Matilda (Mitchell) Shoesmith (1831-1894) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Matilda Shoesmith formerly Mitchell aka Allen

Born 2 May 1831 in Sandhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Daughter of Charles Mitchell and Harriet (Huntley) Mitchell

Sister of William Huntley Mitchell, Charles Henry Mitchell, Harriet (Mitchell) Hanks, Tilden Mitchell, Iden Mitchell, Caleb Mitchell, Joshua Mitchell, John Francis Mitchell, Edward Mitchell, Francis Mitchell, Henry Mitchell, Emily (Mitchell) Bull and Agnes (Mitchell) Shay

Wife of Robert Allen — married 1847 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of Edward Shoesmith — married 15 Dec 1851 in East Maitland, Colony of New South Wales

Descendants

Mother of Alfred Allen, William Allen, Harriet Rebecca (Shoesmith) Hardes, Amelia Jane (Shoesmith) Lambert, Miriam Shoesmith, Miriam Marion (Shoesmith) Sharp, Edward Charles Shoesmith, Henry Shoesmith, Alice Shoesmith, Annie (Shoesmith) Wright, Rose (Shoesmith) Brookes, Emily Ada (Shoesmith) Davis, Elizabeth Linda (Shoesmith) Thomas and Thomas Shoesmith

Died 20 Apr 1894 at age 62 in Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Emigration 25 MAR 1838 Gravesend, Kent, England

Immigration: Matilda arrived in Port Jackson Australia on the Ship 'Westminster' in 1838 with her mother Harriet her uncle Benjamin Mitchell & Aunt Mary Mitchell and her siblings. William 17, Charles 15, Harriet 12, Iden 8, John 1 1/2. Matilda was 6 years old. One sibling was possibly lost at sea. They had an assisted passage.

Date: 27 JUN 1838

Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Marriage 1^[1]

Registration no.: 465/1847 V1847465 32C

Date: 1847

Groom: Robert ALLEN

Bride: Matilda MITCHELL

District: CT**, New South Wales, Australia

**Church of England - Black Creek, Bulwarra, CLoden, East Maitland, Hinton, Hunter District, Maitland, Morpeth, West Maitland

Note: Robert now had a Ticket of Leave and was granted permission to marry on 8th July 1847

Marriage 2^[2]

Certificate type	Marriage
GROOM	Edward SHOESMITH
Usual residence	Bolwarra, New South Wales
Status	Widower
BRIDE	Matilda ALLEN
Usual residence	Parish of East Maitland, New South Wales
Status	Widow
DATE OF MARRIAGE	15 December 1851
Place of marriage	West Maitland Wesleyan Church
Religion	Wesleyan
Witnesses	Thomas HANKS of East Maitland, and Harriet HANKS of East Maitland
Minister	G K RUSDEN, Chaplain, East Maitland
Registration details	No. 607/1851 V1851607 37B
Notes	married by Banns, with consent of friends, his signature, her X mark

Death 20 APR 1894 Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia 1894/8550

Burial 21 APR 1894 Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

↑ Online indexes for New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - marriage entry for Robert ALLEN and Matilda MITCHELL, 1847 - accessed 11 February 2021
↑ Marriage details for Edward SHOESMITH and Matilda ALLEN - transcribed from a copy of their marriage certificate (issued 1 October 1982) in the Shoesmith family book, compiled, reproduced and assembled by Margaret & Robert Johnson, 1990

NRS5313/4_4780/Westminster_2 Jun 1838/ from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website at: http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5313/4_4780/Westminster_2%20Jun%201838/4_478000028.jpg&No=2

"Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842," database with images, FamilySearch [1] transcribed: 9 March 2018. Richard Or Charles Mitchell, 26 Jun 1838; citing Ship Westminister, volume 12, Western Sydney Records Centre, Kingswood; FHL microfilm 416,875.

"Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842," database with images, FamilySearch [2] transcribed: 9 March 2018. Matilda Mitchell, 26 Jun 1838; citing Ship Westminster, volume 12, Western Sydney Records Centre, Kingswood; FHL microfilm 416,875.

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