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John Henry BELLETT
1870 - 1960 (89 years)
Has 25 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name John Henry BELLETT Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 5 Jul 1870 Dartmouth, Devon, England 
- GRO ref: Bellett, John Henry q3 1870 Totnes RD 5b 186; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Anderson
Actual date from the Family Register, which shows John Henry was born at '6 O clock Morning' .
Gender Male Occupation 1908 Officer in His Majestys Customs - According to his mother's probate calendar entry
Residence 1960 Magdalen House, Magdalen Road, Exeter, Devon, England - At the time of his death.
Died Mar Q 1960 The City Hospital, Exeter, Devon, England - GRO ref: BELLETT, John H q1 1960 aged 89 Exeter RD 7a 425
Siblings1 brother and 6 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) Notes - 8 mo in 1871c; not with mother 1881 but in Merchant Seaman's Orphan Asylum, Wanstead, Essex
Person ID I2777 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, John Henry q3 1870 Totnes RD 5b 186; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Anderson