Joshua Crowther Mitchell

Brief Life History of Joshua Crowther

When Joshua Crowther Mitchell was born in 1788, in Honley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Mitchell, was 36 and his mother, Ann Nancy Crowther, was 48. He married Mary Hoyle on 8 March 1810, in All Hallows' Church, Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He registered for military service in 1805. He died in 1843, in Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 55.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Crowther Mitchell
1788–1843
Mary Hoyle
Marriage: 8 March 1810
Samuel Mitchell
1813–1867
Maria Mitchell
1816–
Frederick William Mitchell
1824–1883

Sources (20)

  • Joshua Mitchell, "England and Wales, Census, 1841"
  • Joshua Crowther Mitchell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Joshua Crowther Mitchell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (7)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .

English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.

Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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