Thomas Mitchell and Margaret (Peggy)
Burton
Parents
Thomas
Mitchell and Bathsheba Prout(80%)
Richard
Burton and Susannah Johns
Thomas Mitchell (b 1799 St Agnes Cornwall, m Margaret (Peggy)
Burton 1823 St Austell, d 1864 Venterdon)
Margaret Burton (b 1800 Mevagissey Cornwall, d 1884 Venterdon)
William Burton
Mitchell (b 1825 Tregorrick St Austell Cornwall, m Margaret Hawton 1846 Stoke Climsland
Cornwall, d 1913 Ascot Vale, Vic)
William Mitchell (b 1850
Stoke Climsland, m Ellen Adelaide
Cubit 1880 Sandridge Melb, d 1889 Bethanga, Vic )
Ernest Harold
Mitchell (b 1887 Whiteford, m Liela
Muriel Roach 1914 Kew, d 1960 Wodonga)
John Burton Mitchell (b St Austell 1826, d after 1981 Census)
James Mitchell (b St Austell 1829, m Mary
Hawton 1851, d 1913) (Mary is
Margaret Hawton's cousin)
Thomas Mitchell (b Stoke Climsland abt
1832)
Jane Mitchell (b Stoke Climsland abt
1834)
Susan Mitchell (b Calstock abt
1838) (probably related, but not a daughter)
Mary Ann Mitchell (b Stoke Climsland
1840)
Margaret Mitchell (b Stoke
Climsland 1843, m Edward Kelly 1866 Launceston Cornwall, d aft
1898 Tavistock Devon)
Thomas was born in St Agnes Cornwall in
1800. Margaret was born in Mevagissey in the same year. They
married in St Austell (20 miles east of St Agnes, 3 miles north of
Mevagissey) in 1823 Thomas was a copper miner in the census
records. The couple moved 25 mile to the northeast from St Austell
to the Stoke Climsland area between 1829 and 1831 and lived there
for the rest of their lives.. The migration appears to be
following work in the mines. County Records have Thomas Mitchell
occupier of House & land at Venterdon in 1831. In 1841 they
are living at Deans, one and a half miles south of Stoke
Climsland, and near the new Windsor mine at Kit Hill. In 1851 they
were living in Venterdon, a village a couple of hundred yards from
Stoke Climsland. Thomas died in 1864 and Margaret in
1884,.She sounded reasonably well off, as in the 1881 census she
is described as Annuitant. At least two of their children
prospered:. James in Stoke Climsland and William Burton in
Australia
William Mitchell (son )in his diary 18 Jan 1880
records sending a money order to his grandfather and grandmother..
Son James later became Stoke Climsland
Postmaster. James' son-in-law Charlie Stumbles later ran the Post
Office
When Margaret was born, the famiy was living in 7 Fore St
Venterdon - (Judith Jensen Morris, from
the Kelly family bible)
From the Stoke Climsland Archives (see Acknowledgements), their
children christened Nov 1st 1840
Thomas , Jane John, and Marianne. -
parents Thomas and Margaret Mitchell, of Deans, Miner
Comment: Jane'rs second name may derive
from her maternal grandmother's maiden name
These entries and the 1851 census entry
reinforce the impression that Susan is related, but not Thomas and
Margaret's daughter. The 1841 census does not spell out family
relationships
Thomas and Margaret's Story
Thomas' Parents
Judith
Jensen-Morris pointed out that Thomas Mitchell and
Bathsheeba Prout are better candidates than my John Mitchell
and Joice Matthews. My Thomas was born on 26 Apr 1800,
making him only 63 when buried 6 Mar 1864.
(Bathsheeba) Thomas was christened 17 July 1799.
Thomas' headstone in Stoke Climsland has him 64 when he died
So we have two families
(1)
Thomas Mitchell ( m Bathsheba Prout 1797 St Agnes)
Mary Mitchell (b 1798 St Agnes)
Thomas Mitchell (b 1799 St Agnes
Thomas is a miner in St Agnes in the 1851 Census
(2)
John Mitchell (b 1777 St Agnes Cornwall, m Joice Matthews 1798 St
Agnes)
Joice
Matthews (b 1773 St Agnes)
Thomas Mitchell (b 1798 St Agnes, d 1799)
Thomas Mitchell (b 1800 St Agnes, m
Margaret (Peggy) Burton 1823 St Austell, d aft 1860)
John Mitchell (b 1802 St Agnes, d 1805)
Ann Mitchell (b 1804 St Agnes)
John Mitchell (b 1806 St Agnes)
Richard Mitchell (b 1809 St Agnes)
William Mitchell (b 1810 St Agnes)
James Mitchell (b 1813 St Agnes)
Mary Mitchell (b 1816 St Agnes)
Mary Anne Mitchell (b 1818 St Agnes)
No Census records found for John and Joice in
1841/51 John and Joice Mitchell (20%)
On
a grandchild name match, (1) scores 1.5/2, (2) scores
4/6. All this is further complicated by the fact that
candidates Thomas and John look very much like brothers. But
confirmed miner for (1) is a plus
Assess Thomas and Bathhshheba as 80% likely
parents - It all hangs on his age being given accurately when he
died
Places of Interest
For Tregorrick, Stoke Climsland, Deans,
Windsor Mine, Kit Hill and Venterdon, go to the Mitchell
page, and follow the links.
Comments on researching the Mitchells in
Cornwall.
This family provided a few
challenges, but I believe the picture on these web pages is pretty
good. Over six generations, various surname spellings occur
MITCHELL, MITCHEL MICHELL MICKELL, MICHEL MEECHELL. Margaret
Mitchell (Burton) sometimes goes by Peggy, even on birth
registrations. Some census data is strange. Thomas' age is
all over the place. According to the IGI, he was the second
Thomas, an earlier son Thomas born in 1798 died aged 5 months.Yet
our Thomas in the 1851 and 1861 census gives his age as 52 and 62
consistent with the first son. Really he was only 50. In 1841,
when aged 40, he gives his age as 33.
1841 Census
Deans, Stoke Climsland, all born in
County
Born
Thomas Mitchell
33
Miner (Copper) (abt 1807)
Peggy Mitchell
36
(abt
1804)
William Mitchell
17
(abt
1823)
John Mitchel
15
(abt 1825)
James Mitchell
12
(abt 1828)
Thomas Mitchell 9
(abt
1831)
Jane Mitchell
7
(abt 1833)
Susan Mitchell
4
(abt
1836)
Mary Mitchell
1
(abt
1839)
1851 Census
Parish of Stoke Climsland,
CON
Road
Venterdon Where
Born
Thomas MITCHELL
Head Mar
52 Copper
Miner St Agnes, CON, (abt 1798)
Margaret MITCHELL
Wife Mar
50
Mevagissey,
CON (abt 1800)
James
MITCHELL
Son
21
Copper Miner St Austle, CON, (abt
1829)
Thomas MITCHELL
Son
18
Copper Miner St Austle, CON,
(abt 1832)
Susan
MITCHELL
Visitor
12
Calstock(abt
1838)
Mary Ann MITCHELL
Dau
10
Scholar
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1840)
Margaret MITCHELL
Dau
7
Scholar
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1843)
and next door is their son John
John
MITCHELL
Head
Mar 25
Miner
St
Austle, CON, (abt 1825)
Jane
MITCHELL
Wife
Mar
24
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1826)
Jane
MITCHELL
Dau
1
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1849)
1861 Census
Parish of Stoke Climsland, Road: Venterdon
(16 m NNW of Plymouth, 5 m W of Tavistock)
Thomas MITCHELL
Head Mar 62 Copper
Miner St Agnes, CON, (abt
1798)
Margaret MITCHELL Wife
Mar
60
Mevagissey,
CON (abt 1800)
Margaret MITCHELL
Dau
17
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1843)
Margaret's birthplace is unclear, but Mevagissey looks like it.
Mevagissey is 4 miles S of St Austell, where son James was born in
1830 (1861 Census)
Also in Venterdon Road is William
Burton's family
Margaret MITCHELL
Head Mar
32
*
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1828)
Jane H
MITCHELL
14
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1846)
William
MITCHELL
11
Scholar
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1849)
Selina
MITCHELL
9
Scholar
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1851)
Braddon
MITCHELL
6
Scholar
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1854)
Margaret
MITCHELL
3
Stoke
Climsland,(abt 1857)**
* Husband a copper miner and abroard
** said DEV, but Stoke Climsland is in CON, a couple of miles from
DEV
Next door to the Mitchells are
some relations
Rebecca Hawton
Head Widow
63
***
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1797)
Eliza
Hawton
Grandau
4
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1856)
*** Coal Miners widow, now alms woman
Rebecca Hawton looks like John Hawton's widow, and the mother of
Mary Hawton who married James Mitchell
And in Stoke Village, son James
and family
James MITCHELL
Head Mar
31 Draper + Grocer St Austel,
CON, (abt 1830)
Mary
MITCHELL
Wife Mar
29
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1832)
Emma Jane
MITCHELL
8
Scholar
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1853)
James
MITCHELL
7
Scholar
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1854)
William H
MITCHELL
6
Scholar
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1855)
Faulkner
MITCHELL
3
Scholar
Stoke Climsland (abt 1858)
Archibald
MITCHELL
2
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1859)
Fanny Philp
Servant
Unm
20
Stoke
Climsland
1871 Census
Stoke
Village, son James and family
James MITCHELL
Head Mar
41 Draper +
Grocer St Austel, CON, (abt
1830)
Mary MITCHELL
Wife Mar
39
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1832)
Emma Jane
MITCHELL
18
Assistant
Stoke Climsland (abt 1853)
William H
MITCHELL
16
Scholar
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1855)
Faulkner
MITCHELL
13
Scholar
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1858)
Archibald
MITCHELL
12
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1859)
Helena A M
MITCHELL
9
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1861)
Clara Louisa
MITCHELL
12
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1859)
Morgan HAWKEN Servant
Unm
20
Stoke Climsland
James MITCHELL junior not listed. Would be 17 so could have left
home
3 houses away in the schedule was:
Frances HAWTON
Head
Mar 71
Labourer
Sexton Stoke
Climsland (abt 1799)
Maryann HAWTON Wife
Mar
66
Plymouth,
DEV (abt 1805)
Maryann HAWTON
Dau
19
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1851)
Elizabeth Russell
Visitor
5
Plymouth
,
This is Francis Hawton and Mary Knight
1881 Census
Parish of Stoke Climsland,
Venterdon
Where
Born
Margrit MITCHELL
Head
Widow 81
Annuitant Mevagissey, Cornwall (abt 1799)
Stoke Village Post Office, son
James and family
James MITCHELL M
51 St Austel, Cornwall (abt 1829)
Head Postmaster Farmer 51 Acres Family
Grocer & General Merchant
Mary MITCHELL
M 49 Stoked,
Cornwall (abt 1831) Wife
Helen A.M. MITCHELL U 19
Stoked, Cornwall (abt 1861)
Dau Asst (Ag)
Clara L. MITCHELL U 18
Stoked, Cornwall (abt 1862)
Dau Asst (Ag)
There doesn't appear to be a place in Cornwall called Stoked?
Perhaps it is Stoke ditto by the census taker?
1891 Census
Stoke Village
James MITCHELL
Head
Mar 61
Merchant General St Austel, CON, (abt 1830)
Mary MITCHELL
Wife
Mar
59
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1832)
Alice GARHILL
Servant Unm
16
Stoke
Climsland
Thos
Poole
Servant
Unm
14
Stoke
Climsland
1901 Census
Stoke Village, son James and wife Mary
James MITCHELL Head
Mar 71 Farmer
Retired St Austel, CON, (abt 1830)
Mary MITCHELL Wife
Mar
69
Stoke
Climsland (abt 1832)
Note two houses down on the page the road entry changes from
Stoke Village to Whiteford.
Material from Di Gibbs (Stoke Climsland
OPC)
Baptisms for three children of Thomas amd
Margaret Mitchell, of Deans (Stoke Climsland), miner, all on
1 Nov 1840 Thomas, James Johns, and Marianne
Her spreadsheet also has baptisms for James and Mary's children
She also has burials for Thomas and Margaret in Venterdon. (Thomas
Mitchell, aged 64, 6 Mar 1864 and Margaret Mitchell, aged 84, 24
May 1884)
And a suggestion to follow up:
Try your request on the Cornish
genealogy list. They're all very helpful, friendly and
knowledgeable
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mylists/cornish_gen.htm
I think this page will give you
all you need to know if you are not familiar with this message
board. Interesting
that the two girls were not baptised!!
Acknowlegements:
Particularly Fred Mitchell (Ernest Mitchell's
son) and Jenny (Fred's daughter), but also Bob Mitchell
(Ernest's son) and Norm Martin (Florence's daughter).
Also Di Gibbs, OPC for Stoke Climsland who has provided lots of
help
Many thanks to Caroline Vulliamy of the Stoke Climsland Archives
(held in the Old Svhool). She spent the best part of a day finding
material for us, and trying to work out where the Mitchells lived
in Venterdon from the Tithe and Census records. She also took a
group (including us) on an historical ramble of Venterdon in the
evening.
Research Notes
Found marriage of Susan Mitchell to William Warren but she
is not our Susan?
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