blacksmiths in west sussex 19th century

[elwin]

my grandmother's family were blacksmiths in sussex during the whole of the 19th century and up to the 1960s in Faygate, where the smithy still stands. There were
several John Mitchell's.My great grandfather was James Mitchell who died in, I think 1938 at Horsham.The family has tales of horse shoeing competitions over many years.

[Tenerife Sun]

I have just found your post and I realise that it is two years old.  I hope you check back soon as I think we must be related as my grand parents were blacksmiths in Faygate for many years. 

My paternal grandfather was John James Mitchell and his father was James. Johns wife, my grand mother was Fanny Jones.

I hope you come back to this thread at some point.

Wendy

[elwin]

Hello. Thank you for replying, you are the first. I live in South Norwood ,London. My maternal grandmother was born Fanny Mitchell and was the Daughter of James Mitchell. Her brother was John Mitchell who's wife was Aunt Fan. Fanny Mitchell married Albert Jackson and I am the son of Mabel,her daughter.Fanny Jackson died aged 101 in the early 1970s and is buried in Colgate. I am 83.I should like to contact you.

[Tenerife Sun]

Hello, nice to receive just a quick reply, I thought I might be waiting for months.  I would like to give you my email address but don't know how to do this without the world seeing it.


So....you are the son of Mabel and Stanley, I have had contact with Lorna, the grand daughter of Dorothy, it was a long time ago.  I have spent 11+ years of almost constant researching my family tree and you are welcome to any of it that interests you.  I have newspaper cuttings of John and Fanny Mitchell my grandparents and articles from the local paper.  I even have one about James 1850 who was my great grandfather.

Albert was a trooper with the Lifeguaerds in the Boer War and died in 1917 of TB, but I expect you already know this.  Fanny and Albert must have moved to Yorkshire between 1902 and 1905 as they were living at 2 Talbot Terrace, Horsham in 1902 and son George was born in Yorkshire in 1905.

In 1911 they were living at 29 Goxhill Place, Leeds.

My father was William Harold Mitchell 06/12/1905 to 07/07/1948 he was only 42 when he died and I was 4.  His parents were John James and Fanny Jones she came from Somerset.  I had a younger brother Peter who died in 2007 and I have two elder sisters, Molly 1932 and Maureen 1939.
My dad was in the Coldtream Guards and I believe he was also in the Metropolitan police for a short while.  When he died he owned a garage/car showroom in Kingston.

I now live in Puerto de la Cruz in the north of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.  Sadly my lovely husband died of cancer 19 months ago. 

If you know how to send me your email address I will reply with mine.

Best wishes to you

Wendy (Mitchell) Soall

[annaS]

To get in touch with Elwin without the world seeing your email address: Click the name 'Elwin' at left of the message.  This opens up details of Elwin.  Under the name of Elwin is a box with 'PM' in it.  Click on this and you can send a Personal Message privately.

Hope that you two are able to communicate.  Anna

[janan]

I think Elwin may need to reply here one more time before the PM system will work

Jan

[Tenerife Sun]

Thank you Anna and Janan  I will try to PM Elwin

Wendy

[janan]

Hope you are successful

Jan

[knewyorker]

I am intrigued by your research.  I am a descendant of Ann Mitchell Jupp and did not know her parentage. My great-grandmother was Kate Charlotte Walder, daughter of Solomon Walder and Ann Mitchell Jupp/Ann Mitchell/Ann Elwood.  I would be happy to share what I have, but I have no help for you on the Elwood line. But I can tell you that when Kate filled out her Social Security application in the US, she stated her father was Solomon Walder and her mother was Ann Mitchell.  No mention of Jupp.