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)