When Edward Mallet was born about 1596, in Caston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Nicholas Mallett, was 23 and his mother, Margaret Wade, was 24. He married Ann Holly about 1620, in Caston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1638, in Caston, Norfolk, England, at the age of 43, and was buried in Caston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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The Honourable East India Company, a British joint-stock company, was established in 1600 for trade in the Indian Ocean region. At its height, the British East India Company had a private army which was twice the size of the British Army, ruled large sections of India, and revenues in the millions.
"The Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower in search of religious freedom in the New World in September 1620. The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers, 40 of whom called themselves ""Saints."" After two stormy months at sea, the ship reached the New World. Nearly half of the group died during their first winter due to malnutrition and the harsh New England winter."
Some characteristic forenames: French Jean-Yves, Adelard, Alain, Henri, Jacques, Leonce, Lucien, Monique, Philippe.
French: nickname from a diminutive of Mal ‘bad’. Alternatively, from a derivative of the related Old French word maleit ‘accursed’ (from Latin maledictus, the opposite of benedictus ‘blessed’), applied as a nickname for an unlucky person. Compare Malet 1.
French: variant of Malet 2, an Old French pet form of the personal name Malo .
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