Mitchell – Maxwell Family History

This section is for public notes about my family history research into my Mitchell and Maxwell ancestors from the British Isles. My ancestors come from Scotland, England and Ireland, and emigrated to Australia by various means from the 1850s to 1910.

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Dorcas Mitchell

Born in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1836. Teacher of deaf children in New Zealand and founder of the school that became the Van Asch School in Christchurch.