James Mitchell1

M, #8471, b. 5 April 1871, d. 6 September 1945
FatherJohn Mitchell1
MotherAgnes Simmons1 b. 1837, d. 27 Jun 1899
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited27 Apr 2022
Birth*5 April 1871 Rylstone, NSW, Australia1 
Marriage*19 October 1898 Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia;Bride=Rosina Carter2 
Death of Mother27 June 1899 Dunwich, QLD, Australia;Agnes Mitchell, Housewife, 55, Sypheloma of brain, cerebral haemorrhage, anaemia
born Limmerick, Ireland, 32 years in NSW, 10 years in QLD
Father Simmonds, Policeman
Mother Synan
Married John Mitchell, Mudgee NSW, age 15
Children of marriage John 25, William 23, James 21, Alexander 19, 3 females deceased, 4 males deceased
Informant P Smith, medical Superintendant, Benevolent Asylim, Dunwich;Principal=Agnes Simmons3 
Death*6 September 1945 Tweed District Hospital, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia;
OBITUARY
MR. J. MITCHELL
The death occurred at Tweed District Hospital, Murwillumbah, yesterday of James Mitchell (75), of Uki, after a short illness.
Besides his wife, four daughters and five sons survive. They are Mesdames W. Claphan (Irene), Kyogle. M. Crimmins (Ivy), Uki, R. Reeves (Muriel), Uki, E. Winkler (Valerie), Murwillumbah, and Messrs Lionel. James, AIF, Morotai, Cecil Herbert and Keith, Uki, Alan, Beverly Hills, Sydney, and Cpl Harold Mitchell, AIF, New Britain.
One sister, Mrs Agnes Taylor, and two brothers, Alexander and Jack, predeceased him. There are 14 grandchildren.
Born at Menangle, NSW, he married Miss Rosina Carter, at Byron Bav.
Mr Mitchell worked for Norco as an engineer for 37 years, the latter 25 being spent at Uki. He had been 10 years in retirement.
He was a keen sportsman. Apart from being a keen fisherman, he was a successful marksman. He had been a member of Lismore Rifle Club and had won many trophies.
Mr Mitchell was a member of Murwillumbah branch of the GUIOOF Lodge.
The funeral will move from All Saints' Church of England tomorrow at 11 a.m. for the Church of England portion of the new cemetery, Murwillumbah.4 

Family

Rosina Carter

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 17243/1871 James Mitchell.
  2. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 8181/1898 James Mitchell & Rosina Carter.
  3. [S14] Death Certificate, 1899/3508 Agnes Mitchell.
  4. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah), Friday, September 7, 1945.