Sophia (Dent) Mitchell (1829 - 1900)

Born 1 Sep 1829 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of William Charles Ellery — married 5 Aug 1847 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Wife of William Mitchell — married 12 Mar 1861 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1900 at age 71 in Irwin, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Sophia (Dent) Mitchell was born in Western Australia, Australia

Sophia Dent was the first white girl born In the Swan River Colony on September 1, 1829.^{[1][2] [3]} Her parents were Thomas Dent and Elizabeth Dodd. Sophia was the 4th child out of 9 but was the first to be born in Western Australia.

She first married William Charles Ellery on 5 August 1847 in Perth^[4]. When he died in 1860^[5] she married William Mitchell (her name was recorded as Elleray) in 1861, again in Perth ^[6][7].

Sophia died on 16 December 1900 in Irwin Shire, Western Australia, Australia.^[8]. Sophia was buried in Dongara Cemetery, Dongara, Irwin Shire, Western Australia^[9].

Sources

1. ↑ Western Australia Now and Then. http://www.wanowandthen.com/timeline.html
2. ↑ Sophia Dent Gender: Female Baptism Date: 1 Sep 1829 Baptism Place: Perth, Western Australia, Australia Residence Place: Western Australia, Australia Father: Thomas Dent Mother: Elizabeth FHL Film Number: 1363650 Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 [database on-line].
3. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTDJ-YX1 : 28 January 2020), Sophia Dent, 1829.
4. ↑ WA BDM, Marriage Record, https://www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/: Reg 212
5. ↑ WA BDM, Death Record, https://www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/: Reg 1429
6. ↑ WA BDM, Marriage Record, https://www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/: Reg 1583
7. ↑ The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
8. ↑ WA BDM, Death Record, https://www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/: Reg 1204
9. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #231794199 (accessed 5 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Sophia Dent Ellery / Mitchell (1 Sep 1829-16 Dec 1900), citing Dongara Cemetery, Dongara, Irwin Shire, Western Australia, Australia (plot: 88); Maintained by Jacqui Andrew (contributor 50177027).