Walter Mitchell
1817–74
Clergyman and natural philosopher. Interested in crystallography and mineralogy. Lecturer in natural philosophy, St Bartholomew’s Hospital; vicar of St Bartholomew’s-the-less, 1861–9; hospitaller, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 1846–69. Reader at Christ Church, Newgate Street, London, 1846–69. Vicar of Purton, Wiltshire, 1871.
Sources
Alum. Cantab.
Census returns of England and Wales 1861 (The National Archives: Public Record Office RG9/217/106/1), 1871 (RG10/1888/39/13)
Clergy list 1843–1874
Crockford’s clerical directory 1860–74.
England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 13 October 2018)England & Wales, non-conformist and non-parochial registers, 1567–1970 (Ancestry.com, accessed 13 October 2018)
Bibliography
Alum. Cantab.: Alumni Cantabrigienses. A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900. Compiled by John Venn and J. A. Venn. 10 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1922–54.
Clergy list: The clergy list … containing an alphabetical list of the clergy. London: C. Cox [and others]. 1841–89.
Crockford’s clerical directory: The clerical directory, a biographical and statistical book of reference for facts relating to the clergy and the church. Crockford’s clerical directory etc. London: John Crockford [and others]. 1858–1900.
