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Selina Mitchell 1828–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Tiverton, Devon, England

Death Date: 26 September 1891

Death Location: Whangaroa, Far North, Northland, New Zealand

Father: Christopher Mitchell

Mother: Anne Dunsford

Spouse(s): James Shepherd

Children(s): Harriet Guptill

In 1828, Selina Mitchell entered the world in Tiverton, Devon, England, born to Christopher Bidlake Mitchell And Anne Besly Dunsford. In 1841, Selina Mitchell resided in Harberton, Devon, England. Selina Mitchell married James Nelson Shepherd, and had children including Harriet Ann Selina Shepherd Guptill. Selina Mitchell passed away in 1891 in Whangaroa, Far North, Northland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Selina Mitchell entered the world in Tiverton, Devon, England, born to Christopher Bidlake Mitchell And Anne Besly Dunsford.
  • In 1841, Selina Mitchell resided in Harberton, Devon, England.
  • Selina Mitchell married James Nelson Shepherd, and had children including Harriet Ann Selina Shepherd Guptill.
  • Selina Mitchell passed away in 1891 in Whangaroa, Far North, Northland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Selina Mitchell's Ancestors

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Selina Mitchell
1828–1891
Birth Place: Tiverton, Devon, England
Parents
Christopher Bidlake Mitchell
1798–1881
Darlington, Devon, England
Anne (Besly) Dunsford
1806–1886
Tiverton, Devon, England
Grandparents
George Dunsford
1778–1825
Tiverton, Devon, England
Susannah Parry
1779–1864
Lambeth, London, England
Great-Grandparents
George Dunsford
1751–1822
Margaret
1748–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Dunsford
1711–1763
Ann Stone
1713–1804

Selina Mitchell's Descendants

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Selina Mitchell (1828–26 September 1891) m. James (Nelson) Shepherd (4 December 1821–18 September 1905)
  1. 1. Harriet (Ann Selina Shepherd) Guptill 1854–1945 m. John McRa 1838–1910 m. Edward (Wakefield) Penney 1842–1931 m. Seaward (Buckman) Guptill 1837–1872
    1. 1. Malcolm (Innes) MacRae 1894–1918
    2. 2. Ian (Malcolm) MacRae 1893–1894
    3. 3. Lucy (Selina) McRae 1904–1992 m. Ernest (Herbert) Brown 1892–1957 m. Philip (Henry) Wilton 1898–1974
      1. 1. Elma (Joyce) Brown 1927–2008 m. Hubert (Louis Francis) JP 1916–2002
      2. 2. Irene (Florence Mavis) Brown 1929–2006 m. Thomas (John) McIntosh 1925–2011
      3. 3. Audrey (Lucy) Brown 1931–1935

Selina Mitchell's Timeline

3 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Selina Mitchell in Tiverton, Devon, England
Tiverton, Devon, England
1841
1841
Age 13
Selina Mitchell resided here in Harberton, Devon, England
Harberton, Devon, England
1891
26 September 1891
Age 63
Death of Selina Mitchell in Whangaroa, Far North, Northland, New Zealand
Whangaroa, Far North, Northland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Tiverton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2135; Item: [44786]
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 211; Book: 21; Civil Parish: Harberton; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 12; Page: 19; Line: 5; GSU roll: 241306

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Harberton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 211; Book: 21; Civil Parish: Harberton; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 12; Page: 19; Line: 5; GSU roll: 241306

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1848
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2135; Item: [44786]

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 September 1891
    Event Place: Whangaroa, Far North, Northland, New Zealand

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