James Mitchell

From WA Biographical Index - MITCHELL James (?Ernest) b. 1846 d. 21.4.1892 Son of Samuel (in Eng) & bro of Samuel (WA) arr. possibly 11.11.1867 per Zephyrs or 17.10.1870 m. 1st 10.2.1875 Mary Ann BARTRAM 1853 - 19.4.1876 dtr of James & Jane. m. 2nd 21.10.1879 (Northampton) Leah Diana SAINSBURY b. 19.8.1860 (frem) Chd dtr of John & Annie (nee Hall) Mining Captain at 'Wheal Ellen' 1874 at Northampton, Employed 34 T/L men (mostly miners) 1867-1881. Hotelier 'Miners Arms' Pastorslist Yallalong Stn' Upper Murchisan 1880's Made several voyages. Went to England & returned 29.9.1875 & also to Eastern Australia in 1880's member of freemason's Lodge Geraldton.

Western Australian Marriage registration index record for James Mitchell marrying Mary Anne Bartram, at Greenough, No. 3876 of 1875.

Wife Mary died in 1876.

Western Australian Marriage registration index record for James Mitchell marrying Leah Diana Sainsbury at Gawalia, No. 4781 of 1879.

Western Australian Death registration index record for James Mitchell, father, mother and place of birth unknown, died aged 46, No. 313 of 1892.

Victorian Express (Geraldton), Friday 29 April 1892, page 2

Mitchell. — At the Miners' Arms Hotel, Northampton, on the 21st inst, James Mitchell, aged 46. Deeply regretted by his bereaved wife and family and numerous circle of relatives and friends.