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Trying to find an Eagle

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Gregory

Gregory Report 14 Jan 2008 18:56

Have spent ages trying to locate an Eagle Bell and family, have them up till 1881 living in Bolton but all trace disapears thereafter. By chance found an Edward Eagle Bell in Austrailia 1901-1936 census. Most UK Bells with the name Eagle are common family and Eagle himself had a son Edward. Any help if this a possible immigration post 1881
Greg Bell

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 14 Jan 2008 19:05

Some dates are always good for ref.

From FreeBMD:


Births Mar 1847
Bell Eagle Thetford 13 325

Marriages Dec 1869
Bell Eagle Bolton 8c 437


Also related names -- wife was Elizabeth Davies or Mary Jane Grimes?

edit -- from 1881 census: wife Elizabeth.

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JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 14 Jan 2008 19:13

Son Edward?

Name: Edward Eagle Bell
Year of Registration: 1875
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Bolton
County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 431

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Gregory

Gregory Report 15 Jan 2008 18:30

Hi Kathryn,
thanks for the replies, during the period 1860-1881 I also managed to locate these bits of info, I managed to get his marriage cert (You are right it was Elizabeth Davies). The trouble I am having is finding anything from 1881 onwards, Eagle, Elizabeth and the three children Edward 1875,Frederick 1877 and James 1879 all disapear. Whislt searching on Ancestry I did not toggle the uk only box and got an Edward Eagle Bell in the Austrailian census listing 1901-1930, the birth year was realistic and I was hoping this may be a clue,
Thanks Greg