Frederick William Mitchell (abt. 1825 - 1885)

Born about 1825 in Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (East) Mitchell — married 5 Mar 1850 in St George, Gawler, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 25 Apr 1885 at about age 60 in Blackfellows Creek, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Frederick Mitchell migrated from England to Australia.

Frederick William Mitchell was born about 1825 and was baptised 1 Feb 1825 at St James, Clerkenwell. He was the son of William (a jeweller) and Elizabeth Mitchell. ^[1]

Frederick emigrated to South Australia, aged 12, with his family on the ship Katherine Stewart Forbes, arriving 17 October 1837. ^[2]

Mitchell, William Henry and wife Eliza

Mitchell, William's daughters Emma Frances, Eliza, Mary Anne

Mitchell, William's sons 5 including Frederick William, Henry Lewingdon

Frederick (aged 25) married Jane East (age 22) on 5 Mar 1850, at St George Church, Gawler, SA. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

He passed away in 1885, aged 60 years, at Blackfellows Creek Near Meadows, ^{[6] [7]} and was buried in the Point Sturt Church of Christ Cemetery. ^[8]

His death notice was published in the South Australian Register:

"MITCHELL.— On the 25th April, by the capsizing of a bullock-dray at Blackfellows Creek, F. W. Mitchell, of Point Sturt, aged 60 years, third son of the late W. H. Mitchell, of Melbourne Street, North Adelaide, and son in-law of the late Samuel East, of the late firm of East & Breeze, builders, Ade- laide. Came to the colony in 1837, in the ship Catherine Stewart Forbes."^[9]

His death was noted in the Evening Journal:

"FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR CLARENDON. Our correspondent writes—An accident happened at Blackfellow's Creek near the Meadows on Saturday last, which terminated fatally. Mr. F. W. Mitchell, of Point Sturt, who had bought some land at Blackfellow's Creek, was in company with one of his sons on their way to the Creek, and when going round a sidling with a team of bullocks and dray, which the son was driving, the father ran to screw up the skid. The dray immediately turned over, crushing the old gentleman underneath, and coming upright on its wheels afterwards. Unfortunately there was no one about the place at the time but Mr. James Oakley and one of his men. The latter was dispatched to the Meadows to telegraph for Dr. Jackson, who arrived about twenty minutes before Mitchell died. The deceased gentleman was one of our old colonists, having arrived in the colony in the ship Catherine Stewart Forbes in the year 1837. After coming here he was in business in Adelaide as a blacksmith and wheelwright, but about twenty-eight years ago he left Adelaide and went to Mount Torrens, and thence to Point Sturt, where he has resided ever since, and has made many friends."^[10]

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Sources

1. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906/Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1906; Reference Number: p76/js1/014, Accessed via Ancestry
2. ↑ KATHERINE STEWART FORBES from Diane Cummings' Bound For South Australia database at: https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1837KatherineStewartForbes.gif
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "South Australia Marriages 1842-1937", database
   Registration Number: 13/80
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   First name(s): Frederick; Last name: Mitchell; Marital status: Single/spinster; Age: 25; Birth year: 1825; Marriage date: 05 Mar 1850; Place: St George Church Gawler; District: Adelaide; State: South Australia; Country: Australia; Spouse's first name(s): Jane; Spouse's last name: East; Spouse's marital status: Single/Spinster; Spouse's age: 22; Spouse's birth year: 1828; Registration number: 13/80; Notes: Transcriber has amended or deduced data for place and District words.
4. ↑ GenealogySA, 'Marriage Index' Database, Frederick MITCHELL and Jane EAST, 1850, REG: 13/80, District: Adelaide, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html
5. ↑ FamilyHistorySA, South Australian Marriages 1836 to 1857, Text: MITCHELL Frederick, 25, married EAST Jane, 22, on 1850-03-05 at St George, Gawler, http://www.familyhistorysa.org/births-marriages-deaths/marriages.html
6. ↑ Death Registration: "South Australia Deaths 1842-1972", database
   Registration Number: 145/486
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   First name(s): Frederick William; Last name: Mitchell; Gender: Male; Status: Not recorded; Birth year: 1825; Death date: 25 Apr 1885; Age at death: 60y; Residence: Point Sturt; Place: Blackfellows Creek Nr Meadows; District: Strathalbyn; State: South Australia; Country: Australia; Registration number: 145/486; Notes: Additional information is on the certificate but not recorded in this index.
7. ↑ GenealogySA, 'Death Index' Database, Frederick William MITCHELL, 1885, REG: 145/486, District: Strathalbyn, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html
8. ↑ GenealogySA, 'Memorial Inscriptions' Database, Frederick William MITCHELL, 1885, Cemetery: Point Sturt Church of Christ, Age: 60y, Death Date: 25 Apr 1885, Notes: Arrived SA Nov 1837 comma of Point Sturt, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html
9. ↑ 1885 'Family Notices', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 4 May, p. 4. , viewed 13 Oct 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44533358
10. ↑ 1885 'FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR CLARENDON.', Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), 29 April, p. 2. (SECOND EDITION), viewed 13 Oct 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198394724