COMPLETED Thank You. Mitchells in Moray

[Gadget]

Just looking through the 1841 again - what was Thomas's occupation of David's marriage cert?

[Gadget]

I think I've found them on the 1841 in North Street,  Peterhead - no David

Thomas was a Cooper aged 46
Jane, 45
Jessie, 14
Joseph, 12
Elspet, 9
Margaret, 5

All b. Scotland

[flst]

See this link regarding another post about this family
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=404127.new#new
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[Gadget]

Thans for that flst 

I've jsut found David on the 1851 as a lodger  in Elgin, aged 22 then.  No sign of his parents .


Gadget

[flst]

David's also in Elgin in the 1841 census.He's a male servant at Glackmarras,aged 14 & born in Morayshire.
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[scotdownsouth]

Thanks for all the info and assistance.

To answer a couple of the questions -

There is no M.S. next to the name Janet Burgess on the Nov 1856 marriage certificate of David Mitchell and Ann Dunwoodie

The occupation of Davids father Thomas Mitchell is given as Master Tailor

The marriage took place in Milton, Glasgow on 14 Nov 1856

David and Anns son (also David) was born on 11 Jun 1868 at 174 High St Elgin
their sixth child after Jessie John Janet Susan and Mary

[Gadget]

There is no M.S. next to the name Janet Burgess on the Nov 1856 marriage certificate of David Mitchell and Ann Dunwoodie

This suggests that Thomas and Jessie did not marry.

If you can get to Edinburgh at all, it might be worth going to the National Archives and getting sight of the Kirk Session Minutes for Duffus. This might well record something about David's birth.

Note - with this information, the 1841 family that I found is probably wrong.


Gadget 

[scotdownsouth]

Thanks Gadget for pointing me in the right direction on that one, will try to get to Edinburgh sometime next month or November.

Agree that the 1841 family is unlikely to be the same given the occupations.

Will check out the marriage cert. of Elspet as suggested and let you know the result of that.

George

[scotdownsouth]

The marriage certificate of Elspet Mitchell 22 and James McIntosh 23 on 20 June 1856 states that Elspets parents were:-

Thomas Mitchell - Labourer (deceased) and
Janet Mitchell - Maiden name Burgess

(although the later 1856 wedding of David, 26,  on Nov 14 in Glasgow states Thomas occupation as Master Tailor)

Witnesses were George Souter and Alexander Munro

Elspets place of residence is given as (what looks like) Master-Alves, Parish of Alves and if she is indeed Davids sister then she could be the way ahead as I guess Elspet would be a pretty unusual name (or maybe it was all the rage then!)