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Robert Francis Bell 1899 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4th September 1899

Birth Location: McRaes Flat, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 12th December 1979

Death Location: Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: John Bell

Mother: Mary Andrews

Spouse(s): Mary steele

Children(s): Hazel Bell, Olive Bell, Mona Bell, Robert Bell, Heather Bell

In 1899, Robert Francis Bell entered the world in McRaes Flat, Otago, New Zealand, born to John Wilson Bell and Mary Andrews. Robert Francis Bell married Mary Duncan steele, and had children including Hazel Mary Bell, Olive Robina Bell, Mona Helen Bell, Robert Duncan Bell, Heather Jean Bell. Robert Francis Bell passed away in 1979 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1899, Robert Francis Bell entered the world in McRaes Flat, Otago, New Zealand, born to John Wilson Bell and Mary Andrews.
  • Robert Francis Bell married Mary Duncan steele, and had children including Hazel Mary Bell, Olive Robina Bell, Mona Helen Bell, Robert Duncan Bell, Heather Jean Bell.
  • Robert Francis Bell passed away in 1979 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Robert Bell's Ancestors

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Robert Bell
1899 – 1979
Birth Place: McRaes Flat, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
John Wilson Bell
1852 – 1927
Carlisle Cumberland England
Mary Andrews
1859 – 1899
Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland
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Robert Bell's Descendants

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Robert (Francis) Bell (4th September 1899 – 12th December 1979) m. Mary (Duncan) steele (24 Sept 1899 – 25 Jan 1957)
  1. 1. Hazel (Mary) Bell (1921 – 1988) m. Victor Sargison (1920 – 1993)
  2. 2. Olive (Robina) Bell (2 Nov 1923 – 11 Aug 1991) m. Alfred (Charles) Mercer (14 Apr 1914 – 1984)
    1. 1. Gary (Charles) Mercer (1946 – 1946)
    2. 2. Kay (Mary) Mercer (20 Nov 1948 – 29 June 2013)
    3. 3. Susan (Esther) Mercer (20 Jun 1956 – 4 Dec 2001)
  3. 3. Mona (Helen) Bell (24-03-1925 – 2015) m. Douglas (Hackworhy) Limpus (10,may,1922 – 2010)
    1. 1. Murray (John) Limpus (6,aug,1955 – 12,dec,1996)
  4. 4. Robert (Duncan) Bell (27-04-1927 – 1999) m. Pamela Holland ( – 1995)
  5. 5. Heather (Jean) Bell (22-08-1931 – 2011) m. Trevor Philpot (1930 – 10 January 2015)
    1. 1. Colin Philpot
    2. 2. Colin Philpot

Robert Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1899
4th September 1899
Birth of Robert Francis Bell in McRaes Flat, Otago, New Zealand
McRaes Flat, Otago, New Zealand
1979
12th December 1979
Age 80
Death of Robert Francis Bell in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4th September 1899
    Event Place: McRaes Flat, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12th December 1979
    Event Place: Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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