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Leonard Robert Bell 1899 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1899

Birth Location: Brixham, Devon, England

Death Date: Abt. Mar 1973

Death Location: Torbay, Devon, England

Father: Robert Bell

Mother: Mary Widdicombe

Spouse(s): Dorothy Gibson

Children(s): Robert Bell, Sheila Bell

Early life: Leonard Robert Bell arrived in Brixham, Devon, England in 1899, born to Robert Lowrey Bell and Mary Martin Widdicombe. Over time, Leonard Robert Bell formed a family with Dorothy Gibson, which included Robert Gibson Bell and Sheila Florence Bell. Leonard Robert Bell concluded life in Torbay, Devon, England in 1973.

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Parents

Robert Bell
1859 – 1925
Birth Location: Brixham, Devon, England
RB
Mary Widdicombe
1861 – 1938
Birth Location: Brixham, Devon, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Gibson
1902 – 1976
Birth Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
DG

Children(s)

Robert Bell
1931 – 1979
Birth Location: Brixham, Devon, England
RB
Sheila Bell
1938 – 2013
Birth Location: United Kingdom
SB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Jun 1899
    Event Place: Brixham, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, 1939 England and Wales Register, British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Devon, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Class: RG14; Piece: 12802; Schedule Number: 249, Class: RG13; Piece: 2076; Folio: 34; Page: 5, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6813G

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 7 Sep 1899
    Event Place: Brixham, St Mary, Devon, England
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Rattery, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2076; Folio: 34; Page: 5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Brixham, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 12802; Schedule Number: 249

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1918
    Event Place: Church Farm, Drew S Brixham
    Record Source: British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1939
    Event Place: Devon, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6813G

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Abt. Mar 1973
    Event Place: Torbay, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006

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