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Messages - Gram L

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Searching for Charles Mitchell b: 1842-1869
« on: Thursday 22 September 16 19:09 BST (UK)  »
Hello again Forfarian,

Sorry to have taken so long to reply, but the Council in Stirling kept sending me from one department to another.  So far none of them have the records for the year Charles died (1869).  Anyway, I didn't get any answers to help me. 

Thank you kindly for your suggestion.
Gram L.

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Searching for Charles Mitchell b: 1842-1869
« on: Thursday 25 August 16 20:50 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Forfarian on Wednesday 24 August 16 21:25 BST (UK)
Probably best to contact Stirling Council, who should have any surviving records of burials in Stirling.

http://my.stirling.gov.uk/services/council-and-government/birth,-marriage-and-death/death/death-graves-and-memorials/burial-and-grave-details

Thank you so much Forfarian, I have sent them an inquiry.  Gram L

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Searching for Charles Mitchell b: 1842-1869
« on: Wednesday 24 August 16 21:16 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to find which cemetery Charles Mitchell was buried in.  I have a copy of the headstone of Charles' father, who was William Mitchell.  On the stone it says "their eldest son Charles died at Stirling on his way home from the East Indies, 31 March 1869, aged 27 and is interred there."  This headstone is in the Eastern Cemetery in Dundee.

I had asked for help on 'Ask Scotland', and was told that they were unable to find anything in Stirling about the burial of Charles Mitchell.

  Charles was born on 20 Aug 1842 in Guthrie, Forfar.  If anyone can help me find him, I would be very thankful.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Canadian obituaries - William MITCHELL
« on: Thursday 23 July 15 02:06 BST (UK)  »
These do refer to my grandfather, David G. Mitchell, when they were first married, he was working in a grocery warehouse, that is correct.  Luella's name is spelt different ways in different records, but they all refer to the same person. 

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Canadian obituaries
« on: Tuesday 21 July 15 15:46 BST (UK)  »
I had never looked at things that way before.  You could be correct.  I knew that William Mitchell lived in Toronto (and so did his brother, David Grant Mitchell) because my parents gave me a letter that was written by their mother (in Scotland) asking why they didn't write home.  The letter refers to both William and David.  That was my starting point to search for my roots. 

I was more interested in David (my grandfather) than Wm., therefore anything that I happened to read about Wm. I did not check further, I just set it aside!  Now that I have found David (and yes it is the correct person), I am looking into his brother, Wm. Mitchell.

I guess I will have to start all over with trying to find Wm.'s birth in Scotland, where the family lived for years. Thank you very much for pointing this out to me.  When I started searching years ago, I did not know I had to prove things that I found about a person. 

Thank you,  Gram L

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Canadian obituaries
« on: Monday 06 July 15 19:19 BST (UK)  »
Yes, that is the correct family.  David G. Mitchell is my grandfather.

gram L.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Canadian obituaries
« on: Monday 06 July 15 18:03 BST (UK)  »
Hello again,  I originally found out where the Mitchell family lived from the Mormon's Family Search Library in London, On.  They told me the names of the children and that they were all born in Dundee, Angus Scotland.  The explanation I was given for William Mitchell's birth in Ireland was - whoever gave the information about his death didn't know exactly where he came from and just said Ireland !

I have never found a birth certificate for William.  He did not come to Canada as a young boy.  His parents names were John Mitchell and Margaret Christie Dow.  His middle initial (according to the Mormon Library) was B.  He could have married in England, or Scotland, or Canada.  His wife (if he was actually married), may have been RC.  He was buried in a pauper's grave. 

I guess there is a lot to find out about William Mitchell's life.

Regards, Gram L.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Canadian obituaries
« on: Monday 06 July 15 02:24 BST (UK)  »
Hi RK,  I believe that he was born in Scotland (not Ireland) in 1880.  I was looking for his brother,  (David Grant Mitchell) for many years.  I finally found his grave site in England.  Now I am trying to find William, to complete their family tree.  I have been in touch with their relatives in Scotland and Australia.  Once the two brothers left home, they were never heard from again!  I knew they were living in Toronto, but not together.  I have their death certificates.  William's does not give any names at all.  He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Toronto - an unmarked grave.  I wanted to find an obituary or a death notice hoping to find other family members of his.  I am beginning to think now that there isn't an obituary because his name and death have been mentioned so often in these newspaper articles.  I have never been able to find anything about William, I don't even know when he arrived in Canada, I only know when and how he died. 

So anything that anyone can find would be a great help to me.  I will try your suggestion of looking at the Library and Archives Canada site and see if I can find anything.  Thank you for that suggestion.

gram L.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Canadian obituaries
« on: Sunday 05 July 15 22:37 BST (UK)  »
The answer from the Toronto Public Library told me that she did find a report on the Inquest in the Toronto Star: "Police Act Criticized".  The Library cannot provide the text of the article.  She also suggested that the family may have posted a death notice in the Toronto Telegram.  This paper has ceased publication in 1971 but it is available on microfilm at the Toronto Reference Library and the North York Central Library, but they cannot search the microfilm through their quick reference service.

So I guess I am looking for someone who may be able to look for a death notice in the Toronto Telegram at one of the above libraries.  I am hoping that the death notice will list other family that I am unaware of, like a wife, or child.

Regards, Gram L.

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