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Norman Arthur Cranston Bell 1878 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1878

Birth Location: Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 23 Jul 1951

Death Location: Cumberland, England

Father: James Bell

Mother: Grace Kerr

Spouse(s): Mary Railton

Children(s): Norman Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Grace Bell, Enid Bell

Norman Arthur Cranston Bell was born in 1878 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England, the child of James Bell and Grace Kerr. In 1939, Norman Arthur Cranston Bell resided in Northumberland, England. Norman Arthur Cranston Bell married Mary Alice Railton, and had children including Norman Cranston Bell, Elizabeth Railton Bell, Grace M. Bell, Enid Mary Bell. Norman Arthur Cranston Bell passed away in 1951 in Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Norman Arthur Cranston Bell was born in 1878 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England, the child of James Bell and Grace Kerr.
  • In 1939, Norman Arthur Cranston Bell resided in Northumberland, England.
  • Norman Arthur Cranston Bell married Mary Alice Railton, and had children including Norman Cranston Bell, Elizabeth Railton Bell, Grace M. Bell, Enid Mary Bell.
  • Norman Arthur Cranston Bell passed away in 1951 in Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Norman Bell's Ancestors

Self
Norman Bell
1878 – 1951
Birth Place: Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
Parents
James Bell
1840 – 1892
Haltwhistle, Northumberland
Grace Kerr
1841 – 1904
Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Bell
1801 – 1875
Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
Mary Patterson
1803 – 1851
Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
John Kerr
1809 – 1872
Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Mary McMeiken
1812 – 1864
Leswalt, Wigtonshire
Great-Grandparents
James Patterson
1748 – 1827
Mary Robinson
1756 – 1848
David Kerr
1777 – 1822
Ann McCammon
1785 – 1854
Thomas McMeckan
1785 – 1835
Grizal McDowall
1784 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Patterson
1696 –
William Robinson
1736 – 1822
Margaret Wilkinson
1740 – 1792
John Ker
1735 – 1832
Helen McKie
1748 – 1811
John McCamon
1735 – 1813
Mary Drynnan
1758 – 1797

Norman Bell's Descendants

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Norman (Arthur Cranston) Bell (1878 – 23 Jul 1951) m. Mary (Alice) Railton (15 Jul 1880 – Jul 1950)
  1. 1. Norman (Cranston) Bell (abt 1905 – )
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Railton) Bell (1907 – Jan 1974)
  3. 3. Grace (M.) Bell (24 Mar 1909 – Jul 1979)
  4. 4. Enid (Mary) Bell (10 Apr 1917 – 23 May 2010) m. Rowland (Burdon) Batey (27 Feb 1915 – 5 Aug 2001)
    1. 1. Private Batey m. Brian (Alfred) Pritchard (1945 – 2018)
      1. 1. Private Pritchard
      2. 2. Katherine Pritchard m. Malone
        1. 1. Amber Malone

Norman Bell's Timeline

3 Records

1878
1878
Birth of Norman Arthur Cranston Bell in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
1939
1939
Age 61
Norman Arthur Cranston Bell resided here in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England
1951
23 Jul 1951
Age 73
Death of Norman Arthur Cranston Bell in Cumberland, England
Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, 1939 England and Wales Register (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/3016D

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1951
    Event Place: Cumberland, England

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