Interested in the MITCHELL name in Kelso. James MITCHELL 'of Kelso' supposed to have been born in 1810. There is a story that he was an apothecary, but I think that is more likely to refer to his father. James became a joiner and builder, married Ann SMITH of Hoddam in Edinburgh in 1828 and had at least two of his four children there. He may then have moved to Annan, or Birkenhead. Supposed to have been in Liverpool but no trace so far. His brothers were Andrew and Thomas. James and Ann were both deceased by the summer of 1858. The story is that the apothecary and his wife went round the local villages where they caught pneumonia and died. Is there post office or trade directories for Kelso in the late 18th or early 19thC? Any links? Judy --Copywriter@tesco.net