Joseph Mitchell b.1823 Worthing

[sandym]

I am trying to trace the parents of Joseph Mitchell born 1823 Worthing, married to Charlotte Wales Waters, born 1826. Any help appreciated.
Sandy

[..claire..]

Hi

Some details of the marriage on familysearch

12 Aug 1852   Cranbrook,​ Kent,​ England
Groom father ~Charles Mitchell
Bride      "     ~ George Waters


claire

[sillgen]

Hi
Getting the marriage certificate might prove very worth while as it will give occupations for the fathers and also the witnesses may be family members.

[Roy G]

Try
West Tarring St Andrew     Jospeh MITCHELL  Baptism Date 11-Jul 1819   
   Father Isaac  MITCHELL    Mother first name   Sarah   
   Occupation     Miller   
Compliments of The Sussex Family History Group Baptism Database
Roy G

[sillgen]

Try
West Tarring St Andrew     Jospeh MITCHELL  Baptism Date 11-Jul 1819   
   Father Isaac  MITCHELL    Mother first name   Sarah   
   Occupation     Miller   
Compliments of The Sussex Family History Group Baptism Database
Roy G

But, that does not fit with the father shown on the marriage does it?

[Roy G]

Sillgen:   I did say TRY, but perhaps it should have been, "consider!"
The problem with places like Worthing is that it can be listed as a person's birthplace, when they actually mean, "IN THE VICINTY OF.... !"  Having found no hits on Worthing I considered the surrounding area and alternative parents.  Places like Broadwater, Tarring, Findon, Goring, Angmering, Patching, Clapham, Salvington, etc.

I did find a Charles Mitchell who married a Sarah Pullen in Broadwater in 1808 (IGI) but the IGI showed no sons being born to them, only 5 daughters (1809-1817)  Could they have relocated to somewhere also in that area that has yet to appear on the IGI or the Sussex Family History Group Baptismal index? 

Sandym:   It looks like him in Cranbrook Union (workhouse?) in 1851, but have you tried to find your particular Joseph on the 1841 census?  Both suggested fathers are listed as living in Sussex, but neither have a son Joseph with them.   If we knew your Joseph's occupation, it may also help towards clarifying whether there was any connection with milling?   

Lastly, there are also four people on Genes Reunited that have your Joseph 1823 listed in their ancestries.  Two correctly give his birthplace as Worthing, the other two have it (mistakenly?) as Strood in Kent where he once lived with his family.
Roy G

[sandym]

Thanks for replies so far. I have my tree traced from Joseph Mitchell 1823 right down to my late father. He married Charlotte Wales Waters who was born in Cranbrook, Kent in 1827.  1851 census he was an apprentice in Cranbrook. 1861 he was a linen draper in Strood and in 1871 was a clothier and living in Cambridge where his son George Joseph Waters Mitchell, then aged 18, was listed a stationers assistant.
I have not yet solved Joseph's parentage.
The piece of the jigsaw is out there somewhere!

[sandym]

Thanks Claire for information re Joseph's marriage. Much appreciated

Sandym