Joseph Edward MITCHELL

  General Notes:

Births Mar 1879 Halifax 9a 523 Mitchell Joseph Edward

1881 census
RG11/4414 F48 P13 & P14
21 Union Street, Warley, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire
Joseph Mitchell, Head, Married, 41, Journeyman Tailor, Yorks Warley
Mary Ann Mitchell, Wife, Married, 39, , Gloucestershire Bristol
William Henry do, Son, , 7, Scholar, Yorks Warley
Barbary Ellen do, Daughter, , 4, Scholar, Yorks Warley
Joseph Edward do, Son, , 2, , Yorks Warley

1891 census
RG12/3602 F106 P30
100 Lydgate (Sportsman Inn), Midgley, Yorkshire (nr Luddenden)
Joseph Mitchell, Head, Wdr, 50, Tailor and Beer Retailer, Yorkshire Warley
Wm Henry do, Son, S, 17, Tailors Apprentice, Yorkshire Warley
Barbara E do, Daur, S, 14, Worsted Spinner, Yorkshire Warley
Joseph do, Son, S, 12, Worsted Spinner, Yorkshire Warley
Mary Ann do, Daur, S, 9, Scholar, Yorkshire Warley
Sarah Ann do, Sister, S, 39, Housekeeper, Yorkshire Norland *****
Albert J do, Son, S, 7, Scholar, Yorkshire Warley
John R do, Son, S, 5, Scholar, Yorkshire Warley
George A do, Son, S, 1, , Yorkshire Midgley
Abraham Highley, Lodger, , 47, Stone Delver, Yorkshire Mixenden
**** surely the same person as on 1901 census!

1920 census
School District 40, Sweet Grass, Montana
Roll T625-977 Page 10B, ED 141, Image 0734
Mitchell, Joseph E, Head, White, 41, Married, immigrated 1900, not naturalised, b England, both parents born England, occ Farmer
Mitchell, Laura, Wife, White, 41, Married, immigrated 1905, not naturalised, born England, both parents born England, occ none
Mitchell, Mabel, Daughter, White, 11, Single, , , born Oklahoma, both parents born England, occ none

1930 census
School District 40, Sweet Grass, Montana
Roll T626-1263 Page 1A, ED 36, Image 0602
Mitchell, Joseph E, Head, Farm Owner, White, 51, Married, married at 31, b England, both parents born England, immigrated 1902, Not naturalised, Farmer
Mitchell, Laura E, Wife-H, , White, 61, Married, married at 41, b England, both parents born England, immigrated 1905, Not naturalised,
Watt, Alice J, Boarder, , White, 22, Single, , b Montana, father born Scotland mother born Montana, , , Teacher in Public School

Ellis Island Records has Joseph Edis Mitchell, immigrated 2 August 1901 aged 22ys 7mths on the Germanic sailing from Liverpool
Manifest shows as Mitchell Joseph Edw', 22y 7m, Single, Wool Sorter, can read and write, Bradford, final destination - Lawrence.
Travelled with Arthur Walker Hoyle on same ticket. Arthur was also a wool sorter from Bradford

WW1 Draft card
Joseph Edward Mitchell 08 Feb 1879 White Not Stated, Sweet Grass, MT

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: Arrived on ship Germanic, 2 Aug 1901, Ellis Island, New York, USA.

Joseph married Laura EARNSHAW, daughter of Thomas EARNSHAW and Elizabeth BRIGGS, in 1909 in USA. (Laura EARNSHAW was born on 20 Feb 1869 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, baptised on 17 Mar 1875 in Luddenden, Nr Halifax, Yorkshire, England and died on 8 Mar 1946 in Montana, USA.)