The Mitchell Family

The Mitchells

cyril ricketts and florence mitchell

The Mitchell’s are connected to the Ricketts lineage through my paternal grandparents. Much like the Ricketts’ the Mitchell family was well established in the west country of England working the farms. Working in and around the agricultural labour scene they would also have been well aware of the ground swell of the newly forming labour movement. It was in the small villages and countryside around Wool and Briantspuddle that the Tolpuddle Martyrs were to rebel against the wealthy land owners and stir the beginnings of the labour movement. This is the story of our branch of the Ricketts Family Tree.

Note: This tree represents just a portion of our research. It is far from complete and most likely contain inaccuracies. Most facts have been sourced from multiple places but in order to keep these trees clean and clear, I do not add sources here. I do, however, reference sources within individual story posts either through web links or at the end of the article. If you are pursuing your own research in these families, that’s great. By all means, build on what we have done, but don’t accidentally copy our errors into your research. Don’t blindly copy what we have done here and add it to your research/ancestry.com etc. without performing your own fact checking (then let us know where I went wrong!). 

Generation 1

1. WILLIAM1 MITCHELL. He married SARAH HAWKER. She was born about 1787 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England2.
William Mitchell and Sarah Hawker had the following child:

  1. [2] HENRY2 MITCHELL3-6 was born about 1836 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England3-4. He married (1) ELIZABETH FROOME. He married (2) FANNY MITCHELL. She was born about 1861 in Golden Common, Hampshire, England7. He married (3) JULIA H MITCHELL. She was born about 1846 in Winsham, Somerset, England8.

Generation 2

2. HENRY2 MITCHELL (William1)3-6 was born about 1836 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England3-4. He married (1) ELIZABETH FROOME. He married (2) FANNY MITCHELL. She was born about 1861 in Golden Common, Hampshire, England7. He married (3) JULIA H MITCHELL. She was born about 1846 in Winsham, Somerset, England8.

Henry Mitchell and Fanny Mitchell had the following children:

  1. ANNIE3 MITCHELL was born about 1881 in Golden Common, Hampshire, England9.
  2. EZEKIEL MITCHELL was born about 1883 in Fair Oak, Hampshire, England10.
  3. [3] WILLIAM HENRY MITCHELL was born on 19 Sep 1890 in Brown Candover, Hampshire, England11-14. He died on 05 Mar 1981 in Winchester, Hampshire, England11. He married Alice Maude Mitchell Rose in 191113,15. She was born about 1881 in Winchester, Hampshire, England15.Henry Mitchell and Julia H Mitchell had the following child:
  4. MARY J MITCHELL16 was born about 1870 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England16.

Generation 3

3. WILLIAM HENRY3 MITCHELL (Henry2, William1)11,14 was born on 19 Sep 1890 in Brown Candover, Hampshire, England11,14. He died on 05 Mar 1981 in Winchester, Hampshire, England11. He married Alice Maude Mitchell Rose in 191113,15. She was born about 1881 in Winchester, Hampshire, England15.
William Henry Mitchell and Alice Maude Rose had the following children:

  1. [4] FLORENCE MAUDE4 MITCHELL17-18 was born on 22 Nov 191317. She died in 2002 in Midhurst, Sussex, England. She married (1) CYRIL GEORGE RICKETTS, son of George Henry Ricketts and Alice Maud Ricketts, in Dec 1938 in Winchester, Hampshire18-19. He was born about 1910 in Burlestone, Dorset, England20-22. He died in Mar 1962 in Midhurst, Sussex, England21.
  2. OLIVE MITCHELL.
  3. GLADYS MAY MITCHELL.
  4. DONALD MITCHELL.
  5. MABEL KATHLENE MITCHELL.

Generation 4

4. FLORENCE MAUDE4 MITCHELL (William Henry3, Henry2, William1)17-18 was born on 22 Nov 191317. She died in 2002 in Midhurst, Sussex, England. She married (1) CYRIL GEORGE RICKETTS, son of George Henry Ricketts and Alice Maud Ricketts, in Dec 1938 in Winchester, Hampshire18-19. He was born about 1910 in Burlestone, Dorset, England20-22. He died in Mar 1962 in Midhurst, Sussex, England21. She married an unknown spouse in Dec 1938 in Winchester, Hampshire18. Cyril George Ricketts and Florence Maude Mitchell had two children.

Sources:

  1. Ancestry.com, Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/THO: RE 1/1-4, 2/1-2, 3/1.
  2. Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Class: RG10; Piece: 2032; Folio: 65; Page: 13; GSU roll: 831761.
  3. Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Ancestry.com, Class: RG13; Piece: 1097; Folio: 61; Page: 8.
  4. Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Class: RG10; Piece: 2032; Folio: 65; Page: 13; GSU roll: 831761.
  5. Ancestry.com, Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/THO: RE 1/1-4, 2/1-2, 3/1.
  6. Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Ancestry.com, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1371; Folio: 140; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542802.
  7. Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Ancestry.com, Class: RG13; Piece: 1097; Folio: 61; Page: 8.
  8. Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Class: RG10; Piece: 2032; Folio: 65; Page: 13; GSU roll: 831761.
  9. Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Ancestry.com, Class: RG12; Piece: 949; Folio: 56; Page: 2; GSU roll: 6096059.
  10. Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Ancestry.com, Class: RG12; Piece: 949; Folio: 56; Page: 2; GSU roll: 6096059.
  11. Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Ancestry.com.
  12. Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Ancestry.com, Class: RG12; Piece: 949; Folio: 56; Page: 2; GSU roll: 6096059.
  13. Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Class: RG14; Piece: 6107; Schedule Number: 4.
  14. Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Ancestry.com, Class: RG13; Piece: 1097; Folio: 61; Page: 8.
  15. Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Class: RG14; Piece: 6107; Schedule Number: 4.
  16. Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Class: RG10; Piece: 2032; Folio: 65; Page: 13; GSU roll: 831761.
  17. Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Ancestry.com.
  18. Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010), Ancestry.com.
  19. Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010), Ancestry.com.
  20. FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Ancestry.com.
  21. Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Ancestry.com.
  22. Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Class: RG14; Piece: 12328; Schedule Number: 78.