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ANNIE BELL

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Rhoda

Rhoda Report 13 Aug 2010 15:52

Trying to find out what happened to my great aunt Annie Bell, born in Middlesex - parents Thomas Bromley Bell and Mary Ann Dickson. In 1881 census she was 13 and living in Bermondsey. Can anyone please help with this?
Rhoda

Lorraine

Lorraine Report 13 Aug 2010 15:56

cant find on 1881 with parents in bermondsey

closest is this

1881 England Census
about Annie Bell
Name: Annie Bell
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Ellen Mary
Gender: Female
Where born: London, London, Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Bermondsey
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 10 Thorburn Sq
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: St Olave Southwark
Sub-registration district: St James Bermondsey
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ellen Mary Bell 24
Annie Bell 13
Florence B. Bell 9
Thomas H. Bell 7
Herbert T. Bell 3
Sydney B. Bell 1


Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Aug 2010 16:07

wonder if she went into domestic service as lots did then

1891 census
Name: Annie Bell
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Tunbridge
Ecclesiastical parish: Trinity
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street Address:The Chestnuts" Grove Hill Road

Occupation:Parlour Maid

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Tunbridge
Sub-registration district: Tunbridge Wells
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Caroline Harris 64
Sarah Forbes 26
Annie Bell 24
Eleanor Liddle 26


Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 677; Folio 94; Page 61; GSU roll: 6095787

Rhoda

Rhoda Report 13 Aug 2010 16:22

Thanks Shirley
This might be the Annie I am looking for.
Regards
Rhoda

Rhoda

Rhoda Report 13 Aug 2010 16:23

Thanks Lorraine
This is the right family.
Kind regards
Rhoda

Lorraine

Lorraine Report 13 Aug 2010 17:27

do you have them on the 1871

you say her mother is mary ann but 1881 mother is listed as ellen and only 11 years older than annie?

patchem

patchem Report 13 Aug 2010 17:49

?
1871 England Census
Annie Bell Age: 2 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: Thos B Mother's Name: Mary A Gender: Female Where born: London, Middlesex, England Civil parish: Mile End Old Town Ecclesiastical parish: Trinity Town: Mile End Old Town County/Island: London country: England Registration district: Mile End Old Town Sub-registration district: Mile End Old Town, Eastern ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Household schedule number: 43
Household Members: Name Age
Thos B Bell 36
Mary A Bell 33
Frank D Bell 12
Mary E Bell 11
John W Bell 9
Kate L Bell 5
Annie Bell 2
Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 561; Folio: 72; Page: 7; GSU roll: 823314.

Added:
All but Annie born in Hull.
Thomas is a Merchant's Clerk.

patchem

patchem Report 13 Aug 2010 17:57

Which fits in with her parents' marriage:
Marriages Mar 1858
BELL Thomas Bromley Hull 9d 271
DICKSON Mary Ann Hull 9d 271

Lorraine

Lorraine Report 13 Aug 2010 19:36

wonder if he remarried then as the 1881 ellen is listed as married and occupation says clerks wife although husband is not residing with them

Lorraine

Lorraine Report 13 Aug 2010 19:41

looks like her did remarry so annie is living with her stepmother is 1881

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Thomas Bromley Bell
Name: Thomas Bromley Bell
Year of Registration: 1878
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: St Olave Southwark (1837-1901)
County: London, Surrey
Volume: 1d
Page: 470

Ellen Mary Gibbs 1878 St Olave Southwark (1837-1901) London, Surrey



Rhoda

Rhoda Report 13 Aug 2010 20:17

Hi Lorraine
Ellen was her stepmother. Mary Ann died in 1878.

Rhoda

Rhoda Report 13 Aug 2010 20:24

Can anyone please help me find out if Annie was married?

patchem

patchem Report 13 Aug 2010 23:48

Rhoda,
You can look in free bmd for marriages for Annie Bell.
We have not definitely found her in 1891, so she might be married by then, or just difficut to pinpoint.
You will see that there are an awful lot of possibles as it can be a marriage any time from about 1886 to 1901 or beyond, in London or surrounding regions.

Rhoda

Rhoda Report 16 Aug 2010 17:58

Thanks Patricia, I know it is like looking for a needle in a haystack!!!