Mitchell, Edward
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PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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Name/Alias | Edward MITCHELL |
Birth date and place | c. 1830 Leicester, Leicestershire, England. |
Baptism date and place | |
Civil Census Residences | Palace Place, Kensington, Middlesex, England (1851). |
Trade | Bricklayer. |
Physical Description | |
Marriage date and place | |
Spouse | Susanna(h) ? |
Children | Charles b. 1850, Woolwich, Kent. Mary A b. 1852, Western Australia. |
Death date and place | Jun 1854 Fremantle, Western Australia. |
Burial date and place | 30 Jun 1854 Skinner Street Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia. St Patrick’s R.C. Section. Officiated by Raphael Martelli. |
Will and Probate | None. |
Death/Funeral Notices | |
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
Service No. and Rank | Sapper. |
Attestation date and place | |
Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 2 years 6 months. |
Musters | WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-142 (1854) Western Australia. |
Promotions | |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | |
Other Awards & Prizes | The Great Exhibition 1851. Bronze Medal and Present. |
Casualty/Medical | |
Courts Martial (and type) | |
Discharge date and place | |
Length of Service | |
Chelsea Pension Reference | No Chelsea Pension WO97 records extant. |
Post Discharge Residence | |
Pension | |
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | Anna Robertson. |
Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Woolwich 10 Sep 1851. Arr. Fremantle 18 Dec 1851. |
Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder. York Convict Depot Jan to Dec 1852. Guildford Convict Depot Sep 1853 for one month. |
Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
Newspaper Articles | None. |
Ship ex-WA | Not applicable. |
Departure date and destination | Wife and children returned to England date and vessel unknown. |