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William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell 1912 – 1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1912

Birth Location: Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 4 Sep 1990

Death Location: Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Albert Bell

Mother: Adelaide Jamieson

Spouse(s): Elsie Shumack

Children(s): Judith Bell

William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell was born in 1912 in Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Albert Edward Bell and Adelaide Catherine Jamieson. William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell married Elsie Doreen Shumack, and had children including Judith Catherine Bell. William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell passed away in 1990 in Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell was born in 1912 in Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Albert Edward Bell and Adelaide Catherine Jamieson.
  • William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell married Elsie Doreen Shumack, and had children including Judith Catherine Bell.
  • William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell passed away in 1990 in Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Bell
1883 – 1971
Birth Location: Monteagle, Young, New South Wales, Australia
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Adelaide Jamieson
1890 – 1971
Birth Location: Hillgrove NSW Australia
AJ

Spouses(s)

Elsie Shumack
1910 – 1954
Birth Location: Sunny Corner, New South Wales, Australia
ES

Children(s)

Judith Bell
1940 – 2018
Birth Location: Sydney New South Wales Australia
JB

William Bell's Ancestors

Self
William Bell
1912 – 1990
Birth Place: Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Albert Edward Bell
1883 – 1971
Monteagle, Young, New South Wales, Australia
Adelaide (Catherine) Jamieson
1890 – 1971
Hillgrove NSW Australia
Grandparents
William (James Sedgebear) Bell
1857 – 1916
Thornbury Gloustershire England
Esther Bailey
1856 – 1897
Murringo NSW Australia
John Jamieson
1885 – 1901
Shetland Islands, Scotland
Alison Hamilton
1862 – 1956
Adelong, Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
STEPHEN BAILEY
1821 – 1886
MARGARET VICTOR
1830 – 1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Bailey
1790 – 1819
Jane Correct
EMANUEL VICTOR
1767 –

William Bell's Descendants

1.
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William (James Selwyn ('Jim')) Bell (29 Nov 1912 – 4 Sep 1990) m. Elsie (Doreen) Shumack (15 Feb 1910 – 13 Jun 1954)
  1. 1. Judith (Catherine) Bell (9 Apr 1940 – 3 Jan 2018) m. Wilhelmus (Johannus) Kuit

William Bell's Timeline

16 Records

1912
29 Nov 1912
Birth of William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell in Hillgrove, Kogarah , New South Wales, Australia
Hillgrove, Kogarah , New South Wales, Australia
1912
29 Nov 1912
Birth of William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell in Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia
Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia
1912
29 Nov 1912
Birth of William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell
None
1936
1936
Age 24
William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell resided here in Ramsgate, Barton, New South Wales, Australia
Ramsgate, Barton, New South Wales, Australia
1937
1937
Age 25
William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell resided here in Ramsgate, Barton, New South Wales, Australia
Ramsgate, Barton, New South Wales, Australia
1943
1943
Age 31
William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell resided here in Banksia, Lang, New South Wales, Australia
Banksia, Lang, New South Wales, Australia
1949
1949
Age 37
William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell resided here in Kembla, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
Kembla, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
1954
1954
Age 42
William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell resided here in Warrawong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
Warrawong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
1958
1958
Age 46
William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell resided here in Warrawong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
Warrawong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
1963
1963
Age 51
William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell resided here in Warrawong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
Warrawong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
1968
1968
Age 56
William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell resided here in Warrawong, Macarthur, New South Wales, Australia
Warrawong, Macarthur, New South Wales, Australia
1980
1980
Age 68
William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell resided here in Nowra, Macarthur, New South Wales, Australia
Nowra, Macarthur, New South Wales, Australia
1990
1990
Age 78
William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell resided here in Sanctuary Point
Sanctuary Point
1990
4 Sep 1990
Age 78
Death of William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell in Sanctuary Point
Sanctuary Point
1990
4 Sep 1990
Age 78
Death of William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell in Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia
Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia
1990
4 Sep 1990
Age 78
Death of William James Selwyn ('Jim') Bell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Hillgrove, Kogarah , New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B884

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1912

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Ramsgate, Barton, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Ramsgate, Barton, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Banksia, Lang, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Kembla, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Warrawong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Warrawong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Warrawong, Cunningham, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Warrawong, Macarthur, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Nowra, Macarthur, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: Sanctuary Point

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1990
    Event Place: Sanctuary Point

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1990
    Event Place: Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1990
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