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The Mitchells of Carrington and Leith
(and a few other places)
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The earliest record I have is the marriage of John Mitchell to Janet
Mathison on 1st July 1746 in Newlands, Peeblesshire. They had 5 Children
Shushan(?), William, Alexander, John and Archibald.
Archibald (b.1762) Married Betty Tait in Newlands and had 3 children, John, Betty and James. Archibald's occupation was listed as "Weaver"
John Mitchell was born
1792 in
Newlands,
Peeblesshire, Scotland.
In
Carrington,
Midlothian on 6th June1817 he married Agnes (Nancy) Monfries,
daughter of John Monfries and Margaret (nee Adminston) from
Temple.
John's occupation was recorded as Forrester. The wording on
his headstone says he was 'Overseer' at Rosebury for 24 years. He and Agnes
had 6 Children. After working as overseer John and his eldest son
Archibald (b.1817) moved to
Leith and started a timber business, John Mitchell and Company.
When Archibald died in 1863 Alexander the youngest son came to Leith and joined
the business. The Mitchell timber yards are still in Leith, run by a
descendant of Alexander.
James (b.1896) 2nd eldest son stayed in Carrington and became
overseer at Rosebury like his father before him. See his
headstone
Archibald married Christina Tait (b.1821 Temple) in 1846 and they had 8 children , all boys.
| John | 09 Jan 1847 | Married Lilias and had 7 children |
| James | 29 Aug 1848 | Was an engineer on the Screw Steam Ship Richmond. (More below) |
| William | 27 Aug 1849 | |
| Alexander | 31 Jan 1851 | Married Annie and had 6 children |
| Archibald | 12 Jul 1852 | |
| George Tait | 01 Jan 1854 | Worked for John Mitchell and co as "Timber Merchant's Traveller" married Susan Ogilvie |
| Robert | 23 Jul 1857 | See below |
| Thomas | 19 Mar 1859 |
The 7th son was Robert Mitchell (b.1857
Ratho) who married Mary Ann Coutts in 1880, at The Ship Hotel,
Register Street in Edinburgh,.
They had 2 Children, Archibald (b.1881) and Mara
Archibald moved out of Scotland and married Anna Clarissa Grist in Erith, Kent 1908. They had 5 children and the eldest Robert (b.1909) was my Grandfather.
More info on....
Mitchell Timber Yard
| Extract from 'The Story of Leith' at Electric
Scotland http://www.electricscotland.com/history/leith/32.htm The chief timber importers and sawmillers in Leith are Park, Dobson, and Company, Eastern Sawmills, Easter Road; John Walker, Lochend Road; Garland and Roger, Baltic Street; Fergus Harris, Morton Street; and John Mitchell and Company, Leith Walk. During 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1920 these firms imported timber as follows: 1912, 90,412 tons; 1913, 100,941 tons; 1914, 80,096 tons; 1920, 117,245 tons. |
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| Picture of the yard from the air |
The Steam Ship Richmond
Articles from the New York Times
A New Ocean Steam-Ship
The Steam-Ship Richmond
Info on a painting of the ship
Other names/families I am researching
Stonard - Hampshire/Surrey
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~thedaveyboy/
Bartholomew - London
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/i/t/David-R-Mitchell/index.html
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