Born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Scott Haldane CH FRS
and Louisa Kathleen Coutts (Trotter) Haldane
Sister of
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane
Wife of
Gilbert Richard Mitchison Bt CBE
— married
11 Feb 1916 in Headington, Oxfordshire, England
Mother of
Geoffrey Mitchison, Denis Anthony Mitchison CMG, John Murdoch Mitchison, Nicholas Avrion Mitchison FRS and Valentine Harriet Isabella Dione (Mitchison) Arnold-Forster BA
Died
at age 101
in Mull of Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Naomi Mitchison was a British writer, feminist, and peace activist who was the prolific author of some 90 books—the best known of which was The Corn King and the Spring Queen (1931)—as well as numerous articles, essays, works of poetry and drama, and children’s stories; she was created C.B.E. in 1985.
Biography
Naomi (Haldane) Mitchison is Notable.
Naomi (Haldane) Mitchison was a centenarian, living to age 101.
Naomi Margaret Haldane was born on 1 Nov 1897 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, daughter of Dr. John Scott Haldane (1860 - 1936) and Louisa Kathleen (Trotter) Haldane.
Her brother was John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (1892 - 1964).
In the 1901 census Naomi (age 3) was the daughter of John S Haldane in Oxford St Giles, Oxfordshire, England.[1]
In the 1911 census Naomi (age 13) was the visitor, with her mother, of George Tindall Plunkett in Wimbledon, Surrey, England.[2]
In 1916 she married Gilbert Richard (Dick) Mitchison in Headington, Oxfordshire, England.[3]
Naomi died on 11 Jan 1999 in Mull of Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland aged 101.
Sources
- ↑
1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing St Clement subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: X9Y2-2K1 (accessed 2 July 2022)
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Naomi M M Haldane (3) daughter in household of John S Haldane (40) in Oxford St Giles in Headington registration district in Oxfordshire, England. Born in Scotland. - ↑
1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: XW8T-FTY (accessed 2 July 2022)
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Naomi Mary Margaret Haldane (13) visitor in household of George Tindall Plunkett (68) in Wimbledon in Kingston registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Edinburgh. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
citing 1916, quarter 1, vol. 3A, p. 1955, Headington, Oxfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
FamilySearch Record: 26XR-WNS (accessed 2 July 2022)
Haldane marriage to Gilbert R Mitchison registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1916 in Headington.
SeeAlso:
- Wikipedia: Naomi Mitchison
- Among You Taking Notes. The Wartime Diary of Naomi Mitchison (1986) selected and edited by Dorothy Sheridan
- https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/jan/13/guardianobituaries
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160422004400/http://www.britannica.com/biography/Naomi-Mitchison
- https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/16/arts/naomi-mitchison-dies-at-101-author-and-feminist-rebel.html
- Wikidata: Item Q461571, en:Wikipedia
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