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Capt. John Mitford[1]

Male 1749 - 1832  (83 years)


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  • Name John Mitford 
    Title Capt. 
    Birth 1749  Mitford Castle, Mitford, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Name John (Capt) Mitford 
    Residence Mitford Castle, Mitford, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 1832  [2
    Person ID I477  Bourchiers
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2012 

    Father Robert Mitford, of Mitford Castle,   b. 1718   d. 1784, Morpeth, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Ann Lewis,   b. 1730, Jamaica Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1768 (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1744  Mitford, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Young,   b. Est 1755, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Y  [2
    Children 
    +1. Robert Mitford,   b. 9 May 1778   d. 25 Dec 1818 (Age 40 years)
    +2. Anna Maria Mitford,   b. 1782, Mitford Manor, Mitford, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1868, 'Kruisfontein', Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: Birth]
    +3. Admiral, Rn. John Mitford,   b. 1783   d. 1831 (Age 48 years)
     4. Mary Mitford,   b. 1787   d. 1826 (Age 39 years)
    +5. Bertram Mitford,   b. 1788   d. 1866 (Age 78 years)
     6. Sybil Mitford,   b. 1791   d. 1815 (Age 24 years)
    Family ID F255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2007 

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

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] Ivan Mitford-Barberton & Violet White, "Some Frontier Families", (1968, Human & Rousseau Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa).

    2. [S736] Paul Tanner - Tremaine, Tanner - Tremaine, Paul.