John Mitchell

1821 - 1853  (32 years)

• Name	John Mitchell
  Born	1821  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55737P
  Died	1 Nov 1853	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I55737	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Hugh Mitchell,   b. 1800, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Christina,   b. 1790, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F48705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie "Janet" McIntosh,   b. 18 Aug 1815, Petty, Inverness, Scotland ,   d. 30 Jun 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Children	1. Hugh Mitchell,   b. CALC 18 Apr 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 28 years)   2. William Mitchell,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jane "Jennie" Mitchell,   b. 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F48703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A-1-28 John Mitchell: Letters of Administration to the estate of John Mitchell, formerly of the Township of North Dumfries, granted and issued in favour of his widow Janet Mitchel, she having made petition to the purpose and given proof that her said husband hath died intestate, and also given bond and surety to the amount of five hundred pounds for her due administration of said estate, her sureties being James W. Walker, of said North Dumfries, Yeoman, and Murdo McRae, of the Township of South Dumfries, in the County of Brant, Yeoman, the same being granted and issued the third day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty four. Amount of inventory five hundred and fourteen pounds. Letters granted 3rd March 1851 Died [no date given] Inventory £514/- A-1-146 John Mitchell Letters of Administration (de bonis nous) of the estate of John Mitchell of the Township of Dumfries, Yeoman, deceased, left unadministrated by Janet Mitchell (widow of said John Mitchell) former Administratrix…to Hugh Mitchell of North Dumfries, aforesaid, Yeoman, (the Father of said deceased) upon him giving proof that the said deceased died intestate on or about the 30th day of October 1853 (and also that the said Janet Mitchell, former Administratrix - is dead) upon him giving a bond with security, for the due Administration of such estate himself, and two sureties in the person of James Sharp and Charles McArthur, both of the Township of South Dumfries, in the County of Brant, Yeomen, each in the sum of six hundred pounds, the said Hugh Mitchell having made oath that the personal estate of the said deceased, left unadministered, is about the value of $125. [note: It is not clear whether the inventory value is indicated in dollars or pounds. The symbol used is ambiguous.] Letters granted 13 October 1857 Died 30 Oct 1853 No Inventory Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In memory of/ John Mitchell/ who died/ Nov. 1, 1853/ aged 30 years/ (Verse eroded) [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, Letters of Administration of John Mitchell - A-1-28 3 Mar 1851.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 1 Nov 1853 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth