Somerset Light Infantry in early 1880s - MITCHELL

[MaxD]

Hi Cherryl

While you wait for the certs, if you would like the baptism record for John William father Thomas mother Elizabeth coped to you send me an email direct to maxdouble@tiscali.co.uk.

Best

Max

[OnTheRoad]

On the 1884 regular army form John Mitchell says he has a mother Elizabeth and a younger brother Samuel. 

Sorry to be a pain, Max, but I still cannot find the reference you mention above. I can only find the two attestation records for 1882 and 1883, and there is no mention of John's mother or brother. I have printed the 1882 and 1883 records but cannot see anything about his family. I have also tried searching on FindMyPast for anything military for John Mitchell from Somerset, but these are the only two records that come up. I clearly still have a lot to learn

Your guidance would be very much appreciated.

Kind regards
Cherryl

[ShaunJ]

I repeat: there are more pages to those documents on FindMyPast. Click on the arrow at the side to move on to the next image.

[MaxD]

ShaunJ

I am in touch with the poster by PM on a related subject - will fix.

maxD

[hanes teulu]

Had you seen the report of his death in the Pontypridd Chronicle & Workman's News, 6 Nov 1891?

http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3811812/3811820/66/

See the column headed "RHONDDA VALLEY NOTES"

[OnTheRoad]

Thanks, Hanes. I have seen that. I think you posted it to me on another thread a couple of weeks ago

It is so interesting finding all these links and bringing them together.

Regards
Cherryl

[hanes teulu]

Did I send you the single paragraph item (in translation) from the Welsh language newspaper Baner ac Amser Cymru, 11 Nov 1891? which described him "falling down dead on the spot"?

[OnTheRoad]

Not yet but I hope you will