I am trying to trace any decendants of the late James Mitchell,and his wife, Elizabeth Biddle, { daughter of John Biddle 3rd and Jane Holder ], married at Know Hill Parish of Hurley, England on the 25/9/1889,, they sailed for Australia On the "NORWOOD" arriving from Liverpool on sailed 17/4/1854 to arrive Melbourne on 13/7/1854 to then settle in the Bungaree area,on what was known as the Mitchell Farm Estate ,, James and Elizabeth were burried in the Ballan Cemetry, I am led to believe, Hoping someone out there may know more than I do,, Regards and thanks ,, Roy K C,,,
Hi Roy, JAMES MITCHELL Father: WILLIAM MITCHELL Family Marriages: Spouse: ELIZABETH BIDDLE Marriage: 25 MAY 1839 Hurley, Berkshire, England It appears James & Elizabeth arrived with a swag of kids, I can't see them having any more in Victoria, Elizabeth being 44yrs of age when they arrived... MITCHELL JAS 36 JUL 1854 NORWOOD B 070 002 MITCHELL ELIZABETH 44 JUL 1854 NORWOOD B 070 002 MITCHELL HENRY 13 JUL 1854 NORWOOD B 070 002 MITCHELL CHAS 10 JUL 1854 NORWOOD B 070 002 MITCHELL ELLEN 7 JUL 1854 NORWOOD B 070 002 MITCHELL JAS 2 JUL 1854 NORWOOD B 070 002 Here is Elizabeth's death rego... Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Surname: MITCHELL Given Names: Elizabeth Event: D Spouse Surname/Father: Biddle John Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Jane HOLDER Age: 68 Sex: Birth Place: OXFO Death Place: Year: 1878 Reg Number: 3766 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: According to Ros Grant, Elizabeth Mitchell is buried at Gordon, http://tinyurl.com/9t9f8 which is not far from Bungaree... http://tinyurl.com/8m5gj Viewing Ros' research, it would appear little Elizabeth & Mary didn't survive infancy, as they are not listed on the passenger list. As there as so many 'Mitchells' it is hard to identify the boy's marriages. However, if you were to purchase the boy's death certificates, is should have marriage & children details on the certificate... This looks like Henry's death, with a spelling error Riddle/Biddle... Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Surname: MITCHELL Given Names: Henry Event: D Spouse Surname/Father: James Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Elizabeth RIDDLE Age: 39 Sex: Birth Place: OXFORDSHIR Death Place: Year: 1879 Reg Number: 3651 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Digger - Edwardian Index. Victoria 1902-1913 Surname: MITCHELL Given Names: Chas Wm Event: D Sex: Spouse Surname/Father: Mitchell Jas Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Elizth BIDDLE Age: 69 Age Code: Birth Place: Death Place: Ballt Year: 1912 Reg. Number: 12838 This would be guessing, but a possible marriage for Charles, purely because they had a child at Gordon (let me know if you would like further details) Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Surname: MITCHELL Given Names: Charles William Event: M Spouse Surname/Father: WRIGHT Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Eliza Age: Sex: Birth Place: LONDON Death Place: Year: 1867 Reg Number: 2270 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Digger - Death Index. Victoria 1921-1985 Surname: MITCHELL Given Names: James Father: Mitchell James Mother: Elizth BIDDLE Death Place: KYNETON Age: 80 Age Code: Year: 1932 Reg Number: 9631 Event: D Again possible marriage, they had two children at Bungaree... Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Surname: MITCHELL Given Names: James Event: M Spouse Surname/Father: NEWMAN Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ellen Age: Sex: M Birth Place: BERKSHIRE Death Place: Year: 1878 Reg Number: 1357 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Digger - Death Index. Victoria 1921-1985 Surname: COMRIE Given Names: Ellen Jane Father: Mitchell Jas Mother: Elizth BIDDLE Death Place: BALLT Age: 78 Age Code: Year: 1924 Reg Number: 12787 Event: D Obviously you descend from Ellen' branch, however here are some details... Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Surname: MITCHELL Given Names: Ellen Jane Event: M Spouse Surname/Father: COMRIE (b.Dumbartonshire) Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: John Age: Sex: Birth Place: BERKSHIRE Death Place: Year: 1870 Reg Number: 1221 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Children of Ellen & John Comrie's.... Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Surname: COMRIE Given Names: John Holthouse Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: John Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Helen Jane MITCHEL Age: Sex: Birth Place: MINE Death Place: Year: 1871 Reg Number: 10962 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: COMRIE Given Names: Alexander Norman Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: John Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Helen Jane MITCHELL Age: Sex: Birth Place: MINE Death Place: Year: 1872 Reg Number: 25099 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: COMRIE Given Names: Angus Malcolm Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: John Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ellen Jane MITCHELL Age: Sex: Birth Place: MINERS RES Death Place: Year: 1874 Reg Number: 24600 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: COMRIE Given Names: Archd Valentine Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: John Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ellen Jane MITCHELL Age: Sex: Birth Place: MINE Death Place: Year: 1876 Reg Number: 10901 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: COMRIE Given Names: Allan Ranald Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: John Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ellen Jane MITCHELL Age: Sex: Birth Place: MI NE Death Place: Year: 1878 Reg Number: 4078 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: COMRIE Given Names: Ellen Maud Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: John Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ellen Jane MITCHELL Age: Sex: Birth Place: MINE Death Place: Year: 1879 Reg Number: 24607 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: COMRIE Given Names: Robert Duncan Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: John Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Ellen Jane MITCHELL Age: Sex: Birth Place: MINE Death Place: Year: 1881 Reg Number: 24920 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: If you call Gordon Cemetery, perhaps they can tell you who is buried with Elizabeth. Hopefully her husband, James. :) Gordon (New) Cemetery Trust Mr K R Eastwood Secretary C/- Post Office Gordon 3345 (03) 5368 9303 Gordon (Old) Cemetery Trust C/O Mr J Elvey A/Chief Executive Officer Moorabool Shire Council PO Box 18 Ballan 3342 (03) 5368 1001/1353 ****************************** Feel free to give me a yell, if you'd like anything further. Kind regards, Sherrie. Sydney, NSW. On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:27:12 +1000, roy comrie <roycomrie@dcsi.net.au> wrote: > I am trying to trace any decendants of the late James Mitchell,and his > wife, > Elizabeth Biddle, { daughter of John Biddle 3rd and Jane Holder ], > married at Know Hill Parish of Hurley, England on the 25/9/1889,, they > sailed for Australia On the "NORWOOD" arriving from Liverpool on sailed > 17/4/1854 > to arrive Melbourne on 13/7/1854 to then settle in the Bungaree area,on > what was known as the Mitchell Farm Estate ,, James and Elizabeth were > burried in the Ballan Cemetry, I am led to believe, > Hoping someone out there may know more than I do,, > Regards and thanks ,, Roy K C,,, > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list send the word 'unsubscribe' in > the body of a message to AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L-request@rootsweb.com > >