CSDB Pupil - James Mitchell

1. Searched for marriages of James Mitchell to __ Jones, between 1879 and 1881.
2. Then looked for all marriages on same page (vol. 11a, page 500).

   Surname   First name(s)  District    Vol  Page  
   ----------------------------------------------
   Marriages Mar 1881
   ----------------------------------------------
   JENKINS   Benjamin       Merthyr T.  11a  500   
   Jones     Hannah         Merthyr T.  11a  500   
   Mitchell  James Albert   Merthyr T.  11a  500   
   WIGLEY    Annie          Merthyr T.  11a  500 

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 3:40 PM

• MISCELLANEOUS:
  Rowland Edward, missionary to the deaf & dumb, Richmond road
• MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS:
  Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Romilly crescent, Canton - Alexander Melville, secretary; Hannah L. Melville, matron

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 4:46 PM

• John Williams, Head, Mar, 57, Farmer of 5 acres, [Cornwall] Wendron
• Elizabeth do, Wife, Mar, 64, do, Lanlivery
• ... Daughter + 4 boarders, including:
• Frederick Herbert Curtis, Boarder, Unm, 27, Black Smith, Cornwall Bodmin, Deaf & Dumb from birth

Follow-up: None (too far afield)

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 6:28 PM

1. Searched for birth of Frederick Curtis (age 8 in 1881), in Cornwall, England, born 1873 +/- two years. Found 1 in St. Blazey, below. No other 1870s Curtises in the same source (Batch No. P006351).
2. Searched for birth of Alice Curtis (age 6 in 1881), in Cornwall, England, born 1875 +/- two years. Found 1 in St. Blazey, below. Note Mitchells listed as parents, and unusual source.

   FREDERICK ALBERT CURTIS [Link]
      Male
      Event(s):
         Birth:  [blank]
         Christening:  18 MAR 1874   Saint Blazey, Cornwall, England
         Death:  [blank]
         Burial:  [blank]
      Parents:
         Father:  FREDERICK HERBERT CURTIS
         Mother:  MARY ELLEN
      Source Information:
         Batch No.:  P006351
         Source Call No.:  0226194, 0090240

   Alice CURTIS [Link]
      Female
      Event(s):
         Birth:  1875   Saint Blazey, Cornwall, England
         Christening:  [blank]
         Death:  [blank]
         Burial:  [blank]
      Parents: 
         Father:  Edward MITCHELL
         Mother:  Anna MITCHELL
      Source Information:
         Batch No.:  U000627
         Source Call No.:  [blank]

Follow-up:
- What is source "Batch No. U000627"?
- See microfilmed original records
- ... include marriage of Frederick & Mary Ellen; burial of Frederick.

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 4:38 PM

1. Searched for births of children of Edward & Elizabeth Mitchell, 1845, +/- twenty years, Cornwall, England; among 15 hits were the following children in Lanlivery (focused on because Lanlivery was listed as Edward & Elizabeth's birthplace in 1881 census).
2. Also copied Ann Mitchel, christened in nearby Lanivet.

   MARY ELLEN MICHELL [Link]
      Female
      Event(s):
         Birth:  [blank]
         Christening:  04 AUG 1850   Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
         Death:  [blank]
         Burial:  [blank]
      Parents:
         Father:  EDWARD MICHELL
         Mother:  ELIZABETH

   JAMES MITCHELL [Link]
      Male
      Event(s):
         Birth:  
         Christening:  08 MAY 1836   Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
         Death:  
         Burial:  
      Parents:
         Father:  EDWARD MITCHELL
         Mother:  ELIZABETH

   JANE MITCHELL [Link]
      Female
      Event(s):
         Birth:  [blank]
         Christening:  11 MAY 1834   Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
         Death:  [blank]
         Burial:  [blank]
      Parents:
         Father:  EDWARD MITCHELL
         Mother:  ELIZABETH

   All the above from:
      Source Information:
         Batch No.:  C002142
         Source Call No.:  0254458

   ANN MITCHEL [Link]
      Female
      Event(s):
         Birth:  
         Christening:  11 DEC 1831   Lanivet, Cornwall, England
         Death:  
         Burial:  
      Parents:
         Father:  EDWARD MITCHEL
         Mother:  ELIZABETH

      Source Information:
         Batch No.:  C023561
         Source Call No.:  0255477

Follow-up: See microfilm of original parish registers (Lanlivery & Lanivet).

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 1:22 AM

Follow-up: See microfilm of original census. Are John and William really missing?

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 11:17 PM

Follow-up: See microfilm of original census.

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 11:10 PM

1. Searched for all marriages of Edward Mitchell to Elizabeth __ in England, in 1830, +/- 5 years.
2. Out of 7 hits, only 1 was in Cornwall - in Lanlivery!

   EDWARD MITCHELL
      Male
      Event(s):
         Birth:  [blank]
         Christening:  [blank]
         Death:  [blank]
         Burial:  [blank]
      Marriages:
         Spouse:  ELIZABETH TRELEAVEN
         Marriage:  10 OCT 1831   Lanlivery Rural, Cornwall, England
 
   Source Information:
      Batch No.:  M002141
      Source Call No.:  0254459 (1754-1876)

See also FamilyHistoryOnline.com transcript:
pay-per-view link

Follow-up: See microfilm of original records.

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 3:09 PM

Piece: RG9/1546
Place: St Austell-Cornwall
Enumeration District: 11
Civil Parish: Tywardreath
Ecclesiastical Parish: [blank]
Folio: 15
Page: 24
Schedule: 117
Address: Penpillick Hills

• MITCHELL John [sic], Head, M[arried], M[ale], 49, Copper Miner, Cornwall - Lanlivery, [blank], blank]
• MITCHELL Elizabeth, Wife, [M], F, 50, [blank], Cornwall - Lanlivery, [blank], blank]
• MITCHELL John, Son, U, M, 22, Mine Labourer, Cornwall - Tywardreath, Disability: Df&dm deaf & dumb from birth
• MITCHELL William, Son, [U], M, 20, Mine Labourer, Cornwall - Tywardreath, Disability: Df&dm deaf & dumb from birth
• MITCHELL Henry, Son, [U], M, 17, Mine Labourer, Cornwall - Tywardreath, [blank], [blank]
• MITCHELL James, Son, [U], M, 15, Mine Labourer, Cornwall - Tywardreath, Disability: Df&dm deaf & dumb from birth
• MITCHELL Edward, Son, [U], M, 13, Mine Labourer, Cornwall - Tywardreath, [blank], [blank]
• MITCHELL Mary Ellen, Dau, [U], F, 10, [blank], Cornwall - Lanlivery, Disability: Df&dm deaf & dumb from birth

Follow-up: See microfilm of original census.

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 1:35 PM

• Alexander Melville, Head, M[arried], 50, Principal of the School (Teacher), Carlisle, Cumberland
• Hannah L. Melville, Wife, M, 53?, Matron of the School, London, Middlesex, Deaf and Dumb
• ... 3 more staff members + 18 pupils, including:
• Hannah Jones, [Pupil], [Unmarried], 11, [Scholar], Merthyr, Glamorganshire, [Deaf and Dumb]

Follow-up: Records for this school?

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 10:11 PM

Search: Mitchell (+ Soundex variants) residing in Tywardreath, 1871.

• John Mitchell, Head, Mar, 32, Mason, Cornwall St. Sampsons
• M. A. Roche Mitchell, Wife, Mar, 35, Dress Maker, [Cornwall] St. Austell
• Hannah Jane Mitchell, Daur, 10, Scholar, [Cornwall] Tywardreath
• Mary Ellen Mitchell, [Daur], 7, [Scholar], [Cornwall Tywardreath]
• John Hy Mitchell, Son, 4, [Scholar], [Cornwall Tywardreath]
• Selena Hodge Mitchell, Daur, 2, [Cornwall Tywardreath]
• Jenefer Ann Mitchell, [Daur], 7 months, [Cornwall Tywardreath]

• Elizabeth Mitchell, Head, Wid, 70, Copper Miners Wife, [Par] Plymouth Devon
• Annie M Mitchell, daur, Unm[arried], 28, dress maker, St Blazey Cornwall

• Elizabeth Mitchell, Head, Unm[arried], 17, Father abroad, [Cornwall] St. Blazey
• William Mitchell, Brother, [Unmarried], 14, Scholar, [Cornwall St. Blazey]
• Emma Mitchell, Sister, 12, [Scholar], [Cornwall St. Blazey]
• Tom Mitchell, Bro, 10, [Scholar], [Cornwall St. Blazey]
• Kitty Mitchell, Sis, 8, [Scholar], [Cornwall St. Blazey]

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FreeCEN - Search Results

Search: Mitchells in Tywrardreath, 1861. This family appears to be the same as the 1871 household with head Elizabeth Mitchell, age 17.

Piece: RG9/1546
Place: St Austell-Cornwall
Enumeration District: 16
Civil Parish: St. Blazey
Ecclesiastical Parish: -
Folio: 142
Page: 29
Schedule: 147
Address: Par

Column headings: Surname, First name(s), Rel, Status, Sex, Age, Occupation, Where Born, Remarks

• MITCHELL, Thomas, Head, M, M, 27, Tin & Copper Miner, Cornwall - St Blazey
• MITCHELL, Mary A, Wife, M, F, 27, Cornwall - St Stephens
• MITCHELL, William, Son, -, M, 3, Scholar, Cornwall - St Blazey
• MITCHELL, Emma, Dau, -, F, 2, Cornwall - St Blazey
• MITCHELL, Tom, Son, -, M, 9m, Cornwall - St Blazey

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 5:11 PM

Description: "...all the houses on the Turnpike Road leading to Saint Blazey, commonly called Tywardreath Highway ..."

• Edward Mitchell, Head, Mar[ried], 69, Labourer Unemployed, [Cornwall] Lanlivery
• Elizabeth Mitchell, Wife, Mar, 70, [Labourer] Wife, [Cornwall Lanlivery]
• James Mitchell, Son, Mar, 35, Labourer, [Cornwall] Tywardreath, Deaf & Dumb
• Anna Mitchell, Wife, Mar, 21, [Labourer] Wife, Wales, Deaf & Dumb
• Mary Courtis, Daur, W[idowed], 30, Cornwall Tywardreath, Deaf & Dumb
• Frederick Curtis, Son, 8, Scholar, [Cornwall] St. Blazey
• Alice Curtis, Daur, 6, [Scholar], [Cornwall St. Blazey]

# posted by Birdie Holsclaw @ 3:04 AM