ANN CHARLOTTE MITCHELL BORN CIRCA 1882 POPLAR

[louisa maud]

I am having a great deal of problems with the  Mitchell family

George William Mitchell and Eliza Darby married 1865, they had various children but in 1882/1883 up pops an Ann Charlotte supposedly born of this couple. Ann married in 1902 to George Henry Pickers Poplar, she states she is 21and father George William Mitchell is shown as "deceased"

I have been unable to find Ann or her father on any census
Her address upon marriage is 8 Hale St , this is where one of her witnesses gives as her address but is no relation, can't find a baptism for her either, all her other siblings were baptised.

February 1911 I find Charlotte Pickers aged 27 George aged 38, Ethel aged 7 and George aged 5 on a passenger list to Australia

This whole family seem to evade the census man when he cometh

Any help much appreciated

Louisa Maud

[KGarrad]

FreeBMD gives this:

December qtr 1882
Poplar district    vol 1c, page 723
Mitchell, Ann Charlotte

So, purchasing the birth certificate would give you parents names!

BUT, when a young lady states her father is deceased it SOMETIMES is a way of covering up an illegitimate birth!

And, London Metropolitan Archives has this baptism in Poplar:
Baptism 7 Jul 1882, Birth 25 June 1882
Ann daughter of Ann Mitchell, Domestic Servant
No father named!

The birth certificate really would help here!

[tina morana]

Hi 
Could you please list the kiddies born, they may help us to find the family in census.
Thank you

Tinam

[tina morana]

Hi again
There is a death in Qld 17.1.1961 for
Ann Charlotte Pickers
mother Elizabeth DARBY
father ARTHUR JOHN Mitchell.

Something not quite adding up here.

Tinam
Found the listing for marriage in 1865 George William Mitchell
there is another groom Alfred Wells,
2 brides Eliza Elizabeth Darley and Elizabeth Cole

[louisa maud]

That is interesting as Arthur John Mitchell is a witness to her marriage even though George William Mitchell is shown as her father, occ engine driver which is correct from baptisms, strange isn't it

I also beleive that Eliza Darby was really Elizabeth, the plot deepens

Ann Charlotte Pickers died in Australia

What is qld please ?

LM

[tina morana]

  Queensland

Tinam

[louisa maud]

I do have a marriage cert for George William Mitchell to Eliza Elizabeth Darby, I tied this in with the 1871 where Eliza is living with Ann C Darby, I find it quite strange Charles Henry born circa 1875, 9he lied about his age)  is not shown as ever living with George or Eliza as far as I can see.



Eliza I have never found since 1871 census, only on baptisms, what a mix up ??

I appreciate your help

LM

[louisa maud]

Thanks Tinan, silly me

LM

[tina morana]

No worries LM
I'll see if I can find Arthur perhaps in electoral rolls.
Yes, it's very strange indeed, unless someone has given the
wrong info when she died.
Tinam