MITCHELL, Esq Francis

Bef 1804 - 1876  (> 72 years)

• Name	MITCHELL, Francis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Title	Esq
  Born	Bef 20 May 1804	Deptford, Kent, England   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Christened	20 May 1804	St Nicholas, Deptford, Kent, England   [1, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jul 1876	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [2, 5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I17817	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	MITCHELL, John,   b. Bef 4 Aug 1780, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 30 Dec 1839, Lower George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age > 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	DANDY, Harriett,   b. Abt 1787, Rotherhithe, London, England ,   d. 14 May 1867, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	5 May 1803	Saint Mary, Lewisham, Kent, England   [8]
  	Witnesses were John Dent & Elizabeth Dent
  Family ID	F1013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MERRETT, Eliza,   b. 1802,   d. 5 Nov 1847, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 45 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1831	Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  Children	1. MITCHELL, Sydney Francis,   b. 1832, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 18 Jan 1833, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 1 years)  [natural]   2. MITCHELL, Stanley,   b. 15 Oct 1833, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 10 Jan 1898, Mediterranean Sea  (Age 64 years)  [natural]   3. MITCHELL, Eliza,   b. 16 Aug 1835, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 30 Jun 1911, Waverley, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 75 years)  [natural]   4. MITCHELL, Louisa,   b. 30 Jan 1839, St. Philip, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 18 Sep 1912, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 73 years)  [natural]   5. MITCHELL, Francis,   b. 1840,   d. 1840  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F4834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Francis-Mitchell-1804-76-292x392
  		JohnFrancisMitchell Esq Born 1805

  
  

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• Notes

  Family background Francis Mitchell was born in Deptford London in 1804. His parents were John Mitchell and Harriett Dandy. He arrived to Sydney per the Eliza in 1822 as a free settler. Francis Mitchell was married to Eliza Merritt on 12 April 1831 in Maitland. They had four children: Eliza, Louisa, Stanley and Sydney (died in infancy). Francis Mitchell died at his home in Darlinghurst in 1876. Occupation & interests Francis Mitchell worked in the firm of Atkinson and Bingle Dealers and Auctioneers from 1822 until 1825, at which time he started a new auctioneering business with Peter Rapsey. Rapsey & Mitchell are recorded at 5 Lower George Street Sydney opposite Kings Wharf as Auctioneers and Ships Chandlers from May 1825; the firm was granted an Auctioneers License on 11 June 1825 by the Colonial Secretary. In October 1825, Rapsey & Mitchell established coal freighting arrangements between Newcastle and Sydney. Francis Mitchell was granted land in Sydney in 1825, and later acquired a number of land grants in the Hunter Valley in the 1820s and 30s, including Melville at Luskintyre near Maitland. The partnership with Peter Rapsey was dissolved in the early 1830s, and Francis Mitchell started a new business on Lower George Street next to the wharves at Circular Quay. The firm, Francis Mitchell and Company, involved various family members including his brother Charles and his nephew Francis William Mitchell. Community activity In October 1825, Francis Mitchell was appointed to the List of Jurors for the district of Sydney. Francis Mitchell was the Director of the Australian General Insurance Company until he was disqualified by insolvency in 1844. He organised subscriptions for the Mariners’ Church in 1844. He was later a director of the Bank of NSW. Local government service Mitchell was Foundation Alderman for Cook Ward, 1 November 1842 until his resignation on 21 September 1843, probably due to bankruptcy. References City of Sydney Archives: Aldermen’s Files Society of Australian Genealogists: Rookwood Index; Cemetery transcripts State Records of NSW: Insolvency index http://www.sydneyaldermen.com.au/alderman/francis-mitchell/

  
  

• Sources

  [S309] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;), Database online. Record for Francis Mitchell Esquire http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=1486 Database online. Record for Francis Mitchell http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=26674434412&indiv=try [S309] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;), Database online. Record for Stanley Mitchell http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=1486 [S308] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;), Ancestry Family Tree. Database online. Record for Eliza Mitchell http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=280006765220&indiv=try [S309] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;), Database online. Record for Louisa Mitchell http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=1486 [S309] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;), Database online. Record for John DARGIN http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=2832 [S309] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;), Database online. Record for John Mitchell http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=103289043&pid=12163