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Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameMary Mitchell 
[4, 1891 ref: RG12 / 924 /60 / 8], [3, Death, Q4 of 1897, S Stoneham dist, vol 2C, p. 44]
[4, 1891 ref: RG12 / 924 /60 / 8], [3, Death, Q4 of 1897, S Stoneham dist, vol 2C, p. 44]Birthca 1821, Bray, Ireland
Death2 Dec 1897, “Moorlands”, Bitterne, Hants
Spouses
Marriageca Aug 1876, St Thomas, Ryde, Isle of Wight [3, Marriage, Q3 of 1846, I of Wight dist, vol 8, p. 367]
Notes for Mary Mitchell
Her father was James Dyke Molesworth Mitchell. No record of her baptism can be found.
I cannot identify her death in Britain, these are all the Mary Mitchells born in 1822 and dying from 1891 (when she was alive in the 1891 census) to 1922 (when she would have been 100):
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1893 (>99%)
Douglas Mary Beevor 71 Portsea 2b 332
Deaths Dec 1894 (>99%)
Douglas Mary Ann 5_ Guisbro' 9d 307
Deaths Mar 1900 (>99%)
Douglas Mary Ann 78 Northampton 3b 34
Deaths Jun 1900 (>99%)
Douglas Mary 78 Bellingham 10b 237
Might she have returned to Ireland?
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She is not found in the 1901 census and no Mary Douglases are found at all in the 1911 census and born in 1822.
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Her death was finally found in the Probate Index, leading to this entry on FindMyPast:
First name(s) MARY
Last name DOUGLAS
Gender Female
Birth year 1821
Age 76
Death quarter 4
Death year 1897
District South Stoneham
County Hampshire
Volume 2C
Page 44
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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I cannot identify her death in Britain, these are all the Mary Mitchells born in 1822 and dying from 1891 (when she was alive in the 1891 census) to 1922 (when she would have been 100):
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1893 (>99%)
Douglas Mary Beevor 71 Portsea 2b 332
Deaths Dec 1894 (>99%)
Douglas Mary Ann 5_ Guisbro' 9d 307
Deaths Mar 1900 (>99%)
Douglas Mary Ann 78 Northampton 3b 34
Deaths Jun 1900 (>99%)
Douglas Mary 78 Bellingham 10b 237
Might she have returned to Ireland?
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She is not found in the 1901 census and no Mary Douglases are found at all in the 1911 census and born in 1822.
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Her death was finally found in the Probate Index, leading to this entry on FindMyPast:
First name(s) MARY
Last name DOUGLAS
Gender Female
Birth year 1821
Age 76
Death quarter 4
Death year 1897
District South Stoneham
County Hampshire
Volume 2C
Page 44
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Mary Mitchell
Her probate index:
DOUGLAS Mary of “Moorlands” Bitterne Hants widow died 2 December 1897 Probate London 11 February [1898] to Henry Mitchell Sholto Douglas and Charles Wyndham Murray retired colonels in Her Majesty’s army Effects £57405 17s. 7d.
Resworn Oct 1899 £56852-13-7.
Henry Michell Sholto Douglas was her son.
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DOUGLAS Mary of “Moorlands” Bitterne Hants widow died 2 December 1897 Probate London 11 February [1898] to Henry Mitchell Sholto Douglas and Charles Wyndham Murray retired colonels in Her Majesty’s army Effects £57405 17s. 7d.
Resworn Oct 1899 £56852-13-7.
Henry Michell Sholto Douglas was her son.
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Notes for Henry Sholto & Mary (Family)
This looks like their marriage:
Henry Shalto Douglas
mentioned in the record of Henry Shalto Douglas and Mary Mitchell
Name: Henry Shalto Douglas
Spouse's Name: Mary Mitchell
Event Date: 1846
Event Place: St. Thomas, Ryde, Hamps., England
Father's Name: William Douglas
Spouse's Father's Name: James Dyke Molesworth Mitchell
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M16666-1 , System Origin: England-VR , GS Film number: 1470889 , Reference ID: 2:3PC99DX
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And this:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1846 (>99%)
Douglas Henry Sholto I of Wight 8 367
Mitchell Mary Isle of Wight 8 367
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Henry Shalto Douglas
mentioned in the record of Henry Shalto Douglas and Mary Mitchell
Name: Henry Shalto Douglas
Spouse's Name: Mary Mitchell
Event Date: 1846
Event Place: St. Thomas, Ryde, Hamps., England
Father's Name: William Douglas
Spouse's Father's Name: James Dyke Molesworth Mitchell
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M16666-1 , System Origin: England-VR , GS Film number: 1470889 , Reference ID: 2:3PC99DX
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And this:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1846 (>99%)
Douglas Henry Sholto I of Wight 8 367
Mitchell Mary Isle of Wight 8 367
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