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| William BELL (1855 - 1907) |
| miner, mine clerk?, clerk in England |
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| b. 10 May 1855 at Knaresdale, Northumberland, England |
| m. 22 Nov 1881 Isabella GREY (1859 - 1934) at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| d. 03 Sep 1907 at Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia aged 52 |
| Cause of Death: |
| heart failure |
| Parents: |
| Joseph BELL (1825 - 1884) |
| Margaret RIDLEY (1825 - 1902) |
| Siblings (6): |
| John BELL (1848 - 1851) |
| Thomas BELL (1850 - ) |
| Joseph BELL (1856 - ) |
| Hannah BELL (1858 - ) |
| Edward BELL (1861 - 1884) |
| John Henry BELL (1864 - ) |
| Children (5): |
| Joseph William BELL (1885 - 1948) |
| George Henry BELL (1887 - 1955) |
| Alice Maud BELL (1890 - 1914) |
| Ethel May BELL (1893 - 1980) |
| Edith Isabella BELL (1897 - 1951) |
| Events in William BELL (1855 - 1907)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 10 May 1855 | William BELL was born | Knaresdale, Northumberland, England | |||
| 22 Nov 1881 | 26 | Married Isabella GREY (aged 22) | Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England | Note 1 | |
| 1883 | 28 | Immigration | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||
| 21 Nov 1884 | 29 | Death of father Joseph BELL (aged 59) | Knaresdale, Northumberland, England | Certificate | |
| 31 Mar 1885 | 29 | Birth of son Joseph William BELL | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | Certificate | |
| 02 Jul 1887 | 32 | Birth of son George Henry BELL | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | 1887/005347 | |
| 15 Sep 1890 | 35 | Birth of daughter Alice Maud BELL | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | 1890/007453 | |
| 08 Jan 1893 | 37 | Birth of daughter Ethel May BELL | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | 1893/006083 | |
| 22 Mar 1897 | 41 | Birth of daughter Edith Isabella BELL | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | 1897/006130 | |
| 03 Jan 1902 | 46 | Death of mother Margaret RIDLEY (aged 77) | Knaresdale, Northumberland, England | ||
| 03 Sep 1907 | 52 | William BELL died | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | Note 2 | |
| Note 1: Certificate, St John Parish Church |
| Note 2: Certificate
Lynd Hwy, Sect 17, Plot 20, No 3334, Anglican, near 3410 |
| Personal Notes: |
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Joseph William's birth and death certificate gives William's occupation as 'miner'.
Marriage certificate shows living at Westgate Road Death certificate says 23 years in Qld. So, came to Qld in about 1884. Religion:Presbyterian. 1882/3 passenger list for 'Oban Bay' shows William (aged 30) and Isabella (aged 24) Bell with 'Free' passage. Qld Passenger lists (http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps@iinet.net.au/shipping/mig-qld3.htm) shows: OBAN BAY Arrived 19 07 1883 in Townsville departed Glasgow 20 03 1883 fiche PL M1699 (imm/178) Lived Hodgkinson Street, Chaters Towers Note: William and Isabella lived in a tent for a while before they got themselves organised into a mine cottage. They had five children. He had a brother who went to Toronto and another who was with the railways in Stockton. Charters Towers council rate book (Qld Archive 06-08-2003) has a William Bell in Mexican St in 1904. |