Annie Mitchell, 1845–1928 (aged 82 years)
- Name
- Annie /Mitchell/
- Given names
- Annie
- Surname
- Mitchell
Birth | calculated October 1845
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30 Citation details: Death notice: Jemima Brand DEWAR (1925), MOOC 6/9/2806 #8168/1925, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BB-KSVG-C?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-927%3A1598032447 : 11 October 2018), 007731743 > image 649 of 779; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 25 Dec 2018
Citation details: Death notice: Annie MITCHELL (1928), MOOC 6/9/3291 #17833, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C919-3S21-K?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9L8%3A1598032456 : 11 October 2018), 007731759 > image 564 of 787; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 13 Sep 2020
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Baptism | November 27, 1845
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30 (aged 1 month) Citation details: Baptism: Anne MITCHELL (1845), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=R_691790523 : accessed 13 Sep 2020
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Census | March 30, 1851 (aged 5 years) Age: 42 years Address: 71 Bridge Street, Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus) 1851 Scotland - Census transcript - William Mitchell - Household https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1851/0020601198
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Epidemic | Influenza from 1857 to 1859 (aged 13 years)Source:
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War | American Civil War from April 1861 to May 1865 (aged 19 years)Source:
Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues includin… In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Event | Economic depression 1865 (aged 19 years)Source:
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Economic Event | Diamonds discovered 1867 (aged 21 years)Source:
Note: The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed 21.25 carats (4.250… The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed 21.25 carats (4.250 g), and was found by Erasmus Jacobs near Hopetown on the Orange River in 1867. The diamond, cut to a 10.73-carat (2.146 g) cushion-shaped brilliant, is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa led to the Kimberley Diamond Rush, and marked the beginning of the Mineral Revolution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Event | Gold discovered September 1873 (aged 27 years)Source:
Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
War | First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 (aged 35 years)Source:
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Historical Event | Orange Free State from 1854 to 1902 (aged 56 years)Source:
Note: The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat, Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer… The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat, Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Event | Gold discovered 1881 (aged 35 years)Source:
Note: In 1881 gold in the Barberton area was discovered by Tom McLachlan who found alluvial gold at Jamest… In 1881 gold in the Barberton area was discovered by Tom McLachlan who found alluvial gold at Jamestown. However due to the location (the hot lowveld region was rife with malaria) no-one wanted to go there until Auguste Roberts (French Bob) discovered gold in Concession Creek in 20 June 1883. This discovery resulted in a gold rush to the area. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Event | Gold discovered 1886 (aged 40 years)Source:
Note: Discovery of the Main Reef in Witwatersrand. Gold rushes to Pilgrim's Rest and Barberton were precur… Discovery of the Main Reef in Witwatersrand. Gold rushes to Pilgrim's Rest and Barberton were precursors to the biggest discovery of all, the Main Reef/Main Reef Leader on Gerhardus Oosthuizen's farm Langlaagte, Portion C, in 1886, the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the subsequent rapid development of the gold field there, the biggest of them all. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Epidemic | Bubonic plague February 1, 1901 (aged 55 years)Source:
Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
War | Second Boer War from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (aged 56 years)Source:
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Historical Event | South African Republic from 1852 to 1902 (aged 56 years)Source:
Note: The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Trans… The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal, was an independent and internationally recognised country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Epidemic | Pneumonic plague February 1904 (aged 58 years)Source:
Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Epidemic | Tuberculosis 1906 (aged 60 years)Source:
Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historical Event | Union of South Africa May 31, 1910 (aged 64 years)Source:
Note: Union of South Africa established. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Epidemic | Smallpox 1912 (aged 66 years)Source:
Note: Smallpox outbreaks: The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg and cas… Smallpox outbreaks: The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg and cases of smallpox are discovered in Durban. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
War | World War I from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (aged 73 years)Source:
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Epidemic | Spanish flu 1918 (aged 72 years)Source:
Note: An estimated 500,000 people die from the Spanish flu epidemic in South Africa, the fifth hardest hit… An estimated 500,000 people die from the Spanish flu epidemic in South Africa, the fifth hardest hit country in the world. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime minister | Louis Botha from May 31, 1910 to August 27, 1919 (aged 73 years)Source:
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Prime minister | Jan Christiaan Smuts from September 3, 1919 to June 30, 1924 (aged 78 years)Source:
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Death of a sister | Jemima Brand Mitchell May 20, 1925 (aged 79 years) Age: 83 years 7 months Address: 26 St Peter's Rd, Southernwood Citation details: Death notice: Jemima Brand DEWAR (1925), MOOC 6/9/2806 #8168/1925, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BB-KSVG-C?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-927%3A1598032447 : 11 October 2018), 007731743 > image 649 of 779; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 25 Dec 2018
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Death of a sister | Margaret Jane Mitchell January 18, 1928 (aged 82 years) Age: 84 years 3 months Citation details: Death notice: Margaret Jane MITCHELL (1928), MOOC 6/9/3278 #17580, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C919-7Y1B?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-92T%3A1598032450 : 11 October 2018), 007731758 > image 535 of 783; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 13 Sep 2020
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Prime minister | James Barry Munnik Hertzog from June 30, 1924 to September 5, 1939 (on the date of death)Source:
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Death | January 27, 1928 (aged 82 years) Age: 82 years 3 months Address: 26 St. Peter's road Citation details: Death notice: Annie MITCHELL (1928), MOOC 6/9/3291 #17833, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C919-3S21-K?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9L8%3A1598032456 : 11 October 2018), 007731759 > image 564 of 787; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 13 Sep 2020
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