MITCHELL/Ballarat

[lana]

Aagnes , as you say, was not a sister to EDWARD.

Death

DUNN  Agnes
Father Chellew Arth
Mother Agnes CARDEW
Age 78
Place: Ballt E
Year 1906
Reg.  11744


This couple buried 2 children within days of each other in 1863, then  athird a few years later.

EDWARD was placed with the children  and before the parents this certainly, I would say implies a close relationship.
Sue

Hello again Sue

Sorry not sure how to do a double quote.

I wonder if I need to try and find someone researching this family in case they can shed any light on the reason for Robert being in the grave with the children?

Again many thanks for taking the time to reply.

Best wishes
lana

[judb]

IGI has this baptism which is an extracted entry so is reliable.  it looks a possible ....................


         
EDWARD MITCHELL   
Born: 18 JAN 1814     
Baptism :21 NOV 1817     Saint Phillips, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Parents: Robert MITCHELL, Elizabeth
 
This couple had 2other children baptised on the same date:   
Emma MITCHELL, born 24 OCT 1817
Henry MITCHELL, born 26 OCT 1815

Other children also which have same parents listed, and at same church:
Elizabeth - born 05 JUL 1810, baptised 15 OCT 1812
Thomas - born   25 APR 1812, baptised  15 OCT 1812 Saint Phillips, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Charles, baptised: 21 JUN 1809

What other information is on the death cert - children and wife's names?  Does it say how long he was in Victoria?

Judith

   

[lana]

IGI has this baptism which is an extracted entry so is reliable.  it looks a possible ....................


         
EDWARD MITCHELL   
Born: 18 JAN 1814     
Baptism :21 NOV 1817     Saint Phillips, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Parents: Robert MITCHELL, Elizabeth
 
This couple had 2other children baptised on the same date:   
Emma MITCHELL, born 24 OCT 1817
Henry MITCHELL, born 26 OCT 1815

Other children also which have same parents listed, and at same church:
Elizabeth - born 05 JUL 1810, baptised 15 OCT 1812
Thomas - born   25 APR 1812, baptised  15 OCT 1812 Saint Phillips, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Charles, baptised: 21 JUN 1809

What other information is on the death cert - children and wife's names?  Does it say how long he was in Victoria?

Judith

   

Many thanks, Judith for taking the time and trouble to look.  They are all the right entries for this family from what I remember.  I haven't got my tree in front of me so might be missing a name or two.  We have done well with the branches down from Robert and Elizabeth.  We don't know where Robert came from and we don't know Elizabeth's maiden name.  I had hoped that having one of the their children died in Australia may have given us the maiden name but I think Edward's wife may already have returned to England with her children and his death was recorded by a friend - John Little, a friend, Storekeeper, Borough (?), Ballarat East. 
Wife was Hannah Beckett and we have her death back in England.  It states two children Sarah (dead) and Louisa (23 years). It also states 20 years in Victoria.

There was a descendant of the family doing research but I have not been able to get a response from him for many years and I wonder if he might have passed on?  I've just had a quick look at hints on my ancestry tree and it came up with the descendant but he hasn't logged in for six months.  Going to try sending another message just in case I can manage to get him.  Interestingly he only has Thomas on his tree.

I have a note on my tree that Louisa might have married a George Brownley and died in Ballarat in 1867 so whilst the friend got Edward's parents right there seems to have been some mix up with the children assuming my information is correct.  I do not have a Sarah on the tree.  There was also a Thomas.  Both Louisa and Thomas were born in England (1844 and 1846) and Thomas I understand returned back to England with his mother. 

I have a couple of Brownley children on the tree - Hannah (1863) and Mary (1866) both Ballarat.

What I would like to do is find some references to Edward in Ballarat.  Perhaps trade directory showing his occupation as oculist or electoral rolls for Peel Street which is apparently where he was according to the burial record.

Best wishes and many thanks again for taking the time to respond and look.

lana