In 1861 Clara (7) and her parents were living at 1 Queens Gardens in Stockwell. Her father (33) was working as a military ornament maker while her mother (29) was at home.[2]
Ten years later in the 1871 census Clara (16) is living with her father (40) at 28 Bolwall Street. Her father was listed as widowed so Clara's mother must have died between 1861 and 1871. Her father was still working as a military ornament maker. Their building had four different households living in it.[4]
In 1875 Clara became pregnant. Her son Ernest William Cartwright Bell (1875-aft.1905) was born on November 21, 1875 at 33 Paradise Street in Lambeth.[5] On November 28, December 5, and December 12, 1875 Clara and William Bell (1852-1916) had banns read in St Mary the Less Church in Lambeth.[6][7] They were married on December 16.[8][9][10] Baby Ernest's birth was registered on December 28.[5]
William and Clara had not been adamant about having their children baptised soon after birth. Their daughters Maud and Ada were baptised in 1889 in Holy Trinity Church Botleys and Lyne in Lambeth, Surrey.[13][14][15][16] Ernest wasn't baptised until he was 16 in 1891.[17]
In 1891 the family was living at 2 Albert Place in Lambeth. All five children were living at home. William (38) was working as an engineer, Clara (36) was home, Ernest (15) was working as a tailor's assistant, Percy (14) was an errands boy, Maud (12), Ada (10), and Sydney (8) were in school.[18]
Ten years later in 1901 the family was living at 2 Sidford Place in Lambeth. Ernest no longer lived at home as he had married. William (48) was still working as an engineer fitter, Percy (24) was also working as an engineer, Maud (22) was a dressmaker, Ada (20) a teacher, and Sydney (18) a clerk.[19]
By 1911 only Sydney (28) still lived at home with Clara (56) and William (58). Sydney was working as a clerk in the corn trade and William was an engineer in a gold and silver refinery. They lived at 22 Studley Road in Lambeth.[20]
August, 1916 Clara was widowed when William died in the hospital. They were still living at 22 Studley Road at that time.[21]
After William's death Clara moved. Records show a Clara Amelia Bell living at 82 Helix Road in Lambeth, where another couple also lived.[22] in 1918 as well as a Clara Amelia Bell living at 103 Nightingale Lane in Wandsworth. At this address there were three other women living in the house.[23] It is likely that both entries are for this Clara if she moved between locations during the time election lists were being compiled, because in 1919 there is only one entry for a Clara Amelia Bell. That entry in on 103 Nightingale Lane.[24] In 1920 Clara was at the same address with the same women in the house.[25]
By 1930 Clara had moved to a hotel at 37-49 Brick Street in the City of Westminster. There were mostly women living in the Park Lane Hotel.[26] She remained living there through 1938.[27][28][29][30][31][32] (Note: the electoral registers were compiled the previous year so this is evidence of her address in 1938.)
In 1939 Clara left the hotel and moved in with her daughter Maud and son Sydney. The household consisted of Clara (85), Maud (63), Maud's daughter Ada (26), Sydney (57), Sydney's wife Helen (55) and Sydney's two children Daphne (19) and Donald (17). Ada was working as a insurance shorthand and typist, Sydney as a grain clerk in the government ministry, Daphne as a shorthand typist and Donald as a junior clerk for a solicitor. They were all living at 15 Holmewood Road in Wandsworth.[1]
In the first quarter of 1948, Clara died in Mid Eastern Surrey. She was 93 years old.[33]
↑ 2.02.12.21861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: Q2MG-ZFKC (accessed 15 December 2023) FindMyPast Image
Clara Cartwright (7) daughter, Scholar, in household of Edward Cartwright (33) in Lambeth registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Wortwell, Surrey.
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 16 December 2023)
Cartwright, Clara Amelia (Mother's maiden name: Daniell). GRO Reference: 1854 Apr-May-Jun in Lambeth Volume 01D Page 354.
↑ 4.04.11871 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1871"
citing The National Archives of the UK
FamilySearch Record: VRFN-BMQ (accessed 15 December 2023) FindMyPast Image
Clara Cartwright (16) daughter in household of Edward Cartwright (40) in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. Born in Stockwell, Surrey. Ancestry Image
↑ 5.05.1Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 15 December 2023)
Bell, Ernest William Cartwright (Mother's maiden name: Cartwright). GRO Reference: 1875 Oct-Nov-Dec in Lambeth Volume 01D Page 377.
↑Marriage:
"England Marriages, 1538–1973"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007575125; FHL microfilm: 1041670; Record number: 1791; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: N6FV-T6L (accessed 15 December 2023)
Clara Amelia Cartwright marriage to William Bell on 12 Dec 1875 in St Mary the Less, Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. Ancestry Image
↑Marriage:
"England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992"
citing Marriage, Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,670
FamilySearch Record: QGZY-N1CD (accessed 15 December 2023)
Clara Amelia Cartwright marriage to William Bell on 12 Dec 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
↑Marriage:
"England Marriages, 1538–1973"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007575116; FHL microfilm: 1041661; Record number: 19; Packet letter: D
FamilySearch Record: N6XG-ZLY (accessed 15 December 2023)
Clara Amelia Cartwright (21) marriage to William Bell (23) on 16 Dec 1875 in St Mary the Less, Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
↑Marriage:
"England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992"
citing Marriage, Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,661
FamilySearch Record: QGZY-BZ3W (accessed 15 December 2023)
Clara Amelia Cartwright (21) marriage to William Bell (23) on 16 Dec 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
↑Marriage Registration:
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
citing 1875, quarter 4, vol. 1D, p. 781, Lambeth, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
FamilySearch Record: 2DP4-QJQ (accessed 15 December 2023)
Clara Amelia Cartwright marriage registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1875 in Lambeth.
↑ 11.011.11881 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1881"
citing The National Archives of the UK Class: RG11; Piece/Folio: 591/72; Page: 29; Line: 2
FamilySearch Record: Q27Q-N74Q (accessed 15 December 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS31-Y9BF-P
Clara Bell (26), wife, in household of William Bell (28) in Lambeth, London, Surrey, England. Born in Stockwell, Surrey, England.
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 15 December 2023)
Bell, Sidney Frederick (Mother's maiden name: Cartwright). GRO Reference: 1882 Jul-Aug-Sep in Lambeth Volume 01D Page 377.
↑Baptism of child Maude Clara May:
"England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992"
citing Baptism, Holy Trinity Church Botleys and Lyne, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm
FamilySearch Record: QG26-4XQF (accessed 15 December 2023)
Clara Amelia Bell's child Maude Clara May baptism on 3 Apr 1889 in Holy Trinity Church Botleys and Lyne, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
↑Baptism of daughter Maude Clara May Bell:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007569153; FHL microfilm: 2214954
FamilySearch Record: NGM3-VFC (accessed 15 December 2023)
Clara Amelia's daughter Maude Clara May Bell baptism on 3 Apr 1889 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
↑Baptism of child Ada Gertrude:
"England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992"
citing Baptism, Holy Trinity Church Botleys and Lyne, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm
FamilySearch Record: QG26-4XQV (accessed 15 December 2023)
Clara Amelia Bell's child Ada Gertrude baptism on 3 Apr 1889 in Holy Trinity Church Botleys and Lyne, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
↑Baptism of daughter Ada Gertrude Bell:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007569153; FHL microfilm: 2214954
FamilySearch Record: JMH8-556 (accessed 15 December 2023)
Clara Amelia's daughter Ada Gertrude Bell baptism on 3 Apr 1889 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
↑Baptism of son Ernest William Cartwright Bell:
"London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923"
London Metropolitan Archives; "London, England, UK" ; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P85/Mry1/509 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1558 #302190240 (accessed 15 December 2023)
Clara Bell's son Ernest William Cartwright Bell baptism on 25 Nov 1891 in St Mary, Lambeth, Lambeth, England.
↑ 18.018.11891 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1891"
citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: Q9DN-CN2 (accessed 15 December 2023) FindMyPast Image
Clara Bell (36), wife, in household of William Bell (38) in Lambeth registration district in London, England. Born in London, England.
↑ 19.019.11901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing Lambeth Church First subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: X9H6-VLW (accessed 16 December 2023) FindMyPast Image
Clara A Bell (46), wife, in household of William Bell (48) in Lambeth registration district in London, England. Born in Stockwell, London.
↑ 20.020.11911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: XW59-XPG (accessed 16 December 2023) FindMyPast Image
Clara A Bell (56), wife, in household of William Bell (58) in Lambeth registration district in London, England. Born in London Stockwell, London.
↑Death Registration of husband William Bell:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 12 December 2023)
Bell, William (Age at death: 64). GRO Reference: 1916 Jul-Aug-Sep in St. George Hanover Square Volume 01A Page 430.
↑1918 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #104882693 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: Lambeth; Name: Clara Amelia Bell; Electoral Date: 1918; County or Borough: Lambeth, England. Ancestry Image
↑1918 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #133321090 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: Wandsworth; Name: Clara Amelia Bell; Street Address: 103 Nightingale; Electoral Date: 1918; County or Borough: Wandsworth, England.
↑1919 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #120502450 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: Wandsworth; Name: Clara Amelia Bell; Street Address: 103 Mis; Electoral Date: 1919; County or Borough: Wandsworth, England.
↑1920 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #427190623 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: Wandsworth; Name: Clara Amelia Bell; Electoral Date: 1920; County or Borough: Wandsworth, England.
↑1930 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #14066673 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: City of Westminster; Name: Clara Amelia Bell; Street Address: 37 Hon; Electoral Date: 1930; County or Borough: Westminster, England.
↑1931 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #27215960 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: City of Westminster; Name: Clara Amelia Bell; Street Address: BRICK STREET. W.L; Electoral Date: 1931; County or Borough: Westminster, England.
↑1933 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #29688838 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: City of Westminster; Name: Clara Amelia Bell; Street Address: 37 Brick Street; Electoral Date: 1933; County or Borough: Westminster, England.
↑1935 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #25366077 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: City of Westminster; Name: Clara Amelia Bell; Street Address: 37 Brick Street; Electoral Date: 1935; County or Borough: Westminster, England.
↑1938 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #30060293 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: City of Westminster; Name: Claire Amelia Bell; Street Address: 37 Brick Street; Electoral Date: 1938; County or Borough: Westminster, England.
↑1939 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #30260464 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: City of Westminster; Name: Clara Amelia Bell; Street Address: 37 Brick Street; Electoral Date: 1939; County or Borough: Westminster, England.
↑1939 Electoral Register:
"London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1795 #2485200 (accessed 16 December 2023)
Ward or Division/Constituency: St George; Name: Claire Amelia Bell; Street Address: 37 Col; Electoral Date: 1939; County or Borough: Westminster, England. Note: the change in Ward.
↑Death Registration:
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
citing UK General Register Office. Volume: 5G; Page: 319
FamilySearch Record: QVC4-LKZG (accessed 16 December 2023)
Clara A Bell death registered 1948 in Surrey, England, United Kingdom (age 93).
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