Elizabeth SOBY

Elizabeth SOBY

Female Bef 1824 -


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  • Name Elizabeth SOBY  [1
    Birth Bef 7 Mar 1824  Foxhole, Halwill, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    • Elizabeth's place of birth was given as Halwill, Devon, in the 1891 census. Halwill is geographically very close to Ashwater, the location given in 1881. Her Abode was given as "Foxhole" in the baptsim record.
    Christening 7 Mar 1824  Halwill, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Residence 13 May 1858  London Inn, Ivybridge, Harford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1881  London Hotel, Harford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • He was a Hotel Keeper. William and Elizabeth had two visitors; Louisa Laura Waller, widow, and Louisa's daughter Bessie Laura Waller. There are also 4 servants. There are no children.
    Census 1891  15 Manor Park, Lewisham, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • She was described as a widow, living on own means. Louisa J Waller, visitor, lives with her, as she did in 1881. This Louisa seems not to have any familial relationship to either Elizabeth or William, being described simply as a visitor in each census.
    UKC 1881
    Note 1901 
    SW Group
    UKC 1881
    Alternate Name Elizabeth Mallett 
    Person ID I883  Southwest
    Last Modified 31 May 2016 

    Father Benjamin SOBY,   b. Est 1799 
    Mother Elizabeth,   b. Est 1799 
    Marriage Est 1823  [4
    Family ID F747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William MALLETT,   b. 20 Oct 1822, Barnstaple, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1889 (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 13 May 1858  Harford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • He was a bachelor, she a spinster, both "of full age". His father's name was given as Henry, described as a Builder. William's occupation was Ironmonger. He was living in Exeter, while Elizabeth was living at the London Inn, Ivybridge, that they would eventually own. Each signed their own name.
    Family ID F250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 7 Mar 1824 - Foxhole, Halwill, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 13 May 1858 - London Inn, Ivybridge, Harford, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 May 1858 - Harford, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1881 - London Hotel, Harford, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1891 - 15 Manor Park, Lewisham, London, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Elizabeth (Soby) Mallett
    Elizabeth (Soby) Mallett
    Photograph from the album of Mary Thorne Mallett Henriod (now in the possession of Cheri Theurer).

    Courtesy Cheri Theurer and Karl Whittington.

  • Sources 
    1. [S457] "Devon Marriage Registers 1537-2002 Transcription", database with images, findmypast.com, (https://www.findmypast.com/, accessed Jan 23, 2015), entry for William Mallett & Elizabeth Soby, Harford, Devon, England, May 13, 1858, Devon Family History Society, compiler, Parish Register.

    2. [S222] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881", database with images, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org), household of William Mallett, London Hotel, Harford, Devon, England, Class RG11 2244/34, Piece 2189, Folio 120, Page 2, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    3. [S223] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), household of Elizabeth Mallett, 15 Manor Park, Lee, Lewisham, London, England, Class RG12, Piece 518, Folio 74, Page 40, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    4. [S458] "Devon Baptisms Transcription", database with images, findmypast.com, (https://www.findmypast.com/, accessed Jan 23, 2015), entry for Elizabeth Soby, Halwill, Devon, England, Mar 7, 1824, Devon Family History Society, compiler, Parish Register.