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Bells from glasgow, Scotland

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Katherine

Katherine Report 30 Oct 2008 15:31

Hi
Does anyone have any info or can anyone please find me any info on:
James Allen Bell came to Australia in 1927.
James married Gladys Mrytle Mogridge who is a grand-daughter of Sarah Hall a sister to my g/grandfather.

I do have some information about them that I have taken from a family history book 'The Allens and The Graysons' written in 2000 but I do not have Gladys and James family on my tree.
They married 12 July 1940 in Brisbane and had 2 children - Shirley and Keith. (Gladys was living in Coloundra in 2000)

Shirley Ann Allen Bell b 8 Nov 1942 m 7 March 1964 (div) Ian Robert Jones. ( in 2000 Shirley lived in Brisbane) They had 2 boys - Andrew and Marcus
1. Andrew David Jones b 14 July 1966 m Feb 1987 England, Raylene Wrench (they had 3 children)
1a. Amanda Jane Jones b Feb 1988 d Feb 1988
1b. Emily Grace Jones b July 1990
1c. Katherine Louise Jones b April 1993

2. Marcus Daniel Jones b 9 March 1969 m Nov 1993 Michelle Louise Humphreys (they had 1 child)
2a. Ishbel Louise Jones b April 1998

Keith Ian Allan Bell b 25 April 1945 m 23 March1968 Yvonne Scriven (they had 3 children)
2a. Cameron Stuart Allan Bell b 4 Aug 1976
2b. Christina Ann Allan Bell b 23 Nov 1981 Brisbane, (twin)
2c. Fiona Elizabeth Allan Bell b 23 Nov 1981, Brisbame, (twin)

James was a pilot in the RAAF in WW11 and died in 1988.

Gladys was the second youngest of eight to William Henry Mogridge and Annie May Allen. Annie was the 4th child of James Gordon Allen and Esther Jane Grayson, they had 13 children. James was from Scotland and Esther from Ireland. They lived in and around the area at Warwick.

William was the first child to Thomas Mogridge and Sarah Hall, they had 9 as well as 3 from Thomas's 1st marriage. They were living in Warwick also as William and Annie.

James Allen Bell came to Australia with his family in 1927. Shipping logs say:

Mr J Bell 42 Postman
Mrs C Bell housewife 35
Mstr J Bell 14
Mstr R J Bell 10
Mstr W D Bell 6

Their address was 35 Duncombe Street, Glasgow.

Kind regards
Katherine Bell