Henry Mitchell 1830-1904

HENRY Mitchell and Family
Baptism:
HENRY Mitchell - October 24th 1830
Father - Squire Mitchell - Age 24
Mother - Susanna Fieldhouse - Age 23
Address - Bowling
Father's occupation - Woolsorter.
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Birth:
Jane SEED - 3rd November, 1830
Father - Benjamin Seed
Mother - Hannah ?
Address - Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Occupation - Collier
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Marriage:
Bierley, St. John's Church.
March 31st 1858.
Henry Mitchell - Bachelor  - Age 27
Occupation - Woollen Waste Dealer, of Bowling
Married: Jane SEED
Spinster - Age 27
Occupation - Weaver of Bowling.
Bridegroom's father - Squire Mitchell - Manufacturer
Bride's father - Benjamin Seed - Collier.
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Children of Henry Mitchell and Jane (nee Seed) Mitchell

JONAS Mitchell b 3rd June 1858
SQUIRE Mitchell b 1861/1862
HANNAH Mitchell b 1863/1864
JAMES Mitchell b 1865/1866
SAMUEL Mitchell b 1867/1868
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Henry Mitchell lived his life at Manchester Road in Bowling. The house number changes a few times due to road works on what is now a major road in Bradford.

Henry spent most of his life as a butcher in a shop at Wibsey. His son Squire continues to live with him and his wife Jane right up to the time of their deaths. Squire also is a butcher.

 

 

 

Inscription on Headstone reads:

In Memory of
THREE CHILDREN
OF HENRY & JANE MITCHELL
OF BANK FOOT BOWLING
SUSANNAH DIED APRIL 12th 1856?
AGED 15 WEEKS
AMOS DIED SEPTEMBER 15th 1871
AGED 6 MONTHS
SUSANNAH DIED MAY 7th, 1875?
AGED 7 MONTHS
ALSO OF THE ABOVE NAMED
HENRY MITCHELL,
WHO DIED MARCH 26th, 1904
AGED 73 YEARS
ALSO OF JANE THE BELOVED
WIFE OF THE ABOVE NAMED
HENRY MITCHELL
WHO DIED MAY 6th, 1906
AGED 75 YEARS
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Henry Mitchell & Family Grave
St. John's Parish Church, Bierley

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Below: Close up of Inscription

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JONAS MITCHELL

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