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Hi I am helping my stepdad with his family history he has a James C W Bell brn 1889 that was in the army in 1917 he was in Bangalore he married a Daisey Constance Nicholas in 1917 in Madras, they had a son James Alexander Demetrius Bell born in 1919 I am trying to find out what happened to James Bell and his family in India. my stepdad knows nothing about it

Any help appreciated

Lindsey

For our reference and James's full name:

Daisy Constance Nicholas
in the India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948
Name: Daisy Constance Nicholas
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1895
Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1917
Marriage Place: Madras, Madras, India
Father: Alexander Nicholas
Spouse: James Charles William Bell
FHL Film Number: 527483

James's father was Alexander Bell.

James aged 25, therefore born c1892

Correct birth 1890:

BELL, JAMES CHARLES WILLIAM mms HUGGETT
GRO Reference: 1890 J Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 973

Parents' marriage:

Marriages Jun 1878 (>99%)
BELL Alexander Greenwich 1d 1127
HUGGETT Elizabeth Greenwich 1d 1127

Thank you I couldn’t find anything apart from a baptism for their son James Alexander Demetrius in India. The other information I got was from James C W Bells military records. He was brn 1889/1890 his father was indeed Alexander Bell and his mum was a Elizabeth Bell nee Huggett
I’m at a loss of how to find out what happened to them all later in life

Daisy's baptism, in case her DOB helps:

Daisy Constance Nicholas
in the India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947
Name: Daisy Constance Nicholas
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 16 May 1894
Baptism Date: 11 Jul 1894
Baptism Age: 0
Baptism Place: Madras, Madras, India
Father: Alexander Nicholas
Mother: Jessie Constance
FHL Film Number: 521879

I don't see anything else on Ancestry.
I can't even see James's army record, nor the son's birth.

The army record is under James C W Bell brn in Deptford it states his father Alexander Mother Elizabeth and Brother at an address we know.
I’ve just found the baptism for James Alexander Demetrius Bell in 1919.
I’ve also found the other records for Daisy Constance Nicholas baptism and birth and marriage to James C W Bell.
Still nothing anywhere for any of them later on in life

From FamilySearch:

James Alexander Demeterin Bell
India Marriages, 1792-1948
Name: James Alexander Demeterin Bell
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Aug 1945
Event Place: Bombay Presidency, India
Event Place (Original): Poona, Bombay, India
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Year (Estimated): 1919
Father's Name: James Charles Bell
Spouse's Name: Dorothea Patricia May Davis
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
Spouse's Father's Name: Benjamin Arthur Davis


They had a daughter, born 1946 in Poona.

I won't post her details in case she's still alive.
I'll PM them to you.

James A D was born 24 May 1919

Lindsey

Familysearch - where the 1945 marriage was found - is a free site. Try checking it out

Found James's army record on Ancestry - just posting because I found it, in case anyone else is having trouble locating it -

It's under James, not James CW.
Parents , wife, and brother listed as you've mentioned.:

James Bell
in the UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920
Name: James Bell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1888
Birth Place: Deptford, Kent, England
Age: 20
Document Year: 1908
Regimental Number: 9217
Regiment Name: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment
Form Title: Short Service Attestation
Number of Images: 27

Argyllgran I’ve found the records on family search, trying to work out how to find what happened to James bell and Daisey later on

Not sure that you'll be able to find much about India after 1947

The baptism for James Charles William Bell, not that it adds anything except his actual birth date:

Name: James Charles William Bell
Gender: Male
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 4 May 1890
Baptism Place: Deptford Christ Church, Lewisham, England
Father: Alexander Bell
Mother: Elizabeth Bell
Register Type: Parish Registers

Image says father Alexander was a labourer, address 28 Reginald Road

Image gives birth date as 19th April 1890