with many other farms in the area by the Clinton Estate.
    Census 1 Apr 1901  Cloister, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • All of the surviving children were still living at home in 1901 except for Mary, who by that time had married John Brent Reed and had a family of her own. Caroline was the oldest at 35, James the youngest at 28. Each of them worked on their father's farm in some capacity. James no longer had any Ag Labs, but the family still had one domestic servant.
    UKC 1881 Y 
    SW Group 1 
    UKC 1881 N 
    Death 13 Jan 1902  Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • James and Caroline are buried at Frithelstock church, right beside Cloister Hall. The tombstones are fairly grand, and in good condition, and both say "Of Cloister Hall".
    Person ID I637  Southwest
    Last Modified 31 May 2016 

    Father Humphrey MALLETT,   b. 8 May 1785, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1867, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Grace BALL,   b. 1785, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1857, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 28 May 1822  Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline COPP,   b. Abt 1829, Horwood, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1904, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Marriage Abt Sep 1857  Barnstaple, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. Mary MALLETT,   b. 1859, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Caroline MALLETT,   b. Abt Dec 1860, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1862, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
     3. Bessie MALLETT,   b. Abt Jun 1862, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1879, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 17 years)
    +4. Thomas MALLETT,   b. Abt 1864, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Caroline Ann MALLETT,   b. Abt 1866, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. George MALLETT,   b. 2 Apr 1867, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1867, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    >7. Laura MALLETT,   b. 1869, Langtree, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +8. James Henry MALLETT,   b. Abt Dec 1871, Frithelstock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jul 1827 - Langtree, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt Sep 1857 - Barnstaple, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 Apr 1861 - East Browns, Langtree, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 3 Apr 1871 - Cloister Hall, Frithelstock, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 3 Apr 1881 - Cloister Farm, Frithelstock, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 5 Apr 1891 - Cloister Hall, Frithelstock, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jan 1902 - Frithelstock, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S411] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861", database with images, WorldVitalRecords, (http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/), household of James Mallett, East Browns, Langtree, Devon, England, Class RG9, Piece 1500, Folio unknown folio, Page 22, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    2. [S413] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871", database with images, findmypast.com, (https://www.findmypast.com/), household of James Mallett, Cloister Hall, Frithelstock, Devon, England, Class RG10, Piece 2199, Folio 33, Page 2, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    3. [S410] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881", database with images, WorldVitalRecords, (http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/), household of James Mallett, Cloister Farm, Frithelstock, Devon, England, Class RG11, Piece 2257, Folio 105, Page 6, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    4. [S412] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891", database with images, WorldVitalRecords, (http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/), household of James Mallett, Cloister Hall, Frithelstock, Devon, England, Class RG12, Piece 1785, Folio 89, Page 7, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    5. [S162] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901", database with images, Census Records Online, (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/census-records.htm), household of James Mallett, Cloister, Frithelstock, (Torrington), Devon, England, Class RG13, Piece 2158, Folio 10, Page 12, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    6. [S168] "Civil Registration Index of England and Wales: 1837 - 1983", database, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), Death, James Mallett, registered Mar 1902, Torrington, Devon, England, volume 5b, page 371, original record held by Office of National Statistics (ONS), General Register Office (GRO), UK.

    7. [S414] "Civil Registration Index of England and Wales: 1837 - 1983", database, findmypast.com, (https://www.findmypast.com/, accessed Aug 17, 2012), Marriage, James Mallett / Caroline Copp, registered Sep 1857, Barnstaple, Devon, England, volume 5b, page 723, original record held by Office of National Statistics (ONS), General Register Office (GRO), UK.