Born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Foote Dow
and Jean Taylor
Wife of
David Mitchell
— married
11 Jun 1857 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Margaret Walker Mitchell, William James Mitchell, Helen Porter (Mitchell) Armstrong GBE, Anne Fraser (Mitchell) Box, Isabella Ann (Mitchell) Patterson, Francis David Mitchell, Charles John Mitchell, Dora Elizabeth Octavia (Mitchell) Lempriere, William Henry Ernest Mitchell and Florence Maud Vere Mitchell
Died
at age 48
in Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Feb 2016
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Biography
She was Christened 20 Oct 1833 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland
- Wife of noted builder David Mitchell
- Daughter of James Dow, Langlands Iron Foundry engineer[1]
- Mother of 10, including Helen Porter Mitchell (aka Dame Nellie Melba)
Sometimes seen as "Isabella Dorn" Said to have Spanish ancestry - this might be family gossip; can anyone verfy this?
Died aged 48
Sources
- ↑ Australian Dictionary of BIOGRAPHY: David Mitchell, accessed 2 Feb 2016
- Wikipedia: Dame Nellie Melba, accessed 2 Feb 2016
Family tales from granny Parish record
- Birth & christening
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBZK-3LR
- Burial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151572980/isabella-ann-mitchell
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Rejected matches › Ann (Mitchell) Eanor (1831-)
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