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Winston Rigby Bell 1908–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1908

Birth Location: Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 17 Nov 2000

Death Location: Gawler, South Australia, Australia

Father: Benjamin Bell

Mother: Eliza Turner

Spouse(s): Margaret Retchford

Children(s): Heather Bell

In 1908, Winston Rigby Bell entered the world in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia, born to Benjamin Henry Bell And Eliza Turner. Winston Rigby Bell married Margaret Elizabeth Retchford, and had children including Heather Margaret Bell. Winston Rigby Bell passed away in 2000 in Gawler, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Winston Rigby Bell entered the world in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia, born to Benjamin Henry Bell And Eliza Turner.
  • Winston Rigby Bell married Margaret Elizabeth Retchford, and had children including Heather Margaret Bell.
  • Winston Rigby Bell passed away in 2000 in Gawler, South Australia, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

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Winston Bell's Ancestors

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Winston Bell
1908–2000
Birth Place: Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia
Parents
Benjamin Henry Bell
1872–1936
Stokes Bay Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Eliza Turner
1880–1958
Talisker, South Australia, Australia
Grandparents
Preston (Thomas) Bell
1842–1921
Stepney, Middlesex, England
Mary Rigbye
1841–1924
Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Winston Bell's Descendants

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Winston (Rigby) Bell (15 Jun 1908–17 Nov 2000) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Retchford (16 Nov 1910–5 Sep 1968)
  1. 1. Heather (Margaret) Bell 1943–2001 m. Cyril Thompson 1935–2023

Winston Bell's Timeline

3 Records

1908
15 Jun 1908
Birth of Winston Rigby Bell in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia
Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia
1938
14 May 1938
Age 30
Winston Rigby Bell was married in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2000
17 Nov 2000
Age 92
Death of Winston Rigby Bell in Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Gawler, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 May 1938
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 2000
    Event Place: Gawler, South Australia, Australia

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