George Mitchell (1813 - aft. 1871)

Born 1813 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Tunstall) Mitchell — married 11 Dec 1832 in Stoke on Trent, UK

Husband of Maria (Unknown) Mitchell — married about 1846 in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

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Biography

George was born about 1813. George's mother's name stated as Elizabeth Mitchell, spinster. His father may be forever unknown. He was listed as a potter on each known census. George remarried after his first wife Sarah died in the 1840s, second wife named Maria from Wolstanton, maiden name unknown and marriage record yet to be found. George was a potter and mold maker. By 1861 he was living in Shelton.

Research Notes: George had a son Stephen, and if certain assumptions are correct, also had a maternal uncle by that name. The 1841 census rounded ages down by up to 4 yrs, so possible birth dates for a 25 year old were 1812-1816. Some people also minimized their ages on this census, perhaps to optimize employment opportunities. There is a Cheshire civil record of a marriage to Maria Massey or Maria Dakin in 1845 in Congleton, 16 kilometres from Burslem, which may prove to be this George:<https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD%2FM%2F1845%2F4%2FAZ%2F000469%2F157>

Sources

Baptism record transcription from June 6, 1813: <https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817fa4fe93790eca341ab62/george-mitchell-baptism-staffordshire-burslem-1813-06-06?locale=en/>

Photocopy of origina baptismal recordl: <https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007566311%2F00463&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FBAP%2F288237/>

Marriage to Sarah Tunstall, 11 Dec 1832, St Peter ad Vincula, Stoke on Trent, from Staffordshire Marriages Archive Ref D1385/4, page 29: <https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FMAR2%2F098444%2F2>

1841 Census, Mount Pleasant Building, Burslem, , Page Number: 11 Registration Number: HO107, Piece/Folio: 987/28 (age listed as 25): <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTW-Z6Y>

• <1851 England Census, 85 Marsh St, Stoke on Trent/Shelton, H.O. 107/2005:<https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/imageviewer/collections/8860/images/STSHO107_2004_2005-0722?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=995f0eaae05fdd726aba5c26cf6f1f33&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Mgc2&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=8348678>

His age stated as 32, but subsequent census in 1861 and 1871 confirm that he was born in 1812 or 1813.

England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M74Q-W8Y> :George Mitchell, Shelton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey