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Name (FAMILY NAME, Other Names)

MITCHELL, Marjory Erlistoun

Maiden name

Barr Smith

Date of Birth

11 January 1868

Place of Birth

Woodville, South Australia

Date of Death

3 August 1913

Place of Death

Fitzroy

Place of Burial

Mitcham Anglican Cemetery

Addresses/Dates in Prospect Council Area

18 Fitzroy Tce, Fitzroy; 1898-1913

Addresses/Dates outside Prospect Council Area

 

Names of houses (if any)

Mitchell House

Parents

Robert and Joanna (nee Elder)

Spouse(s)

Sir William Mitchell (1861 – 1962)

Date(s) of Marriage(s)

18 January 1898

Place(s) of Marriage(s)

St Andrews Church, Walkerville

Children

Joanna Roberta (20/02/1900 -

Mark Ledingham (13/06/1902 – 08/07/1977)

Education

 

Occupation(s)

 

Interests/Activities

Erlistoun Mitchell built her own career as a well-known embroiderer whose works are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia. She was well known for her William Morris designs worked in silk.

The Dictionary of Australian Artists On-Line states:

‘Embroiderer, South Australia, produced many works after Morris & Co. designs, including table covers, a screen, mantel borders and a splendid portière.’

Notes

A short story, Proud Joan Cradock's Dreams, was published in the Mt Barker Courier, 9 March 1900.

St Andrews Church, Walkerville has a window in her memory.

Religion/Churches

Presumably Anglican

Sources of information

The Dictionary of Australian Artists On-Line;

SAGHS;

Legoe M.I., A Family Affair, 1982, p.12; 

Newspapers;

David Kilner, 18 Fitzroy Tce Fitzroy: A Research Note for Prospect Local History Group (Copy in Prospect Library)

Principal Researcher(s)

David Kilner (Prospect Local History Group)

 

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