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Sussex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Researching Lillian D known as (Doris) Mitchell & Henry Mitchell Completed
« on: Thursday 27 June 13 17:22 BST (UK) »
Hi Godmother,
OK, this should be number 3...I have similar information as to what is posted above. But have found getting more information on the Mitchell's difficult. I will get my wife to write up what she remembers about her Auntie Doris (well she calls her Do or Dol, I am not sure how you spell it). The Mitchell's (that is Albert and Elsie Denman) last natural born child as far as I know was Doris born in 1900. However, they "adopted" at least two other children and fostered a number of others. I put adopted in quotes because these children were adopted prior to the formal UK adoption process as I understand it. The two girl that were adopted were: Gladys Trixie Sparkes who was born in 1918 and Elsie Irene Blower who was born in 1923. My wife's mother was Irene.
Because of the age differences between these sisters I believe Doris helped raise Trixie and Irene as the parents aged. I think my wife will have visited the house in Crawley. But I do not have any more information but can ask my wife and other members of her family.
with best regards,
Mark
OK, this should be number 3...I have similar information as to what is posted above. But have found getting more information on the Mitchell's difficult. I will get my wife to write up what she remembers about her Auntie Doris (well she calls her Do or Dol, I am not sure how you spell it). The Mitchell's (that is Albert and Elsie Denman) last natural born child as far as I know was Doris born in 1900. However, they "adopted" at least two other children and fostered a number of others. I put adopted in quotes because these children were adopted prior to the formal UK adoption process as I understand it. The two girl that were adopted were: Gladys Trixie Sparkes who was born in 1918 and Elsie Irene Blower who was born in 1923. My wife's mother was Irene.
Because of the age differences between these sisters I believe Doris helped raise Trixie and Irene as the parents aged. I think my wife will have visited the house in Crawley. But I do not have any more information but can ask my wife and other members of her family.
with best regards,
Mark