Born about in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Andrew Mitchell
and Bethia (Brown) Mitchell
Sister of
Janet (Mitchell) Bringans, Isabella (Mitchell) Thomson, Alexander Mitchell, 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
Wife of
James Reid
— married
3 Apr 1863 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Peter Reid, Bethea Reid, John Reid, Andrew Reid, Andrew Reid, Elizabeth Reid, James Reid, Jeanie Reid, William Reid, Christina Reid, Mary Reid and Thomas Reid
Died
at about age 79
in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Sep 2014
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Biography
Christina was the third daughter of Bethia Brown and Andrew Mitchell, Coal Miner of Coatbridge.
She married in 1863 to James Reid, a Railway Surfaceman, at Bothwell. Christina had 11 children during her marriage.
She was widowed in 1907 but never remarried. Christina died in 1924 age 79.
Christina Mitchell, Widow Obituary 22 Feb 1924 Motherwell, Lanark, Scotland. Spouse James Reid, Motherwell Times, page 4, Publication Date: 22 Feb 1924
Sources
- Scotland Select Marriages FHL 6035516
- Scotland Census 1891,1901
- "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTYM-45K : 10 February 2018), James Reid and Christina Mitchell, 03 Apr 1863; citing Bothwell,Lanark,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
- British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC5-NMQQ
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Christina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Christina:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Christina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Christina:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Camille (Tallentire) Alabaster 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M986392 [compare]
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~6.25%
Barry Reid :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #352548
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Melanie (Landaus) Bailey :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Roger Moffat :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch F133888 [compare], Ancestry member rogerkiwi
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F133888 [compare], FTDNA kit #133888
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Faye (Stent) Whitfield
Mitchell-14521 and Mitchell-8557 appear to represent the same person because: They are the same person
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by Faye (Stent) Whitfield
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