Mitchell, Andrew

1892 - 1976  (83 years)

• Name	Mitchell, Andrew
  Born	6 Sep 1892	Dumferline, Fife, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _COLOR	2
  _FSFTID	KVG6-8S7
  _UID	B5078AB290DCD61187A60040059EAA555A11
  Died	17 Feb 1976	Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
  Person ID	I4295	We Are Three Lakes - the people file
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family	Pepler, Mabel Alice,   b. 29 Oct 1896, Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 31 Jul 1973, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand  (Age 76 years)
  Married	11 May 1922	Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand   [1]
  Notes	The marrieage took place at 11 AM and was officiated by the Reverend F.M. Beattie.
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2024
  Family ID	F1299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Andrew Mitchell was 20 years old when he arrived from London to bluff on the ship the "Athenic"The Athenic was a passenger ship which took 158-200 passengers and was built in Belfast From Geoff Mitchell Andrew was my paternal Grandfather. In my teenage years I had the responsibility to mow his lawns and cut his hedges. He was the one who taught me how to cut hedges. All done with hand shears of course. He told me whenever he started cutting his hedges my Father and his two brothers would all disappear because they knew they would have to pick up all the hedge clippings. When my Grandmother was alive we would visit them every second Sunday afternoon. We would watch the Sunday afternoon movie on TV and have cakes for afternoon tea. Often the Sunday afternoon movie was followed by soccer which never interested me. I would often go to their front room and play on the piano they had. I remember my Grandfather would give us 20 cents pocket money when we went home.After my Grandmother died he would come for Sunday lunch every second Sunday. My Father and I would then take him to visit my Grandmother's grave followed by a car ride before taking him home. Often our drive would end up overlooking the ocean.My Father had my Grandfather's World War 1 uniform. When the Department of Internal Affairs was looking for a World War 1 uniform my Father donated it. I believe it went to a Museum somewhere in France.I remember my Grandfather as kind man.He passed away on the day on got my drivers license.

  
  

• Sources

  [S260] Interview with Ellen Pepler Byatt and Albert Peple.