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