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Mary Jane BELLETT
1868 - Yes, date unknown
Has 25 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name Mary Jane BELLETT Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 5 Mar 1868 Dartmouth, Devon, England 
- GRO ref: BELLETT, Mary Jane q2 1868 Totnes RD 5b 185; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Anderson
Actual date from the Family Register, which shows Mary Jane was born 'Wednesday 5 Afternoon'. However, 5th March was a Thursday in 1868!
Gender Female Education From 1871 to 1881 Scholar Died Yes, date unknown Siblings2 brothers and 5 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
John BELLETT, b. 6 Feb 1835, d. 23 Jun 1878, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Age 43 years) (Father) 
Mary Ann WINSLAND, b. Abt 1814, Dartmouth, Devon, England, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother) Person ID I2776 All Last Modified 6 Sep 2018
Father John BELLETT, b. 6 Feb 1835, d. 23 Jun 1878, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Age 43 years) Mother Ellen ANDERSON, b. Jun Q 1839, Dartmouth, Devon, England , d. 28 Nov 1907, Totnes Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 68 years) Married 6 Apr 1859 St. Petrox Church, Dartmouth, Devon, England - GRO ref: Anderson, Ellen to Bellett, John q2 1859 Totnes RD 5b 295
Actual date and place from 'The Family Register' of John and Ellen - a sheet of paper listing their marriage and their children's births, also from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 7 Sep 2018).
Whilst the information about John and Ellen on the marriage entry leave it ambiguous as to which John married Ellen (this one or his cousin born 1830 in Dartmouth), other evidence shows it was this John.
The marriage entry shows that he was aged 24 (fits this, not the other John), that his father was called John (fits the other, not this John), and his father was a labourer (good fit for neither, but I guess a fisherman might be regared as a labourer, but could suggest - as I now believe it does - not fit because the John was invented to hide illegitimacy).
Evidence it was this John: master and mates certs for this John show he lived in Dartmouth, overseas death index shows the birthplace of the John who died on 23 June 1878 as Kngsbridge, probate calendar entry shows the John who died on 23 June 1878 was the husband of Ellen.
Family ID F2119 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: BELLETT, Mary Jane q2 1868 Totnes RD 5b 185; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Anderson