Brief Life History of James
James Mallet was born about 1764, in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom as the son of William Mallet and Mary Bendal. He married Mary Cowley on 13 October 1789. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters.
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- James Mallett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754
- James Mallet in entry for Jane Mallet, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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World Events (5)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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