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Lt. Colonel John Philip Osbaldeston Mitford, DSO

Male 1880 - 1970  (90 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lt. Colonel John Philip Osbaldeston Mitford, DSO was born in 1880 in Kiddlington, Oxfordshire (son of Rev. Edward Mitford and Annie Maria Louisa Price); died in 1970.

    Notes:

    Lt Col in the Indian Army.

    John married Edith Tytler on 17 Oct 1907. Edith died in 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Edward Cecil Osbaldeston Mitford was born in 1908; died in 2002.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. Edward Mitford was born in 1853 in Ceylon (son of Edward Ledwich Osbaldeston Mitford and Janet Bailey); died in 1948.

    Notes:

    He was the Vicar of Hunmanby and Acrisa in Kent and Curate of Kiddlington, Oxfordshire in 1881

    Edward married Annie Maria Louisa Price on 14 Aug 1878 in St Georges, Hanover Square, London, England. Annie was born in 1855 in Lutterworth, England; died in 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Annie Maria Louisa Price was born in 1855 in Lutterworth, England; died in 1940.
    Children:
    1. 1. Lt. Colonel John Philip Osbaldeston Mitford, DSO was born in 1880 in Kiddlington, Oxfordshire; died in 1970.
    2. Maud Edith Mitford was born in 1879; died in 1965.
    3. Cuthbert William Mitford was born in 1884; died in 1963.
    4. Dorothy Frances Mitford was born in 1882; died in 1967.
    5. Ethel Margaret Gertrude Mitford was born in 1886.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edward Ledwich Osbaldeston Mitford was born in 1811 (son of Robert Mitford and Leticia Ludwich); died in 1912.

    Notes:

    He inherited Mitford and Hunmanby from his brother. He lived for 100 years

    Edward married Janet Bailey on 11 Aug 1844. Janet was born in 1822; died in 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Janet Bailey was born in 1822; died in 1896.
    Children:
    1. Cuthbert Philip Mitford was born in 1845 in Ceylon; died in 1854.
    2. Robert Osbaldeston Mitford was born in 1846 in Ceylon; died in 1924.
    3. 2. Rev. Edward Mitford was born in 1853 in Ceylon; died in 1948.
    4. Bertram Mitford was born in 1855 in Bath, Somerset, England; died on 4 Oct 1914 in Cowfold, Sussex, England.
    5. Rev. William Ledwich Mitford was born in 1855; died in 1914.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert Mitford was born on 9 May 1778 (son of Capt. John Mitford and Dorothy Young); died on 25 Dec 1818.

    Robert married Leticia Ludwich on 24 Aug 1805. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Leticia Ludwich
    Children:
    1. John Mitford was born in 1808 in Mitford, Northumberland, England; died in 1829.
    2. Robert Bertram Mitford was born in 1810; died in 1880.
    3. 4. Edward Ledwich Osbaldeston Mitford was born in 1811; died in 1912.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  Capt. John Mitford was born in 1749 in Mitford Castle, Mitford, Northumberland, England (son of Robert Mitford, of Mitford Castle and Ann Lewis); died in 1832.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: John (Capt) Mitford
    • Residence: Mitford Castle, Mitford, Northumberland, England

    Notes:

    Captain in the 85th Foot Regiment. Eventually became the Mitford heir.

    John married Dorothy Young. Dorothy was born est 1755 in Northumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Dorothy Young was born est 1755 in Northumberland, England.
    Children:
    1. 8. Robert Mitford was born on 9 May 1778; died on 25 Dec 1818.
    2. Anna Maria Mitford was born in 1782 in Mitford Manor, Mitford, Northumberland, England; died on 8 Jul 1868 in 'Kruisfontein', Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 1868 in Tharfield farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Admiral, Rn. John Mitford was born in 1783; died in 1831.
    4. Mary Mitford was born in 1787; died in 1826.
    5. Bertram Mitford was born in 1788; died in 1866; was buried in Mitford, Northumberland, England.
    6. Sybil Mitford was born in 1791; died in 1815.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  Robert Mitford, of Mitford Castle was born in 1718 (son of Robert Mitford and Mary Osbaldeston); died in 1784 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England.

    Notes:

    Robert Mitford of Mitford Castle married Ann Lewis of Jamaica. Issue: Bertram, John, William Henry, Anna, Mary, and 18 other children who died young! He was a Major in the Army, and a candidate for Parliament at Leicester.

    Robert married Ann Lewis about 1744 in Mitford, Northumberland, England. Ann (daughter of John Lewis, of Jamaica) was born in 1730 in Jamaica; died in 1768; was buried in Mitford, Northumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 33.  Ann Lewis was born in 1730 in Jamaica (daughter of John Lewis, of Jamaica); died in 1768; was buried in Mitford, Northumberland, England.
    Children:
    1. Anna Mitford was born in 1745.
    2. Bertram Mitford was born in 1748 in Dennet's Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire, England; died in 1800; was buried in Mitford, Northumberland, England.
    3. 16. Capt. John Mitford was born in 1749 in Mitford Castle, Mitford, Northumberland, England; died in 1832.
    4. Mary Mitford was born in 1751 in Firth House, Leicester.
    5. William Henry Mitford was born in 1752; died after 1828.
    6. Robert Clement Mitford was born in 1760; died in 1760.