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I would like to hear from any descendants of Joseph (1872-1943) and bertha (1873-1940). BELL. They had 8 children, 7 survived childhood. I know that there are many relatives out there. Joseph was part of a very large family, all from the Eston area, I would like to hear from any of you, Bertha )nee dawson) born southbank, also had a few siblings, would love to hear from all of you.

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Joseph Bell in the 1911 England Census
Name: Joseph Bell
Age in 1911: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1872
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Eston, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Eston
County/Island:
Yorkshire-North Riding
Country: England
Street address: 33 Cross St California Eston
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Ironstone Miner
Registration district: Middlesbrough

Household Members:

Joseph Bell 39
Bertha Dorothy Bell 38
Joseph Bell 10
John Laidler Dawson Bell 9
Francis Christopher Bell 7
Percy Edward Laidler Bell 6
Jane Ann Bell 4
Linda Gertrude Bell 2
Hylton Lancelot Bell 1


Possible 2 more children.....


Births Mar 1912 (>99%)
Bell Horace Dawson Middlesbro 9d 1009


Births Dec 1913 (>99%)
Bell Flereller Dawson Middlesbro 9d 1014

I remember frerellar, he was a nice man. To be honest I always thought francis was flerellar, that they had spelt his name francis but called him flereller. I have never heard my mother mention francis or horace at any time. Any more info would be greatly appreciated

On the image, Francis looks aged 9 rather than 7, born Easton.

Ancestry links it to

Birth
Francis Christopher D Bell
Registration Year: 1902
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Middlesbrough
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 626

Marriage
Francis C D Bell
Spouse Surname: Ivy G J Mole
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1939
Registration district: Cleveland
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume Number: 9d
Page Number: 1727

There is one Bell/Mole birth showing on freebmd, in 1948.

Death
Francis Christopher D Bell
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1902
Date of Registration: Mar 1970
Age at Death: 67
Registration district: Cleveland
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 1b
Page: 1894

His probate
BELL Francis Christopher Dawson died 12 February 1970. Probate Newcastle-upon-Tyne 21 April £499
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

It’s a strange entry as it usually gives a home address. Might he have been the ‘black sheep’ of the family?

Ivy remarried in 1977 to Leonard W Bridgewater in Teeside.

Her death
First name(s) IVY GLADYS J
Last name BRIDGEWATER
Gender Female
Birth day 5
Birth month 6
Birth year 1910

Death quarter 4
Death year 1980
District CLEVELAND
County Yorkshire
Volume 3 Page 2492
..............
Probably Leonards

First name(s) LEONARD WILLIAM
Last name BRIDGEWATER
Gender Male
Birth day 26
Birth month 3
Birth year 1908

Death quarter 1
Death year 1994
District CENTRAL CLEVELAND
District number 3481G
Register number G44
Entry number 096
Date of registration mm/yy 0394
County Yorkshire
Country England

He was likely to have been born in Middlesbrough, as was Ivy
Ivy Gladys J Mole
Registration Year: 1910
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Middlesbrough
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 654

Her entry on the 1911 gives her third name
Name: Ivy Gladys Jane Mole
Age in 1911: 9/12
Estimated birth year: abt 1910
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: South Bank, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Eston
County/Island: Yorkshire-North Riding
Country: England
Street address: 103 Redcar Road South Bank
Registration district: Middlesbrough
Registration District Number: 535
Sub-registration district: Ormesby
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Piece: 29221

Household Members:
Name Age
Noah Mole 41
Elizabeth Mole 40
Arthur James Mole 10
Harold John Mole 8
Albert Ernest Mole 5
Ivy Gladys Jane Mole 9/12 <<<<
Edward Perkins 34

This could be why Horace hasn't been mentioned

Death
First name(s) HORACE
Last name BELL
Gender Male
Birth year 1912
Age 0
Death quarter 2
Death year 1912
District MIDDLESBROUGH
County Yorkshire
Volume 9D
Page 610

PricklyHolly previously posted his birth

Births Mar 1912 (>99%)
Bell Horace Dawson Middlesbro 9d 1009

As the March quarter could cover births from the end of Nov the previous year, the oldest he could have been when he died was 7 months.

The child who died.......

Births Dec 1898 (>99%)
BELL Bertha Dorothy Middlesbro' 9d 583


Deaths Sep 1907 (>99%)
BELL Bertha Dorothy D 8 Middlesbro' 9d 345


Flereller Bell in the England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Flereller Bell
Spouse Name: Lilian While
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1937
Registration district: Cleveland
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume Number: 9d
Page Number: 1297

2 children born to the marriage.....You can check them out on this free site...........

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/


Flereller Bell in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Flereller Bell
Birth Date: 13 Nov 1913
Date of Registration: Dec 1981
Age at Death: 68
Registration district: Cleveland
Inferred County: Cleveland
Volume: 3
Page: 2259

Births Jun 1910 (>99%)
BELL Hylton Lancelot Middlesbro' 9d 624


Hylton L Bell in the England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Hylton L Bell
Spouse Name: Evelyn Spencer
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1932
Registration district: Middlesbrough
Inferred County: Yorkshire
Volume Number: 9d
Page Number: 1035

A possible daughter born to the marriage in 1933 Middlesbrough.....and a son born 1941 in Cleveland.


Hylton Bell in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Hylton Bell
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1910
Date of Registration: Mar 1981
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: Cleveland
Inferred County: Cleveland
Volume: 3
Page: 2375


Percy E L D Bell in the England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Percy E L D Bell
Spouse Name:Elizabeth A Pattison-cordery (Pattison-Cordery on the image)
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1932
Registration district: Middlesbrough
Inferred County: Yorkshire
Volume Number: 9d
Page Number: 1056

A son born to the marriage in 1932

Percy Edward L D Bell in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Percy Edward L D Bell
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1904
Date of Registration: Mar 1971
Age at Death: 66
Registration district: Teesside South
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 1b
Page: 2190

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