|
Mitchellfamilyonline
genealogy of the mitchell family; and many others...... |
Find
Surnames
Your Bookmarks
Places
Dates
Cemeteries
Search People
Search Families
Photos
Documents
Recordings
Videos
Albums
All Media
What's New
Most Wanted
Reports
Statistics
Notes
Sources
Repositories
Contact Us
Histories
Home
Search
Print
Login
Add Bookmark
Matches 1 to 24 of 24 » Thumbnails Only
| Thumb | Description | Linked to | |
| 1 |  | A Rose by any other name? Names are easy to understand, surely? First name, Middle name, Surname. What could be easier? This article explores the history of names and discovers that this can be a complex subject! | |
| 2 | | Australian Gold Rush The discovery of gold in Victoria in 1851 changed the lives of thousands of people. The lives of the Indigenous peoples of central Victoria were drastically changed when gold rapidly sped up the process of European colonisation of their lands. Many of those Europeans were from the UK and a few are found in the pages of this website. | |
| 3 | | BRANDON, Captain John Rose: The Life and Times (1809-1893) John Rose Brandon lived an adventurous and controversial life as a soldier and Captain in India before emmigrating to New Zealand. Here is his story. | |
| 4 | | BRICKNELL, Reginald Herbert: Military Record Reginald signed for Military service (Special Services) in 1940. He served in the unit 2/118 Aust. BDE W/Shops where he was a driver. | |
| 5 | | BROADWAY, Albert William, RN, DSM. (1892 - 1918) This is the story of Albert's short life and career in the Royal Navy. | |
| 6 | | Cawnpore Massacre, 1857-1859 This is the story of the "Indian Mutiny" which took place between 1857 and 1859. Part of this mutiny was the Cawnpore Massacre in which, it is believed, George David de Rusett and his wife Margaret were killed. | |
| 7 |  | CLEAVER, Violet Agnes: The Family Story This is the story of Llewellyn Cleaver and his wife, Emilie Le-Doux as told through the words of Violet Agnes Cleaver, their daughter. This story has been transcribed, translated and edited from a cassette tape made by Violet and given to her son Jan Bouman. | |
| 8 | | Cotswold Wool and the History of the Hunt & Winterbotham Mill. A brief outline of the wool industry in the Cotswolds, England, along with the History of the Hunt & Winterbotham Mill at Cam, Gloucestershire. | |
| 9 | | Counties and Parish's Guide How do you define a county, a parish, a hundred or a poor law union? This, and many more questions answered right here! | |
| 10 | | Devon County Lunatic Asylum, Exminster, Devonshire The asylum, opened in 1845 for the benefit of pauper "lunatics", remained in service to the community until it's closure in 1985. The site was redeloped as apartments and reopened in 1994. | |
| 11 | | Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M.) What is a DSM, what was it awarded for and what does it look like? Read all about it here! | |
| 12 | | Driver Family Immigration to Australia This is the story of the Driver family from Stroud, Gloucestershire. It describes chronologically, their immigration to Australia for a new life. | |
| 13 | | Exeter City Police (1836 - 1966) A brief history of the Exeter City Police Force prior to amalgamation into the Devon Constabulary. 1836 - 1966 | |
| 14 | | Gloucestershire Cox Families in Australia | |
| 15 | | HARPER: The Orphan's Story This article describes most of the communications that took place following the death of Fred and Katie Harper (nee Breakspear) and the subsequent admission of the orphaned children into Müller's Orphanage in Bristol, England in 1925. The content has been transcribed from the family file, a copy of which has been acquired from the Orphanage, now known as "The Müller's Foundation". | |
| 16 | | HARRIS: A crackling good story of the Harris family and C&T Harris (Calne) Ltd. | |
| 17 | | JONES, Mary: Letter from Josephine Harper This letter was written by Josephine on 9th May 1935 when she was 13 years old. It was written from her home in Bristol, the Muller's Orphanage, to her new friend Mary Jones. Mary became Josephine's sister-in-law on 14th September 1936 when she married Josephine's brother, Edwin Harper. The "Jubilee" refered to in the letter was the Silver Jubilee of King George VI and Queen Mary on 6th May 1935. For more information about how Joesphine and her brothers came to be in Müller's Orphanage, click here. | |
| 18 | | Mells, Somerset The story of "Little Jack Horner" | |
| 19 | | MITCHELL, Henry William - Military Service Record Serviceman 2133, Henry joined up on 8 August 1914 and was posted to the 4th City of London Royal Field Artillery. He was rapidly promoted and later served in France during WW1. Part of his military service record survives and is availabe to view here. | |
| 20 | | MITCHELL, James: Military Connections What medals was James entitled to and why? What is the significance of the sphynx and the word "Egypt" on the regimental cap badge? What is the "Back" badge? These and other questions, answered here. | |
| 21 | | MITCHELL, Roger: An Autobiography The history of me! A violinist, a youth leader, a DJ, a rifleman, a "Mod", an electrician, a manager, a computer technician, a coach tour driver, a businessman, a father and grandfather. Sound interesting? Read on... | |
| 22 | | The sinking of the SS Marquette. John Patrick Tunkin drowned when the SS Marquette was sunk by an enemy torpedo on October 23rd, 1915. This is the story of that fateful day. | |
| 23 | | WOOSTER, Charles (1844-1940) "Not Quite 107" Copied from the NSW Australia newspaper, THE WINGHAM CHRONICLE AND MANNING RIVER OBSERVER (Tuesday, January 7, 1941) PASSING OF A PIONEER, SOLDIER and SETTLER | |
| 24 | | WOOSTER: The Wooster's of Beaconsfield. The Wooster's of Beaconsfield and the surrounding district, were a hugely successful farming family. This article tells the story of George Wooster who started his life as a labourer on a farm and ended up with a family that managed some of the most important farms in the area; Seeley's Farm; Gregory's Farm and Holtspur Bottom Farm. |
This site powered by TNG Sitebuilding © Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2010. Content and photographs © Roger Mitchell 2010.