Elizabeth SOBY
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Name Elizabeth SOBY [1] Birth Bef 7 Mar 1824 Foxhole, Halwill, Devon, England
[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
[4] Gender Female Residence 13 May 1858 London Inn, Ivybridge, Harford, Devon, England
[1] Census 1881 London Hotel, Harford, Devon, England
[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
[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.
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Note1901 SW Group 1 UKC 1881 N 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
d. 2 Jan 1889 (Age 66 years) Marriage 13 May 1858 Harford, Devon, England
[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
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Photos 
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.
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Sources - [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.
- [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.).
- [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.).
- [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.
- [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.
