Looking for Owen Mitchell

[Forfarian]

Owen Mitchell married Margaret Jeamie Muriel Griffin in 1916 in Meriden, Warwickshire.

Margaret was the daughter of Edwin Perrins Griffin and Margaret Taylor Young Waddell. She was born in Tamworth, Staffordshire in 1878 and died in Birmingham on 16 August 1935, described as a widow. I have plenty of information about her.

However I have no information at all about Owen. There is no possible death for him between 1916 and 1935 in England, Scotland or Wales. There are two unlikely-looking deaths in Ireland (one aged 60 in 1917, and one aged 76 in 1929). Nothing in the CWGC web site or FindMyPast.

Has anyone come across Owen anywhere?

[philipsearching]

Greetings.

If you have the marriage cert does it give his father's name and occupation?
Have you found Owen on a census?
If we can establish a birth year for Owen it would make the search a bit easier.

All the best
Philip

[rosie17]

What about this probate record for a Owen Mitchell of the old Parsonage Hopwas Tamworth Staffordshire ..Died 11 January 1920 at Accra Gold Coast West Africa ..Probate Lichfield 6 July to Margaret Jennie Muriel Mitchell widow ...

Rosie

[heywood]

Great find Rosie 

A brief mention of Owen here http://www.rootschat.com/links/01jql/ - a Comptroller of Customs in The Gold Coast. I have only looked at the beginning if the document where it mentions his obituary.

[JJen]

Margaret's passenger record? -

Mrs Owen Mitchell
Age   36
Birth year   1880
Departure - 31.5.1916
Departure port   Liverpool
Destination port   Accra
Country   Ghana (Gold Coast)
Ship name   Abinsi

She was not accompanied by Owen.

Birth year is a bit out 

JJ

[rosie17]

There is also this record of a Mrs Owen Mitchell age 36 departure date 31May 1916 Liverpool
Destination port Accra Ghana ship Abinsi

Possible arrival date 6 May 1920 Southampton England
Margaret Mitchell age 42 port of departure Durban South Africa
Ship Llanstephen Castle

Rosie

[JJen]

Mr O Mitchell
Occupation   COL GOVT SERVICE
Departure 14.11.1917
Departure port   Liverpool
Destination port   Accra
Country   Ghana (Gold Coast)
Ship name   Mandingo

No age recorded

JJ

[JJen]

Mr O Mitchell
Occupation   COL GOV SERVANT
Departure 19.11.1919
Departure port   Liverpool
Destination port   Accra
Country   Ghana (Gold Coast)
Ship name   Abinsi

JJ

[rosie17]

Mr O Mitchell
Occupation   COL GOVT SERVICE
Departure 14.11.1917
Departure port   Liverpool
Destination port   Accra
Country   Ghana (Gold Coast)
Ship name   Mandingo

JJ

Nice one JJ