Ida Alice F G Mitchell born 1882 HFDS (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, August 12, 2012, 21:52 (4488 days ago) @ sarah phelps

Hi Sarah,
sorry but cannot add much to Chris's post above, it seems she's rather an elusive lady! As I'm sure Chris is/has, I've thoroughly searched FreeBMD (ALL Mitchells), GlosBMD, GlosNonConformists, this site FoDFH and LDS.

I've tried name variations, I guess Mitchell could vary?.

Sadly all I've found is what I think you know,

FreeBMD:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
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Births Sep 1882 (>99%)
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Mitchell Ida Alice F G Hereford 6a 489

and from LDS:

"England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,"
Name: Ida Alice Francoise Georgina Mitchel
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date: 1882
Baptism/Christening Place: BREINTON, HEREFORD, ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Thomas Mitchel
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Eliza
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C13704-1
System Origin: England-VR
Source Film Number: 1041516
Reference Number: - 2:GHVQR6

Cannot place her in 1891 Census ?

England and Wales Census, 1901,"
Name: Ida Alice Mitchel
Event: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Kings Caple, Herefordshire
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Ross
Sub-district: Sollershope
Ecclesiastical Parish: Kings Caple
Civil Parish: Kings Caple
County: Herefordshire

"England and Wales Census, 1911,"
Name: Ida A Mitchell
Event: Census
Event Date: 1911
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Birthplace: Hereford, Herefordshire
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Ross
Sub-district: Ross
Parish: Ross Urban
County: Herefordshire

[Update: using the current Free access to Ancestry I've just viewed this form, Ida is a cook at the George Hotel, Gloster Road, Ross On Wye.]

I don't have a subscription but using the free search of Ancestry gives the following clues;

1) an "Ida Mitchell dies Gloucestershire in 1917", so, from FreeBMD:

Surname Given Name Age District Volume Page Transcriber
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Deaths Mar 1917
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Mitchell Ida 34 Gloucester 6a 511 PLabott

So if aged 34 in 1917 that gives birth abt 1883 !
however unlikely as you believe she married so would have changed name...

OR

2) an "Alice Frances Mitchell dies Lancashire 1972", cannot find an age for her as no FreeBMD coverage.

3) Ancestry shows a Christening for

"Name: Ida Alice Francoise Georgenia Mitchell
Mother: Eliza Mitchell
Father: Samuel Mitchell"

Now it does not show me (no subs) a place or date, however I suspect there cannot be too many ladies with such a similar name. WHY does it show a different father than LDS above ?. Worth further digging methinks.

I hope this helps in some way, sorry no marriage tho !
If you don't have Ancestry Subscription and no-one else helps later on this forum (unlikely) don't forget your local public Library has free Ancestry access, assuming you're in the UK of course.