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Robert Mitchell

Born 5 May 1861 in Coalhall, Jerviston, Lanarkshire,scotland

Ancestors

Son of Andrew Mitchell and Bethia (Brown) Mitchell

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

Husband of Elizabeth Pelien (Good) Mitchell — married 17 Mar 1886 in St Stephens Church, Dunedin, New Zealand

Father of Mary Bethia (Mitchell) Sando, Janet Mitchell, Andrew Mitchell, Elizabeth Peline Good (Mitchell) Duncan, Violet Murray Mitchell, Robert Alexander Mitchell and Allan Mitchell

Died 26 Apr 1937 at age 75 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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1 Biography
2 Sources
- 2.1 Footnotes
- 2.2 Acknowledgments

Biography

Robert was the son of Andrew Mitchell and Bethia Brown of Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Under the colonial immigration scheme his family signed up to make the 3 month voyage out to New Zealand. He was 14 years old when he arrived at Port Chalmers, Dunedin on the ship 'Corona' in February 1876.

Robert worked as a Builder in the Dunedin area. In 1886 he married Australian born, Elizabeth Pelien Good, daughter of Robert and Mary Ann. He was 24 and Elizabeth 23. They married at St Stephens Church, Dunedin.

Robert and Elizabeth had 3 children during their marriage, Andrew, Elizabeth Good and Allan. Their eldest son Andrew born in Australia, was to be killed in action during WWI in France.

In 1937 Robert died age 75 and is buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.

Sources

"New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBT-7ZX : 10 August 2017), Robert Mitchell, 06 Feb 1876; citing ship Corona, Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 4,412,814.

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : Scotland census 1871
https://ancestry.com.au

Scotland Census-1871

NZ Electoral Rolls

Australian Birth Index Reg no 12107

https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries_search?recordid=12846&type=Burial

"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-3PRJ : 4 October 2016), Robert Mitchell and Elizabeth Pelion Good, 1886; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1886/858, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

Footnotes

No records found for travel to Australia by Elizabeth or Robert prior to Andrew's birth in 1891

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert: