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| William Mitchell |
| Family
Name: |
Mitchell |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
William |
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| DOB |
20 November 1803
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DOD |
2 August 1870 |
| Place
of Birth: |
County Monaghan, Ireland
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Place
of Death: |
Perth, WA |
| Age
at Death: |
66
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Speciality:
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| Other
Occupations: |
Minister of Religion |
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| Spouse:
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Ann Holmes m.1826 d.1831
Frances Tree Tatlock m.1832 |
| Children: |
Four children came out to WA 1838 |
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| Voyages:
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"Shepherd" from London WA 4 August 1838
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| Came
out as: |
Passenger |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1838
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Date
of Departure: |
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| First
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Off
Register: |
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| Addresses:
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Dublin, Ireland
India 1826-1830 approx.
England 1831-1832 (Wikipedia)
Bombay, India 1832-1835
Isle of Wight 1837 or 1838
Upper Swan, WA 1838
Guildford, Perth, WA 1840 |
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| Positions
Held: |
Missionary in India 1830-1837
Colonial Chaplain, WA 1840-1860 approx
Chaplain to Convict Establishment, Mt Eliza 1858-1870
Chaplain Perth prison 1865 |
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| Notes:
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Trained as an apothecary (Gibbney and Smith, Wikipedia) but evidently not qualified to practise
Ordained at Trinity College, Dublin before going as missionary to India in 1830 (Gibbney and Smith)( (the date is incorrect - Ed.)
He came to WA representing the Colonial and Continental Church Society |
| Acknowledgments:
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This record was created in june 2004 with information supplied by Reece Jennings of North Plympton, SA |
| References: |
Gibbney HJ, Smith AG. Biographical register 1788-1939. Canberra, 1987 [William Mitchel born 20 November 1803 died WA, 2 marriages, ordained TCD, missionary India etc]
William Mitchell (missionary). Wikipedia accessed January 2015
India within the Ganges. Missionary Register 1 February 1828 [Church Missionary Society report by William Mitchell, missionary at Tannah, 25 miles north of Bombay, since July 1826]
India within the Ganges. Missionary Register 1 June 1835 [return of Rev. William Mitchell to England noted earlier p.26]
Shipping intelligence. Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal 11 August 1838 [Mr and Mrs Mitchell with governess and 4 children on "Shepherd" from London]
Deaths. Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth) 17 August 1870 [at the Deanery, Perth, Rev. William Mitchell aged 69 years] |
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