'Malet3'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Mallet of Normanton

                               
Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1584/5+1612, Russell of Normanton etc) shows the following early generations of Malet de Normanton: Roger (a 1286, m. Alicia, dau/coheir of William Russell of Normanton) and John (a 1349) (possibly Roger's son or grandson?) who, by Isabella, was father of Thomas (a 1353) & Robert (a 1381). Also mentioned is a William Mallet (a 1397). Presumably connected to these was ...
Thomas Mallet
m. ?? Wandesford (dau of ?? Wandesford of Kirklington)
1. William Mallet
Visitation (1563-4), which starts with this William, identifies his wife (and mother of John plus 3 daughters) as ...
  m1/2. ?? Thwaytes (dau of John Thwaytes of Lofthowse)
  Foster identifies his wife (and mother of John) as ...
  m2/1. ?? Maleverer (dau of ?? Maleverer of Wothersome)
  We are left uncertain on who was mother of ...
  A. John Mallet of Normanton the first mentioned by FMG
  m. Alice Copley (dau of Lionel Copley of Batley)
  i. William Mallet of Normanton
m. Margaret Dyneley (dau of Roger Dyneley of Manston by Ales Manston)
  a. Roger Mallet of Normanton
  m. Agnes Frost (dau of William Frost of Aikton or Ackton)
  (1) William Mallet of Normanton
  m. Agnes Gascoigne (dau of John Gascoigne of Lasingcroft)
  (A) Frances Mallet
  m. Charles Young of Methley (d before 29.04.1621)
  FMG shows Frances m2. Henry Ellis of Kiddal but we suspect that she may have been confused with her mother-in-law (Agnes Gascoigne) who married Henry Ellis of Kiddal as well as William Mallet.
  (2) Robert Mallet (dsp)
  m. Anne Beane (dau of John Beane or Bene of Ackworth)
  (3) Francis/Frances Mallet (d young)
  (4) Anne Mallet
  m. John Harrison of Pontefract (Pomfret)
  (5) Margaret Mallet
m. Robert Webster of Ledston
  b. William Mallet (younger son)
  Visitation (Foster, 1584/5) which shows just 1 wife for William, Rosamund Mirfield, and shows her as mother of all of his children (John, Arthur, William, Roger, Ann & Dorothy). Visitation (1563-4) & FMG show as follows:
  m1. Rosamund Mirfield (dau of Peter Mirfield of Tonge)
  (1) Thomas Mallet
  m. Alice
  (2) Robert Mallet (d young)
  m2. Elizabeth Perkington (dau of Edmund Perkington of Beamond Hall)
  (3) John Mallet of Normanton (a 1585)
  m. Ann Vavasour (dau of William Vavasour of Spaldington)
  (A)+ issue (a 1585) - William (b c1581), Dorothy, Ann, Elizabeth
  (4) Arthur Mallet
  m. Ann Dyneley (dau of John Dyneley of Swillington)
  (5) William Mallet
  m. (c1603) Margaret Coates (dau of Roger Coates of Swinton)
  (A) Richard Mallet of Normanton (bpt 24.02.1622, dsp bur 22.05.1668)
  m. Barbara Gale (dau of Robert Gale of Aikenham)
  (B) William Mallet
  (C) Frances Mallet
  m. Edward Payter
  (D) Elizabeth Mallet
  m. Richard Godfrey
  (E) Priscilla Mallet
  m. Robert Blackhare of Ireland
  (6) Roger Mallet
  (7) Ann Mallet
  m. Francis Jackson of Sharleston
  m3. Bridget Fleming (dau/heir of Robert Fleming of Sharlston)
(8) Francis Mallet
  (9) Dorothy Mallet
  m. Gilbert Hunt of Carleton
  m4. Dorothy Parr mentioned only by FMG
  c.+ other issue - Henry, Lyonell (dsp), Francis, Elsabeth (dsp), Anne (dsp), Ales (dsp)
  B. daughter
  m. _ Snydall
  C. daughter
  m. John Asheley
  D. daughter (nun)
  E. Joan Mallet probably of this generation
  m. Henry Rawson of Fryston

Main source(s): Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, Mallet), Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1584/5, Mallet of Normanton), FMG (vol 2, Mallet, MS254)
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