John
Angus
Mitchell
Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of Alexander Mitchell
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
James Ross Mitchell and Alexander Charles Mitchell
Husband of
Marjory (McIntosh) Mitchell
— married
1 Mar 1867 in Morton Mains, Southland, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Alexander James Mitchell, Robert William Mitchell, David Angus Mitchell, James Dow Mitchell, William Edward Mitchell, Mary Ann Janet (Mitchell) Paape, John Smyth Mitchell, Peter Angus Mitchell and Eric Angus Mitchell
Died
at about age 63
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jun 2022
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Biography
John Mitchell was born in Scotland.
John Mitchell migrated from Ireland to New Zealand in 1863.
John Mitchell lived in Morton Mains, Southland, New Zealand.
John was born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His parents moved to the north of Ireland when he was still young. [1]
His father Alexander came to New Zealand around 1863 under the NZ & Australian Land Company, arriving at Bluff aboard the Thomas Edward Millege. [1]
On 1 March 1867 at the house of Mr. Alexander Mitchell, Morton Mains, he married Marjory McIntosh, 3rd daughter of Mr. McIntosh, Morayshire. Alexander was the second son. [2] [3]
Around 1894 he opened the Invercargill Horse Saleyards; he was the auctioneer. He was also Mayor of East Invercargill for 16 or 17 years and held various other political posts. He was a Freemason and an Oddfellow. [1]
He passed away 1 December 1910 age 63 and is buried at Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill. [1] [4]
In 1946 a painting The Schoolgirl by Grace Joel, a Dunedin artist, was donated to the art gallery in Invercargill, in memory of John and Marjory. [5]
Research Notes
An article in 1900 gives much more background about John and his auctioning company. [6]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Obituary", Southland Times, Issue 14589, 2 December 1910, Page 5
- ↑ "Married", Southland Times, Issue 645, 18 March 1867, Page 2.
- His wife's father is given as "A. McIntosh" but this must be a transcription error for "R.".
- ↑ NZ BDM Marriage search: 867/10123 Marjory McIntosh || John Angus Mitchell
- ↑
Burial:
"New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007"
New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60547 #994688 (accessed 8 June 2022)
John Angus Mitchell burial (died on 1 Dec 1910) in Southland, Invercargill. - ↑ "Gift Pictures", Otago Daily Times, Issue 26224, 7 August 1946, Page 4
- ↑ "J. A. Mitchell and Co", Southland Times, Issue 14671, 16 June 1900, Page 4 (Supplement)
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