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Ruth Lilias Euphemia Mitchell 1885–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1885

Birth Location: Linden, NSW, Australia

Death Date: 1949

Death Location: Burwood, NSW, Australia

Father: John Mitchell

Mother: Sarah Lees

Spouse(s): Fergus Thornton

Children(s): Douglas Thornton, Margaret Thornton, Fergus Thornton, Rosetta Thornton, Ruth Thornton

In 1885, Ruth Lilias Euphemia Mitchell entered the world in Linden, NSW, Australia, born to John Alexander Mitchell And Sarah Lees. Ruth Lilias Euphemia Mitchell married Fergus William Thornton, and had children including Douglas Mitchell Thornton, Fergus John James Thornton, Margaret Jean Thornton, Rosetta Thornton, Ruth Catherine F Thornton. Ruth Lilias Euphemia Mitchell passed away in 1949 in Burwood, NSW, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Ruth Lilias Euphemia Mitchell entered the world in Linden, NSW, Australia, born to John Alexander Mitchell And Sarah Lees.
  • Ruth Lilias Euphemia Mitchell married Fergus William Thornton, and had children including Douglas Mitchell Thornton, Fergus John James Thornton, Margaret Jean Thornton, Rosetta Thornton, Ruth Catherine F Thornton.
  • Ruth Lilias Euphemia Mitchell passed away in 1949 in Burwood, NSW, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mitchell
1841–1916
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Sarah Lees
1843–1918
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
SL

Spouses(s)

Fergus Thornton
1879–1955
Birth Location: Newtown, New South Wales
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Children(s)

Douglas Thornton
1924–2014
Birth Location: Burwood New South Wales Australia
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Margaret Thornton
1917–1978
Birth Location: Burwood New South Wales Australia
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Fergus Thornton
1914–1982
Birth Location: Burwood New South Wales Australia
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Rosetta Thornton
1912–1912
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Thornton
1912–1982
Birth Location: Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Ruth Mitchell's Ancestors

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Ruth Mitchell
1885–1949
Birth Place: Linden, NSW, Australia
Parents
John Alexander Mitchell
1841–1916
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Sarah Lees
1843–1918
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Alexander (John) Lees
1817–1896
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rosetta Prentice
1818–1905
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
William Lees
1790–1875
Jane Jones
1786–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lees
1768–1819
Hannah Coleman
1762–1820

Ruth Mitchell's Descendants

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Ruth (Lilias Euphemia) Mitchell (2 March 1885–1949) m. Fergus (William) Thornton (26 dec 1879–29 jan 1955)
  1. 1. Douglas (Mitchell) Thornton 1924–2014
  2. 2. Margaret (Jean) Thornton 1917–1978 m. George (William Francis) Fayle 1915–2009
  3. 3. Fergus (John James) Thornton 1914–1982
  4. 4. Rosetta Thornton 1912–1912
  5. 5. Ruth (Catherine F) Thornton 1912–1982 m. Eric (Felix) MEAD 1914–1985

Ruth Mitchell's Timeline

2 Records

1885
2 March 1885
Birth of Ruth Lilias Euphemia Mitchell in Linden, NSW, Australia
Linden, NSW, Australia
1949
1949
Age 64
Death of Ruth Lilias Euphemia Mitchell in Burwood, NSW, Australia
Burwood, NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1885
    Event Place: Linden, NSW, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Burwood, NSW, Australia
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