Betty Mitchell

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Ian Taylor on 23rd January 2026

The website https://distantfield.com.au compiled by Colin Field contains the names of thousands of descendants from Betty Mitchell and Edward Field.

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iain Frazier on 7th October 2024

Amends to above are: Edward (Field) senior & presumably his family was living at Hawkesbury in 1805. Edward (Field) & all his family were recorded in 1828 at Evan.

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iain Frazier on 19th June 2024

Family connections for Betty (Mitchell) are: Some amendments added Aug 2025. MITCHELL Elizabeth/Betty Sarah (Dixon/Mitchell) daughter of Sarah (Mitchell nee Dixon?) was born about 1770. She was living at Westbury Wiltshire when tried for breaking entering & stealing, with her mother & others in January 1790, cheeses etc of John (Helps) of Studley at Wiltshire Assizes, sentenced to 7years, held at Fisherton Gaol (her mother was held at Devizes Bridewell) & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 5months on Fleet ship MARY ANN/E. She associated firstly with James (Wilson his second relationship) whom she married on 20 2 1805 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced 1child.>>> James (Wilson) arrived in NSW as a seaman in 1788 on First Fleet ship HMS SIRIUS. He arrived at Norfolk Island on 26 8 1792. He associated firstly with Elizabeth (Wainright her first (1of4) relationship). He produced 2children in his lifetime. Details of James (Wilson)s family are given in entry for Eleanor (Wainwright PRINCE OF WALES 1788) on this Website. .. >>>Elizabeth/Betty Sarah (Dixon/Mitchell) was assigned to corporal Edward (Fields). She became Free by Servitude before 1801. She associated secondly with Edward (Field) whom she married on 20 2 1805 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 24 6 1837 age67 mother of 9children. [Some details taken from this Website] Edward (Field) was born in 1769. He enlisted in NSW Corps on 27 7 1789 as a private & arrived in NSW as a soldier on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. In 1794 he was granted 25acres at Iron Cove Creek. In 1798 he was detached to (McArthur)s company until he was discharged on 8 5 1801. In 1803 he was granted 100acres at Evan. He was described at his marriage in 1805 as formerly with NSW Corps. He was granted a further 100acres at Evan in 1809. He is recorded as alive in 1811. Elizabeth (Dixon/Mitchell) & Edward (Field) produced 8children: 1.Mary Ann (Field) was born on 14 3 1795 & baptised on 5 4 1795 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She is comparable to the daughter of Eleanor (Wainwright) see above. She married Thomas (Perry) on 3 8 1812 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. They separated in 1813. She died on 12 11 1865 age70. ..Thomas (Perry/Parry) was born about 1777/80. He was convicted at Monmouth Assizes on 18 9 1807, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 20 12 1808 after a voyage of 5months on ADMIRAL GAMBIER. He had been issued his Conditional Pardon by 1812. ..{Some information taken from this Website] .. 2.Edward (Field) was born on 16 9 1797 & baptised on 24 12 1797 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He married firstly Maria (Collitts/Strickland her second marriage) on 6 10 1817 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He was recorded in 1828 as a farmer with his family on 150acres at Evan & in 1829 as a farmer. On 23 6 1852 he employed convict James (Wilcox BARING 1819) at Nepean.>>> ..Maria (Colletts) was born in London about 1795. She arrived in NSW as a child with her parents in 1801 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MINORCA. As Maria (Collits age15 she had married firstly Philip (Strickland) emancipist on 4 9 1811 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced 3children. After her first husbands death she was helped by her parents & siblings for a while. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Evan. She died before 1830, childbirth?, age about34 mother of 10children & was buried with her husband (Philip (Strickland) at Old CofE cemetery. ..Details of Maria (Collitts/Strickland)s family are given in entry for Pierce (Collet MINORCA 1801) on this Website. ..Edward (Field) & Maria (Collitts/Strick/tland) produced at least 7children: ..1.Elizabeth (Field) was born on 17 4 1818 & baptised on 25 1 1819 at Christ Church Castlereagh. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Evan. She died on 17 11 1884 age66. ..2.Eliza (Field) was born on 5 12 1819. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Evan. She died on 12 3 1829 age9 at Evan & was buried at Christ Church Castlereagh. ..3.Lydia (Field) was born on 9 9 1821 & baptised on 7 10 1821 at Christ Church Castlereagh. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Evan. She died on 30 5 1909 age87. ..4.Frances (Field) was born on 20 4 1823 & baptised on 18 5 1823 at Christ Church Castlereagh. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Evan. She died on 30 11 1849 age26. ..5.James (Field) was born on 2 1 1825 & baptised on 30 1 1825 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He was recorded in 1828 with his family at Evan. He died on 26 6 1898 age73. ..6.Lucy Ann (Field) was born on 23 12 1826 at Evan & baptised on 21 1 1827 at Christ Church Castlereagh. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Evan. She died on 27 8 1896 age69. ..7.Edward (Field) was born on 17 9 1828 at Evan & baptised on 25 1 1829 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He was recorded in 1828 with his family at Evan. He died on 2 12 1896 age68. .. >>>Edward (Field) married secondly Esther (Lees/Leers) on 18 10 1830 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He died on 7 12 1846 age49 father of 7children. [..Esther (Lees/Leers) was born in 1812 in the colony. [..Details of Esther (Lees/Leese)s family are shown in entry for Mary (Stevens EARL CORNWALLIS 1801) on this Website. .. 3.Maria/Sarah? (Field) was born on 1 11 1801 & baptised on 24 1 1802 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She married John (Rope) on 17 2 1817 at Christ Church Castlereagh & produced at least 6children. She died on 28 8 1842 age40. ..John (Rope) was born on 22 12 1795 & baptised on 2 1 1796 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He married Maria (Field) on 17 2 1817 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He was recorded in 1826 as a farmer. He & his family are recorded in 1828 at the farm at Evan with his father. He was recorded in 1829 as a farmer. He died on 11 7 1845 age49. ..Details of John (Rope)s family are given in entry for Anthony (Rope ALEXANDER 1788) on this Website. 4.George (Field) was born about 1803/6 at Parramatta. He married firstly Elizabeth (Colless) on 12 7 1824 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He was recorded in 1828 with his wife.>>> ..Elizabeth (Colless) was born on 8 6 1806 & baptised on 8 3 1824 age17 w/William, Jane, George, Mary & John at Christ Church Castlereagh. She was recorded in 1828 with her husband. She died on 28 10 1833 age27. ..Details of Elizabeth (Colless)s family are given in entry for George (Collis BARWELL 1798) on this Website. .. >>>George (Field) married secondly Frances (Callaghan) on 12 5 1834 at (Christ Church?) Castlereagh. He died on 16 4 1872 age about68 at Mt Pleasant father of 13children. ..Frances Mary (Callaghan)/Fanny (Callahan) was born about 1814. She became a house servant. She was tried for stealing clothes at Devon Assizes Exeter on 13 1 1829, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW on 3 8 1829 after a voyage of 4months on SOVEREIGN; she was age16 Protestant 5'0" dark ruddy complexion, freckled dark brown hair hazel eyes. She died on 7 8 1882 age about68 at Bathurst. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..George (Field) & Frances (Callaghan) produced 13children: ..1.John (Field) was born in 1834 at Castlereagh.] ..2.George (Field) was born in 1836 in NSW ..3.George (Field) was born in 1837 in NSW. ..4.Joseph (Field) was born in 1839 in NSW. ..5.Thomas A (Field) was born in 1840 in NSW. ..6.Edward (Field) was born in 1843 in NSW. He died in 1887 age about44 in Bathurst. ..7.Alfred (Field) was born in 1844 in NSW. ..8.Mary A (Field) was born in 1846 in NSW. ..9.Edwin (Field) was born in 1848 in NSW. .10.Emeline (Field) was born in 1850 in NSW. .11.Ann (Field) was born in 1853 in NSW. She married Edward John (Mansell unrelated? to Henry Samuel) in 1876 at Bathurst & produced 4children. She died in 1934 age about81 at Bathurst. ....Edward John (Mansell) died on 16 1 1923 at Bathurst & was buried there. ....Details of Edward John (Mansell)s family are given BELOW .12.Malvin/ia (Field) was born in 1854 in NSW. She married Henry Samuel (Mansell unrelated? to Edward John) in 1878 at Bathurst & produced 7children. She died in 1920 age about46 at Newtown. ....Details of Henry Samuel (Mansell)s family are given BELOW. .13.Alfred (Field) was born in 1857 at Penrith. .. 5.William (Field) was born on 15 4 1806 & baptised on 17 8 1806 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 24 10 1856 age50. 6.Sophia (Field) was born on 26 6 1807 at Nepean. She married Thomas (Higgins) an emancipist on 7 6 1824 at Castlereagh & produced 5children. She died on 21 7 1871 age64. ..Thomas Stephen (Higgins) was born on 21 12 1792 & became a labourer. He was tried for being idle & disorderly at Limerick county Ireland, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW on 20 12 1816 after a voyage of 5months on SURREY; he was Catholic; he is recorded from December 1816 to 1823 as working for Sir John (Jamison). He was Free by Servitude by 1825. In 1828 he was recorded as farming on 70acres at Evan. He died on 26 7 1839 age46. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Sophia (Field) & Thomas Stephen (Higgins) produced maybe 5children: ..1.Mary Ann (Higgins) was born on 15 9 1825 at Nepean & baptised on 9 10 1825 at Christ Church Castlereagh &/or 14 9 1827 w/Elizabeth at St Marys RC Sydney. She died on 1 9 1919 age94-. ..2.Elizabeth (Higgins) was born on 5 7 1827 at Nepean & baptised on 14 9 1827 w/Mary Ann at St Marys RC Sydney. She died on 3 7 1924 age97-. ..[Noted a Harriet Rebecca (Higgins) daughter Thomas (Higgins) & Elizabeth (???) was born on 8 2 1829 & baptised in May 1833 at St Phillips CofE Sydney ..3.Thomas Stephen (Higgins) was born on 26 12 1829 in Sydney & baptised on 17 1 1830 at St Marys RC Sydney. He died on 6 2 1865 age35. ..4.??? (Higgins) ..5.??? (Higgins) .. 7.Thomas (Field) was born on 23 2 1811 at Nepean & baptised on 18 9 1811 at St Matthews CofE Windsor/Nepean. He died on 28 6 1860 age49. 8.John (Field) was born on 24 8 1815 at Nepean. He died on 25 8 1815 age1day. .. >>>Edward (Field) married secondly Esther (Lees/Leers) on 18 10 1830 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He died on 7 12 1846 age49 father of 8known children. ..Esther (Lees/e) was born on 12 1 1812 & baptised on 2 2 1812 as (Lees/Leese) at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She died on 26 7 1875 age63. ..Details of Esther (Lees/Leese)s family are shown in entry for Mary (Stevens EARL CORNWALLIS 1801) on this Website. MANSELL 1 Edward John (Mansell) son of Samuel Adams (Mansell) & Jane (???) married Ann (Field sister Malvin/ia just BELOW) in 1876 at Bathurst & produced 4children. He died on 16 1 1923 at Bathurst & was buried there. Ann (Field) was born in 1853 in NSW. She died in 1934 age about81 at Bathurst. Details of Ann (Field)s family are given ABOVE. Edward John (Mansell) & Ann (Field) produced 4children: 1.Edrick Edward (Mansell) was born in 1877 at Bathurst. He married firstly Florence A (Warren) in 1904 in Sydney & produced 2children: ..1.Ivy D (Mansell) was born in 1905 at Balmain. ..2.Marcia A (Mansell) ..Edrick Edward (Mansell) married secondly Gertrude F (Sandford) in 1934 in Sydney. 2.Henry William (Mansell) was born in 1879 at Bathurst. He married Amy (Griffin) in 1911 at Bathurst & produced 2children: ..1.Raymond H (Mansell) ..2.Marjorie J (Mansell) 3.Ivy I L (Mansell) was born in 1891 at Bathurst. She married Sidney W (Harding) in 1915 at Bathurst. 4.Myrtle O M (Mansell) was born in 1894 at Bathurst. She married Thomas (Edwards) in 1918 at Bathurst. MANSELL 2 Henry Samuel (Mansell) son of Henry Samuel (Mansell) married Malvin/ia (Field sister Edward John just ABOVE) in 1878 at Bathurst. Malvin/ia (Field) was born in 1854 in NSW. She died in 1920 age about46 at Newtown. Details of Malvin/ia (Field)s family are given ABOVE. Henry Samuel (Mansell) & Malvin/ia (Field) produced 7children: 1.Henry Samuel (Mansell) was born in 1879 at Bathurst. 2.Frances Frederika (Mansell) was born in 1880 at Bathurst. She married Frederick James (Ingersole) in 1907 at Bathurst & produced 3children. ..Frederick James (Ingersole) was born in 1882 at East Macquarie. ..Details of Frederick James (Ingersole)s family are given in entry for John (Ingersole LORD MELVILLE 1829) on this Website. 3.Bertha Lee (Mansell) was born on 29 3 1883 at Bathurst. She married William John (Peachey) on 27 3 1907 at Bathurst & produced 1child. ..William John (Peachey) was born on 21 10 1883 at Hartley. He died on 20 4 1936 age52 at Enfield & was buried at Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. ..Details of William John (Peachey)s family are given BELOW. 4.Aubrey E (Mansell) was born in 1889 at West Macquarie. He married Sylvia H (Whittaker) in 1918 at Glebe. 5.Cecil Callaghan (Mansell) was born on 3 9 1891 at Bathurst. He married Elsie (Cregan) in 1916 in Sydney & produced 1child: ..1.Cecil W (Mansell) 6.Horace H (Mansell) was born in 1886 at West Macquarie. 7.Elvie Elsie (Mansell) was born in 1895 in NSW. She married Ernest James C (Thomas) in 1916 in Sydney & produced 2children: ..1.Walter (Thomas) ..2.Cecil E (Thomas) PEACH/EY John (Peach/ey) son of John (Peach/ey) & Jane (Gathercole) was born in 1865 in Norfolkshire. He arrived in Australia free on 28 3 1881 on DEVON & in Bathurst in that year. He became a porter & married Mary Lavinia (Cox) on 7 7 1883 at Lithgow. He died on 17 4 1922 age52 at Enfield & was buried at Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. Mary Lavinia (Cox) daughter of Charles W (Cox) & Emma (???) was born about 1866 in England? & arrived in Australia with her parents & 2sisters in 1882 on ORONTES. John (Peach/ey) & Mary Lavinia (Cox) produced 9children: 1.William John (Peachey) was born on 21 10 1883 at Hartley. He married Bertha Lee (Mansell) on 27 3 1907 at Bathurst. He died on 20 4 1936 age52 at Enfield & was buried at Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. ..Bertha Lee (Mansell) was born on 29 3 1883 at Bathurst. ..Details of Bertha Lee (Mansell)s family are given ABOVE. ..William John (Peachey) & Bertha Lee (Mansell) produced 1child: ..1.Irene B (Peachey) was born in 1908 at Penrith. 2.Robert (Peachey) was born in 1885 at Lithgow. He died on 31 8 1903 age about18 & was buried at Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. 3.Rosina (Peachey) was born in 1887 at Lithgow. She married firstly Alfred J (Stilsby) in 1910 in Sydney & produced 4children:>>> ..1.Edna M (Stilsby) ..2.John J (Stilsby) ..3.Gladys E (Stilsby) ..4.Charles E (Stilsby) .. >>>Rosina (Peachey) married secondly Arthur G (Gray) in 1919 at Marrickville. She died in 1925 age about38 mother of maybe 4children at Redfern & was buried at Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. .. 4.Frederick (Peachey) was born on 2 7 1889 at Lithgow. He married Alice Jane (Turner) in 1908 at Newtown. She died on 1 12 1941 age52 at Marrickville & was buried at Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. ..Frederick (Peachey) & Alice Jane (Turner) produced 4children: ..1.Alice Mary (Peachey) was born in 1909 at Marrickville. ..2.Frederick (Peachey) ..3.Kenneth Cavalier (Peachey) ..4.Ivy May (Peachey) .. 5.Charles Gathercole (Peachey) was born in 1890 at Penrith. 6.John James (Peachey) was born in 1893 at Newtown. 7.Joseph Oswald (Peachey) was born in 1896 at Newtown. 8.Emma Jane (Peachey) was born in 1897 at Newtown. 9.Ruth Irene (Peachey) was born in 1902 at Newtown. References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Family History Group of Bathurst Inc.'Bathurst Pioneers-Register of Pioneer Families Of Bathurst NSW And District <1900' Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'

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Jessi Keough on 24th October 2019

Elizabeth was assigned to Corp. Edward Field, who she later married.

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Maureen Withey on 13th May 2019

Saturday last, Betty Mitchell, of Westbury, was committed to Fisherton Gaol, charged on the oath of John Helps, of Studley, farmer, on a violent suspicion of having aided and assisted in breaking open his dwelling-house, and stealing five cheeses, some childbed linen, and a piece of Holland cloth; and also with having part of the said property on her possession. Sarah Mitchell, her mother, was at the same time committed to Devizes bridewell, as a confederate in the said burglary. Bath Chronicle, 7, Jan 1790 At the assizes for this county, ... Betty Mitchell, for assisting in breaking open the dwelling-house of John Helps, of Studley, and stealing five cheeses,and ... were sentenced to be transported for seven years. Bath Chronicle 18 Mar 1790