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Alexander Mitchell

Born 27 Feb 1844 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Son of Andrew Mitchell and Bethia (Brown) Mitchell

Brother of Janet (Mitchell) Bringans, Isabella (Mitchell) Thomson, Christina (Mitchell) Reid, Bethia (Mitchell) Fleming, Thomas Mitchell, Elisabeth Mitchell, Jane Mitchell, Elisabeth (Mitchell) Scobbie, Agnes (Mitchell) Stewart, Marion (Mitchell) Elliott, Robert Mitchell, Mary Mitchell and Andrew (Jnr) Mitchell

Husband of Jane (Campbell) Mitchell — married 31 Mar 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father of Bethia Jane (Mitchell) Taylor

Died 22 Mar 1909 at age 65 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

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1 Biography
2 Sources
- 2.1 Footnotes
- 2.2 Acknowledgments

Biography

Alexander was the eldest son of Bethia Brown and Andrew Mitchell. He was baptised at the Dunbeth Relief Church in Coatbridge, on March 17, 1844. Alexander was employed as an Engine Keeper in the 1860's.

At the age of 21, he married Jane Campbell at Bothwell in 1865. No children were born in Scotland and none were listed on the Corona Passenger list.

They sailed on the ship 'Corona' under the assisted immigration scheme to New Zealand. Also making the voyage were his parents and 5 of his siblings, Thomas, Agnes, Robert, Marion and Andrew Jr. They arrived at Port Chalmers in February 1876.

By the 1890's, Alexander and Jane were living at Waitaki where he was employed as the Waitaki Bridge Keeper. On retirement they moved into the township of Oamaru and later moved into their son-in-laws home on Tyne street.

Alexander died in March 1909, age 65 at Tyne Street. Jane also died that year, age 65 in October. Both are buried at Oamaru Old & New cemetery.

Sources

https://ancestry.com.au

Scottish Births & Baptisms FHL no 889486

Scottish Census 1861

Scottish Select Marriages FHL no 6035516

NZ Electoral Rolls

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYY8-SB4 UK CENSUS 1851
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYSC-76J UK CENSUS 1861

"New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBT-QJ3 : 10 August 2017), Alex Mitchell, 06 Feb 1876; citing ship Corona, Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 4,412,814.

https://www.waitaki.govt.nz/our-services/do-it-online/cemetery-search/Pages/default.aspx?surname=mitchell&forename=alexander Record no 1320

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Oamaru Mail 23/3/1909 Pg 3, 23/3/1909 - Pg 2 Out of copyright

Footnotes

Alexander and Jane had a daughter, Bethia Jane, but her birth hasn't been sourced.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander: