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Matthew Bell 1812–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1812

Birth Location: Grinton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 4 Apr 1870

Death Location: Daylesford, Victoria, Australia

Father: Matthew Bell

Mother: Elizabeth Bowes

Spouse(s): Mary Dowson

Children(s): Mary Bell, Robert Bell, Micheal Bell, Matthew Bell, Ann Bell, Harry Bell, Isabella Wear, Joseph Bell, James Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Margaret Bell

Matthew Bell was born in 1812 in Grinton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Matthew Bell And Elizabeth Bowes. In 1851, Matthew Bell resided in North Bedburn, Durham, England. Matthew Bell married Mary Lonsdale Dowson, and had children including Ann Lonsdale Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Harry Bell, Isabella Wear, James Bell, Joseph Bell, Margaret Bell, Mary Jane Bell, Matthew Bell, Micheal Dowson Bell, Robert Bell. Matthew Bell passed away in 1870 in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Matthew Bell was born in 1812 in Grinton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Matthew Bell And Elizabeth Bowes.
  • In 1851, Matthew Bell resided in North Bedburn, Durham, England.
  • Matthew Bell married Mary Lonsdale Dowson, and had children including Ann Lonsdale Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Harry Bell, Isabella Wear, James Bell, Joseph Bell, Margaret Bell, Mary Jane Bell, Matthew Bell, Micheal Dowson Bell, Robert Bell.
  • Matthew Bell passed away in 1870 in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Bell
1770–
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Bowes
1764–
Birth Location: Grinton, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Dowson
1814–1866
Birth Location: Reeth, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Bell
1841–1920
Birth Location: Isle of Man, England
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Robert Bell
1836–1917
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Micheal Bell
1838–1921
Birth Location: Reeth, Yorkshire, England
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Matthew Bell
1839–
Birth Location: Reeth, Yorkshire, England
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Ann Bell
1844–1922
Birth Location: Reeth, Yorkshire, England
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Harry Bell
1845–
Birth Location: England
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Isabella Wear
1857–1851
Birth Location: Coundon, Durham, England
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Joseph Bell
1848–1912
Birth Location: New Bitchburn, Durham, England
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James Bell
1851–1931
Birth Location: New Bitchburn, Durham, England
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Elizabeth Bell
1854–1860
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
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Margaret Bell
1856–1923
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
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Matthew Bell's Ancestors

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Matthew Bell
1812–1870
Birth Place: Grinton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Matthew Bell
1770–
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Bowes
1764–
Grinton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Bell's Descendants

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Matthew Bell (28 Mar 1812–4 Apr 1870) m. Mary (Lonsdale) Dowson (21 May 1814–19 Jul 1866)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Bell 1841–1920 m. Cuthbert (Thomas) Catterson 1839–1881
    1. 1. Albert (John) Catterson 1879–1941 m. Ellen (Elizabeth) STUART 1889–1972
      1. 1. John (Henry) CATTERSON 1911– m. Eileen Josephine
        1. 1. John (Charles) CATTERSON
        2. 2. Josephine (Ellen) CATTERSON
        3. 3. David (Anthony) CATTERSON
        4. 4. Kaye (Sandra) CATTERSON
        5. 5. Susan (Gayle) CATTERSON
      2. 2. Sylvia (May) Catterson 1909–2004 m. William (Alexander) Murray 1902–1982
      3. 3. Neil (Augustus) Catterson 1911–1928
      4. 4. William (Cuthbert) Catterson 1908–1989
    2. 2. Matthew Catterson 1861–1945
    3. 3. Thomas Catterson 1863–1864
    4. 4. Joseph Catterson 1864–1943
    5. 5. Mary Catterson 1866–1949
    6. 6. Elizabeth Catterson 1868–1964
    7. 7. Cuthbert (Thomas) Catterson 1871–1939
    8. 8. Ann Catterson 1872–1950
    9. 9. Alfred (Daniel) Catterson 1873–1957 m. Emma (Florence) Finlay 1874–1958
      1. 1. Bertha (Rosetta) Catterson 1900–
      2. 2. Mildred (Mary) Catterson 1902–1974
      3. 3. Edith (Jenie) Catterson 1904–1978
      4. 4. Alfred (John) Catterson 1907–1982
    10. 10. Sarah (Jane) Catterson 1875–1940 m. Jno (Thos) Alford 1879–1948
      1. 1. Audrey (Berenice) Alford 1910–
      2. 2. Harry (Gordon) Alford 1912–1927
      3. 3. Cuthbert (Thomas) Alford 1901–1903
      4. 4. Geoffrey (Catterson) Alford 1907–
    11. 11. Neil (Augustus) Catterson 1876–1887
    12. 12. Robert (Henry) Catterson 1878–1917
    13. 13. Margaret (Lily Maud) Catterson 1881–1883
  2. 2. Robert Bell 1836–1917 m. Mary (Anne) Moses 1838–1900
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bell 1856–1925 m. John (Allan) Gray 1854–1933
      1. 1. William (Percy) Gray 1877–1949
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Gray 1880–1884
      3. 3. Mary (Selina) Gray 1881–1957
      4. 4. Jane (Ann) Gray 1883–1956
      5. 5. Robert Gray 1885–1898
      6. 6. Ethel (May) Gray 1887–1890
      7. 7. Ellen (Maude) Gray 1889–1945
      8. 8. Allan (John Allen) Gray 1891–1970
      9. 9. Mabel (Hilda) Gray 1893–1961
      10. 10. Joseph (Ernest George) Gray 1895–1971
    2. 2. Mary Bell 1859–1944 m. George (Septimus) Davies 1860–1930
      1. 1. Lillian (May) Davies 1885–1969
      2. 2. Robert (George) Davies 1886–1958
      3. 3. Annie (Mary) Davies 1888–1951
      4. 4. Edith (Jane) Davies 1890–1890
      5. 5. Margaret (Elizabeth) Davies 1891–1959
      6. 6. Essie (Emmaline) Davies 1893–1914
      7. 7. Stanley (Norman) Davies 1894–1927
      8. 8. Florence (Myrtle Francis) Davies 1897–1992
    3. 3. William Bell 1862–1864
    4. 4. Matthew Bell 1864–1887
    5. 5. Jane (Ann) Bell 1866–1948 m. John (Harvey) Perry 1853–1935
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Perry 1889–1966
      2. 2. John (Harvey) Perry 1892–1898
      3. 3. Joseph (Alfred) Perry 1894–1958
      4. 4. Matthew (Lennon) Perry 1896–1958
      5. 5. Jane (Ellen) Perry 1900–1983
      6. 6. John (Thomas) Perry 1902–1981
      7. 7. Minnie (Catherine) Perry 1906–1971
    6. 6. Margaret Bell 1869–1871
    7. 7. Robert Bell 1871–1940
    8. 8. Helen (Ellen) Bell 1873–1947 m. Ernest Zimmer 1870–1959
      1. 1. Robert (Ernest) Zimmer 1896–1958
      2. 2. William (John) Zimmer 1899–1964
      3. 3. Doris (Miriam) Zimmer 1903–2000
      4. 4. Edith (Helen) Zimmer 1907–1967
      5. 5. Daisy (Christobel) Zimmer 1909–1976
    9. 9. Joseph (William) Bell 1875–1953 m. Grace (Lucy) Wilson 1882–1957
      1. 1. Myrtle (Grace) Bell 1904–1962 m. Charles (Arthur) Young 1902–1978
        1. 1. Robert (Charles) Young 1925–1982
    10. 10. George (Michael) Bell 1877–1880
  3. 3. Micheal (Dowson) Bell 1838–1921 m. Jane JOHNSON 1839–1925
    1. 1. Agnes Bell 1864–1866
    2. 2. Thomas Bell 1867–1927 m. Mary (Louisa) Wilkinson 1869–1957
      1. 1. elizabeth (lester) Bell 1855–1934
      2. 2. Lavinia (Jane) Bell 1896–1978
      3. 3. David (Dowson) Bell 1899–1967 m. Bessie (Dorothy Alexandra) Marriott 1900–1981
      4. 4. Edgar (Johnson) Bell 1910–1984 m. Louisa (Grace) Gogoll 1911–
    3. 3. Matthew Bell 1872–1916 m. Eliza Price 1876–1955
  4. 4. Matthew Bell 1839–
  5. 5. Ann (Lonsdale) Bell 1844–1922 m. Thomas Hoath 1841–1908
    1. 1. Matthew Hoath 1865–1913
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Alice) Hoath 1869–1869
    3. 3. Thomas Hoath 1871–1934
    4. 4. Jane (Ann) Hoath 1873–1957
    5. 5. Margaret Hoath 1875–1967
    6. 6. Edward (Abner) Hoath 1878–1968
    7. 7. Maud (Mary) Hoath 1880–1966
    8. 8. Mabel (Jubilee) Hoath 1887–1968
    9. 9. Maria Hoath 1870–
  6. 6. Harry Bell 1845–
  7. 7. Isabella Wear 1857–1851 m. William Bell 1844–1928
    1. 1. Ann (M) Bell 1868–
    2. 2. William Bell 1870–
    3. 3. John (Henderson) Bell 1877–
    4. 4. Lennet Bell 1878–
  8. 8. Joseph Bell 1848–1912 m. Elizabeth Elms 1852–1933
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Bell 1870–1870
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Bell 1871–1954
    3. 3. Alice (Amelia) Bell 1874–1932 m. Albert (Richard) Manley 1875–1950
      1. 1. Irene (Victorious) Manley 1896–1971
      2. 2. Alma (Gertrude) Manley 1899–
    4. 4. Margaret (Emma) Bell 1878–1878
    5. 5. Joseph (Matthew) Bell 1879–1885
    6. 6. Robert (Michael) Bell 1881–1944 m. Ethel (May) ALLEN 1889–1989
      1. 1. Eric (Valentine) BELL 1920–1974
      2. 2. William (Norman) BELL 1922–1940
    7. 7. Thomas (James) Bell 1884–1938
    8. 8. Victoria (May) Bell 1887–1970 m. WALTER (THOMAS) DUNSTAN 1884–
      1. 1. ESTELLE (WINFRED) DUNSTAN 1913–1987
      2. 2. Colis (Bennett) Dunstan 1914–1977
  9. 9. James Bell 1851–1931 m. Ann Muxworthy 1850–1899
    1. 1. William Bell 1872–1911 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Datson 1878–1911
      1. 1. William (Datson) Bell 1895–1946 m. Laura (Daisy Inez) Parker 1900–1939
        1. 1. William (Laurence George) Bell 1923–2002
      2. 2. BABY Bell 1896–1896
      3. 3. Betsy (May) Bell 1898–1900
      4. 4. Albert (Henry) Bell 1901–1916
      5. 5. A (Baby) Bell 1902–1902
      6. 6. Richard (Clifford) Bell 1904–1992 m. Isabella King 1905–1983
      7. 7. Edgar (Leslie) Bell 1906–1906
      8. 8. Dulcie (Thelma) Bell 1907–1970
    2. 2. Lilley Bell 1873–1877
    3. 3. Louisa (Ann) Bell 1876–1963 m. Edward (Turnbull) Robson 1871–1930
      1. 1. Matthew (Clareville) Robson 1898–1976
      2. 2. James Robson 1900–1929
      3. 3. Alice (May) Robson 1907–2001
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Adeline) Bell 1879–1957 m. William (George) Campbell 1877–1961
      1. 1. William (James) Campbell 1901–1981
      2. 2. Marian (Elizabeth Maise) Campbell 1902–
      3. 3. Margaret (Ann) Campbell 1905–1984
      4. 4. Robert (Hair) Campbell 1908–1994
      5. 5. Gertrude (Adeline) Campbell 1910–2002
      6. 6. DONALD (HAIRSON) CAMPBELL 1911–1992 m. Ann Bell 1918–2005
        1. 1. LYNETTE CAMPBELL –2000
      7. 7. Kenneth (George) Campbell 1913–1930
    5. 5. John (Thomas) Bell 1881–1942 m. Violet (Julie) Phillips 1893–1982
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Bell 1920–1976
      2. 2. Victor (James) Bell 1924–2008
      3. 3. Shirley (Sheila) Bell 1929–1932
      4. 4. Allan (Vincent) Bell 1932–1962
    6. 6. Lillian (Jane) Bell 1884–1937 m. John (Herbert) Harris 1872–1954
      1. 1. Ronald (Stuart) Harris 1906–
      2. 2. Roy (Vivian) Harris 1907–1997
      3. 3. Delores (May) Harris 1909–
      4. 4. Eunice (Lilian) Harris 1918–1937
    7. 7. Pearl (May) Bell 1886–1942 m. John (George) Peart 1880–1958
      1. 1. Vera (Maude) Peart 1905–1985
      2. 2. Elsie Peart 1907–
      3. 3. William (George) Peart 1914–1943
    8. 8. George (Albert) Bell 1889–1954 m. Lillian (Pauline) Phillips 1897–1985
      1. 1. Mena (Myrtle) Bell 1916–1992 m. Francis (Joseph) Murphy 1914–1964
      2. 2. Ann Bell 1918–2005 m. DONALD (HAIRSON) CAMPBELL 1911–1992
      3. 3. George (Richard) Bell 1920–1997
      4. 4. Lilly Bell 1924–1924
      5. 5. Gladys Bell 1926–1995 m. BENJAMIN (CECIL) TOSCH 1916–1988
      6. 6. William (James) Bell 1929–1932
      7. 7. Mary (Pauline) Bell 1931–2000 m. ALBERT (CHARLES) KERR 1924–2007
  10. 10. Elizabeth Bell 1854–1860
  11. 11. Margaret Bell 1856–1923 m. James Dowson 1848–1898
    1. 1. Matthew (Bell) Dowson 1878–1948
    2. 2. James (Lonsdale) Dowson 1880–1882
    3. 3. Margaret Dowson 1883–1907
    4. 4. Mary (Hoath) Dowson 1885–1948
    5. 5. Jane (Ann) Dowson 1887–1943
    6. 6. James (Alfred) Dowson 1889–1907
    7. 7. Michael Dowson 1893–1915

Matthew Bell's Timeline

4 Records

1812
28 Mar 1812
Birth of Matthew Bell in Grinton, Yorkshire, England
Grinton, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 39
Matthew Bell resided here in North Bedburn, Durham, England
North Bedburn, Durham, England
1870
4 Apr 1870
Age 58
Death of Matthew Bell in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
1900
1900
Age 88
Matthew Bell resided here in Victoria, Australia
Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1812
    Event Place: Grinton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists
    [3] Australia Death Index
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2386; Folio: 193; Page: 39; GSU roll: 87064.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: North Bedburn, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2386; Folio: 193; Page: 39; GSU roll: 87064.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Melbourne, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1870
    Event Place: Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007
    [2] Australia Death Index
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