Birth & other records of brothers William Mitchell born about 1854 + James born 1856 North Tipperary
Birth & other records of brothers William Mitchell born about 1854 + James born 1856 North Tipperary Ireland.
Their father Henry Mitchell died on an 1858 shipwreck coming to Australia.
Their mother Ellen sent them to relatives in Liverpool England in 1860
Hello, I’ve learnt that you have some wonderfully helpful people there, so I wish to ask --
Does anyone have any suggestions on the Irish history of my ancestor William Mitchell’s + a
“tragic mystery” of his father Henry who died on an 1858 shipwreck coming to Australia
I’m sending this William Mitchell story in the hope that someone may have suggestions on
-- how to find more about William before 1876 + also William’s parents who married + lived
in 1850s Borrisoleigh Tipperary Ireland + Williams life in 1860s + 1870s in Liverpool England
I’ve read a lot about the 1850s Irish famine + children being sent to Liverpool England, but --
Despite many searches I can’t find anything of William’s life before 1876 in England or
Ireland
William Mitchell’s ancestry story has been passed down via my ancestors - William’s father
- Henry Mitchell was born in Ireland in the 1820s + lived at Borrisoleigh Tipperary Ireland.
Henry’s wife was named Ellen ( Nell ) – her maiden name unknown. They had two sons,
born in Tipperary ( ? ) William Mitchell born about 1854 + James about 1856
In about 1858 Henry Mitchell boarded a ship to Australia, hoping to send for his family later.
The ship ( of unknown name ) went down + all lives were lost at sea !! Ellen later
remarried but nothing more is known about her, or her ex-husband Henry Mitchell.
Any thoughts or suggestions about William + James Mitchell pre 1860s Irish history +
their parents and even their ancestors lives in Ireland before 1850 are very welcome.
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Perhaps due to the famine - Ellen couldn’t raise her two young boys, so William Mitchell
age 5 + James Mitchell age 3 - in about 1860 were sent to relatives in Liverpool England
William+ James, uneducated, worked from age ten, for a Liverpool bootmaker in the 1860s
I’m also hoping to learn about William + James Mitchell’s lives in 1860s Liverpool + who
their Liverpool “relatives“ were that the brothers were sent to live with from 1860 to 1876
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In the early 1870s, in Manchester -- William met Mary Ann D’Aeth ( Daeth). She was
born 15 6 1856 + later educated at Finedon, Burton Latimer Northamptonshire England.
William was Catholic + Mary Ann was Protestant , so couldn’t marry in England
They migrated from England to Australia – Mary Ann Daeth via ship named
The Jocelyn in 1875 + William via boat named The Golden Sea ( ?? ) in 1876
James Mitchell also came to Australia, then he went to live in
Western Australia but nothing more is known of him
Answers
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Welcome to the FamilySearch Community.
I suggest that you post in the group for Ireland Research: https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/104-ireland-research where you'll find knowledgeable and experienced Irish researchers.
Best of luck with the search!
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