I can only find him in 1861 living at Hartlepool as a mariner with a birthplace given as Northants Peterhead. The birthplaces of the children indicate that they moved about a bit. David On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Pam Hillier < pamhillier24@virginbroadband.com.au> wrote: > I have been searching on ancestry also, and was starting to get really > stubborn (as I could not find him) until your email came through....... > I am still playing, but I cannot find him either. > Pam from Adelaide Australia > > > > It would have been Thomas himself who gave his father's name as George > > when > > he married. The name James on Thomas' death certificate would have been > > given by someone else. Of the two sources I would place much greater > > reliance on what Thomas had to say. > > > > Oddly I can't find Thomas in either of the 1841 or 1851 censuses, which > > would be the easiest place to settle who his father was. There's no > > baptism > > on the IGI which isn't surprising as very few Northants parish records > > have > > been extracted onto the IGI, making Northants one of the more difficult > > counties to research online. > > > > Peterborough was in Northants, so if no-one can help on this board I > would > > consider reposting on the Northamptonshire board, where folks have access > > to > > transcripts and the Northants Marriage Index > > > > David > > > > David > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 7:14 AM, Jenny T <jennygirl@unwired.com.au> > wrote: > > > >> Hello List > >> > >> I am new to this list and I hope that someone may be able to help me. > >> > >> I am researching Thomas Mark MITCHELL > >> born: 1833, Peterborough, UK > >> married: 1855 to Sarah HOGG Parish Church Whitby, UK. > >> emigrated: to New Zealand 1874 with wife and children > >> died: 20 July 1888 Sydney Australia > >> > >> My brickwall is Thomas' father's name that being either James or George > >> MITCHELL. Recorded on Thomas' marriage certificate his father is > recorded > >> as > >> George MITCHELL however on Thomas's death certificate his father is > >> recorded > >> as James MITCHELL > >> > >> Can anyone suggest how I can work out who was Thomas MITCHELL's father. > >> > >> Many thanks > >> Jenny in Australia > >> > >> Researching, Mitchell, Johnson > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >