The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Obadiah Mitchell (1841-1918)

Personal data Obadiah Mitchell 

  • He was born in the year 1841 in Cuckfield, East Sussex. England.
  • He was baptized on August 15, 1841 in Cuckfield, East Sussex. England.
    First name(s) Obadiah Last name Mitchell Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1841
    Baptism date 15 Aug 1841 Residence Cuckfield, Sussex, England Place Cuckfield County Sussex Country England
    Father's first name(s) John Father's last name Mitchell Mother's first name(s) Martha Mother's last name -
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1851: Scotland Cottage, Cuckfield, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1851 Address Scotland Cottage Parish Cuckfield Registration District Cuckfield
      Image Reference HO107/1642/F? [Pages 401-402] Found 6 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      John Mitchell 49 1802 Head N K, N K Railway Labourer (NK = Not Known)
      Mary Mitchell 50 1801 Wife N K, N K
      William Mitchell 13 1838 Son Cuckfield, Sussex Carter Boy
      Obediah Mitchell 10 1841 Son Cuckfield, Sussex
      James Mitchell 8 1843 Son Cuckfield, Sussex
      Fanny Mitchell 18 1833 Daughter Cuckfield, Sussex
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Scotland Cottage, Cuckfield, Sussex, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Mitchell Head Married Male 49 1802 Rail Labourer Not Known
      Martha Mitchell Wife - Female 50 1801 - Not Known
      William Mitchell Son - Male 13 1838 Carter Boy Cuckfield, Sussex, England
      Obadiah Mitchell Son - Male 10 1841 - Cuckfield, Sussex, England
      James Mitchell Son - Male 8 1843 - Cuckfield, Sussex, England
      Fanny Mitchell Daughter Unmarried Female 18 1833 - Cuckfield, Sussex, England
    • in the year 1861: Great Haywain, Cuckfield, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1861 Address Great Hayward Parish Cuckfield Registration District Cuckfield Image Reference RG9/0582/F? Found 11 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Alfred Curtis 42 1819 Head Brighton, Sussex Farmer & Shop Keeper 140 Acres Employing 3 Men and
      Harriet Curtis 31 1830 Wife Uckfield, Sussex
      John W Curtis 9 1852 Son Cuckfield, Sussex Scholar
      Leonard A Curtis 7 1854 Son Cuckfield, Sussex Scholar
      Frank S Curtis 5 1856 Son Cuckfield, Sussex Scholar
      Kate H Curtis 3 1858 Daughter Cuckfield, Sussex
      Ernest W Curtis 1 1860 Son Cuckfield, Sussex
      Ann Hayer 16 1845 Servant Cuckfield, Sussex House Servant
      Fanny Mitchell 13 1848 Servant Cuckfield, Sussex Nurse
      Obed Mitchell 21 1840 Servant Cuckfield, Sussex Carter
      James Goddard 18 1843 Servant Bolney, Sussex Independent
    • in the year 1871: High Chimneys, Keymer, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1871 Address High Cheminies Parish Burgess Hill, Keymer Registration District Cuckfield
      Image Reference RG10/1064/F? Found 4 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Obediah Micthell 29 1842 Head Cuckfield, Sussex Carter
      Jane Micthell 27 1844 Wife Ardingley, Sussex
      George Micthell 4 1867 Son Ardingley, Sussex
      John Evers 14 1857 Boarder Wivelsfield, Sussex Carter Boy
    • in the year 1881: Holmstead Cottage, Cuckfield, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1881 Address Holmstead Cottages Parish Cuckfield Registration District Cuckfield
      Image Reference RG11/1063/F? Found 6 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Obadiah Mitchell 40 1841 Head Cuckfield, Sussex Agricultural Labourer
      Jane E Mitchell 37 1844 Wife Ardingley, Sussex
      George Mitchell 13 1868 Son Ardingley, Sussex Agricultural Labourer
      Rose Mitchell 9 1872 Daughter Keymer, Sussex Scholar
      Ernest Mitchell 5 1876 Son Cuckfield, Sussex Scholar
      Warden Mitchell 3 1878 Son Cuckfield, Sussex
    • in the year 1891: Batchlors, Lindfield, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1891 Address Batchlors Parish Registration District Lindfield, Cuckfield
      Image Reference RG12/0791/F? Found 5 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Obadich Mitchell 49 1842 Head Cuckfield, Sussex Agricultural Labourer
      Jane Mitchell 47 1844 Wife Ardingly, Sussex
      Ernest Mitchell 16 1875 Son Cuckfield, Sussex Agricultural Labourer
      Warden Mitchell 14 1877 Son Cuckfield, Sussex Agricultural Labourer
      Obadich Mitchell 9 1882 Son Cuckfield, Sussex Scholar
    • in the year 1901: 5 Ashley Cottages, Ardingley, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1901
      Address 5 Ashley Cottage
      Parish Ardingley
      Registration District Cuckfield
      Image Reference RG13/0907/F?
      Found 4 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      Frederick Mitchell 59 1842 Head Cuckfield, Sussex Agricultural Labourer
      Jane E Mitchell 56 1845 Wife Ardingly, Sussex
      Ernest Mitchell 25 1876 Son Ardingly, Sussex Agricultural Labourer
      Harden Mitchell 23 1878 Son Ardingly, Sussex Agricultural Labourer

      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Ashley Cottage, Ardingly, Cuckfield, Sussex, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Obadiah Mitchell Head Married Male 59 1842 Agricultural Labourer Cuckfield, Sussex, England
      Jane E Mitchell Wife Married Female 56 1845 - Ardingly, Sussex, England
      Ernest Mitchell Son Single Male 25 1876 Agricultural Labourer Ardingly, Sussex, England
      Warden Mitchell Son Single Male 23 1878 Agricultural Labourer Ardingly, Sussex, England
    • in the year 1911: 5 Ashley Cottages, Ardingley, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1911 Address 5 Ashley Cottages, Ardingly Civil Parish Ardingly Sub District Cuckfield
      Registration District Cuckfield Image Reference RG14 - PN5017 RD76 SD1 ED19 SN29 Found 3 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Gender Relation Marriage Status Years Married Birth Place Occupation
      Obadiah Mitchell 70 1841 Male Head Married Cuckfield, Sussex Farm Labour
      Jane E Mitchell 67 1844 Female Wife Married 47 Ardingly, Sussex
      Ernest Mitchell 35 1876 Male Son Single Cuckfield, Sussex Garden Labourer
  • He died on 3RD Q 1918 in East Grinstead, East Sussex. England, he was 77 years old.
    Name: Obadiah Mitchell
    District: East Grinstead... County: Sussex... Year: 1918... Quarter: 3... Year of Birth: 1841... Age: 77... Volume: 2b... Page: 0178...
  • This information was last updated on December 4, 2017.

Household of Obadiah Mitchell

He is married to Jane Elizabeth Backshall.

They got married on May 20, 1865 at Cuckfield, East Sussex. England, he was 24 years old.

Name: Obadiah Mitchell
Possible Partners: Jane Elizabeth Backshall... District: Cuckfield... County: Sussex... Year: 1865... Quarter: Apr-Jun... Volume: 2b... Page: 0197...

First name(s) Obadiah Last name Mitchell Name note - Marriage year 1865 Marriage date 20 May 1865
Marriage place Ardingley Spouse's first name(s) Jane Elizabeth Spouse's last name Backshall County Sussex
Country England Record set England Marriages 1538-1973

Child(ren):

  1. George Mitchell  1866-1909
  2. Rose Mitchell  1870-1953 
  3. Ernest Mitchell  1876-1954
  4. Warden Mitchell  1878-1944 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Obadiah Mitchell

Obadiah Mitchell
1841-1918

1865

Jane Elizabeth Backshall
1844-1913

George Mitchell
1866-1909
Rose Mitchell
1870-1953
Ernest Mitchell
1876-1954
Warden Mitchell
1878-1944

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Christening day August 15, 1841

  • Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1841: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 20 » Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.
    • April 4 » William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. Vice President John Tyler succeeds Harrison as President.
    • July 5 » Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
    • September 24 » The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
    • October 16 » Queen's University is founded in the Province of Canada.
    • November 13 » James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.

Day of marriage May 20, 1865

  • The temperature on May 20, 1865 was about 23.7 °C. The air pressure was 7.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 2 » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
    • April 26 » Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, in Virginia.
    • May 9 » American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest surrenders his forces at Gainesville, Alabama.
    • June 19 » Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.
    • July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
    • December 6 » Georgia ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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