Thomas Bell (1575–1617) was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England and died in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Thomas Bell 1575–1617

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Born BEF 21 Jun 1575 · Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Died 7 Jul 1617 · Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Father Cutbert Bell

Mother Anne Roper

Spouse Elizabeth Lumpkyn

Children Christian Bell, Edward Bell, Epinetus Bell, John Bell, Sarah Bell, Thomas Bell

Siblings Edward Bell, Marian Bell, Ralph Bell

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Thomas Bell was born in 1575 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, the child of cutbert bell and anne roper. Thomas Bell married elizabeth lumpkyn, and had children including christian bell, edward bell, epinetus bell, john bell, sarah bell, thomas bell. Thomas Bell passed away in 1617 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

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: Thomas Bell (1575–1617) was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England and died in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (C) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Thomas in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 1 generations of this lineage geographically.
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