The roots of Atlantic Taxis start back in the 1840's, when Thomas Mitchell (born in Perranporth in 1805) was a Carrier. The family business was continued by his second son Robert (who was born in1846). By 1871 Robert had changed his proffession to Bus Proprietor. Later he married Catherine and the business was expanding and they had two sons,Richard and Thomas born 1879 and 1877 respectively. They continued the family fortunes on and by 1900 Robert had become a farmer; Richard had expanded the business with the operation of horse drawn buses.

Robert then married and Bobby Mitchell was born in 1902. Bobby at the age of 8 was undertaking work for the family business, taking orders on Saturdays while off school. In the years that followed Brian Mitchell (Bobby's Son) followed into the Mitchell's business of Taxis and Coaches and in turn they were later joined by Geoffrey Mitchell (Brian's Son)

Brian's premature and untimely death, through illness, and Geoffrey's tragic loss in a fire, left Bobby the only serving male Mitchell connected with the business. The Taxi operation passed into new ownership in 1987 and Bobby a well known character died in 1992. The business continues from the same premises that Bobby, Brian and Geoffrey established.

  One of Mitchells' first motorised taxis - a TT Ford photographed in 1921