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William Mitchell

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Kathleen

Kathleen Report 30 Apr 2011 14:38

Hello

I am trying to find William Mitchell born 1865 Glasgow to James Mitchell and Rose Ann Dowds. William married in 1886 to Agnes Sweeney in Greenock. I have William on the 1891 census, but after that nothing.

William is named as father on James Mitchell 1895 and previous children, but other children his wife had after that date, she states that William is not the father of these children and that he has left the town and she has not seen him for several years. His wife Agnes remarries in 1905, stating that she is a spinster and uses her maiden name of Sweeney.

On one of his childrens marriage cert 1906 she states her father deceased, but on James's marriage in 1914 it does not say deceased.

I have spent a fortune on Scotlands people and other places, I just do not know where to look next.
Does any kind person have any ideas!!!!
many thanks
Kathy

PollyPoppet

PollyPoppet Report 30 Apr 2011 14:46

hi could these be possibles

1911 census

Personal Information
Name William Mitchell
Relationship to Head of Household Boarder
Condition Married
Gender M
Age 45
Estimated Year of Birth 1866
Occupation Heating Apprentice Engineer
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Industry Hot Water
Place of Birth Lanark Glasgow Visitor
Enumerator Information
Address 8 Hanover Street Burslem
Parish Burslem
Town Burslem
Type of Building Private House
Number of Rooms 5
Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN16499 RG78PN1021 RD360 SD3 ED17 SN156
Administrative County Staffordshire
Registration District Wolstanton
Registration Sub District Burslem
Enumeration District 17



1911 census

Personal Information
Name William Mitchell
Relationship to Head of Household Boarder
Condition / Years Married Married / 8 Years
Gender M
Age 44
Estimated Year of Birth 1867
Occupation Labourer General
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Industry Graysons Ltd Shipyard
Place of Birth Glasgow Scot
Enumerator Information
Address 14 George St Birkenhead
Parish Birkenhead
Town Birkenhead
Type of Building Private House
Number of Rooms 7
Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN21963 RG78PN1308 RD452 SD1 ED6 SN270
Administrative County Cheshire
Registration District Birkenhead
Registration Sub District Birkenhead
Enumeration District 6

Kathleen

Kathleen Report 30 Apr 2011 14:57

Hello many thanks
I will definately look into these possibilites
Kathy

Barry

Barry Report 30 Apr 2011 15:29

Which children appear on the 1891 census with William and Agnes?
Were they William b 1885 Agnes b 1888 and Sarah b 1890 ?

Maddie

Maddie Report 30 Apr 2011 15:37

this is the 1891 census of a tree on ancestry
1891 Scotland Census
about William Mitchell
Name: William Mitchell
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Agnes Mitchell
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/1
Registration district: Bridgeton
Civil parish: Glasgow Barony
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 11 Preston Str
Occupation: Iron Worker
ED: 63
Household schedule number: 79
Line: 13
Roll: CSSCT1891_241
Household Members:
Name Age
William Mitchell 28
Agnes Mitchell 27
William Mitchell 6
Agnes Mitchell 3
Sarah Mitchell 1

but according to their tree she had 4 spouses ???

Kathleen

Kathleen Report 30 Apr 2011 15:51

Hello
My william on the 1891census lived at 3 Charles street Greenock with Agnes and Maggie age 1. Their oldest child Ellen/Helen appears to be living with Agnes's mum in Greenock
Kathy

Barry

Barry Report 30 Apr 2011 16:03

If the above census is the correct one, they do appear in the 1901 census with addition of children Robert b 1891,Mary b 1895,James b 1898 and Annie b 1900
William's birthplace is now BIGGAR Glasgow McLeod

Kathleen

Kathleen Report 30 Apr 2011 16:09

Hi Barry
in the 1901 census Helen, Margaret Edward william and James are all living with Agnes's mother in Shannons Close Greenock.

Agnes has two more children with Joseph Branchfield and is living in Dalrymple street with her nearly husband Joseph.