Mary McBean (Bell-Irving) Robb (1896 - 1971)

Born 26 Apr 1896 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Died 15 Sep 1971 at age 75 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary (Bell-Irving) Robb was born in British Columbia, Canada.

Mary McBean Bell-Irving was born April 26, 1896, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a daughter of Henry Bell-Irving and Maria Beattie .^[1]

On July 15, 1924, in Vancouver, she married Hugh Anselm Boulton Robb,^[2] who had been a pilot during the First World War.

After their wedding, Mary and Hugh stayed at Metchosin on Vancouver Island before going to England.

They were living at Haslemere, Sussex in 1939. Hugh was a financial broker. ^[3]

Mary died on September 15 1971 at Allington Devizes, Wiltshire. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ British Columbia Archives. Event Type: Baptism BC Archives Mfilm Number: B16247 - not available at BC Archives Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1896-06-23 Event Place: VANCOUVER Person: MARY MCBEAN BELL-IRVING Person's Father: HENRY OGLE Person's Mother: MARIA ISABELLE Denomination: CHURCH OF ENGLAND Church Name: ST JAMES CHURCH Other Location: BURRARD INLET AND NORTH ARM Birth Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1896-04-26 Birth Location: VANCOUVER
2. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD88-19R : 22 February 2021), Hugh Anselm Boulton Robb and Mary Mcbean Bell-Irvine, 15 Jul 1924; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13747, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,317.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/1908B. Name: Hugh A B Robb; Gender: Male; Marital Status: Married; Birth Date: 8 Feb 1897; Residence Year: 1939; Address: Pasley; Residence Place: Haslemere, Surrey, England; Occupation: Financial Broker; Line Number: 31; Schedule Number: 53; Sub Schedule Number: 1; Enumeration District: DMQB; Borough: Haslemere; Registration district: 33-6; Inferred Spouse: Mary M Robb; Household Members: Hugh A B Robb: 42; Mary M Robb: 43.
4. ↑ Blog: WestEndVancouver: Vancouver West End history.Bell-Irving, Henry Ogle (1856-1931). https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-a-m/biographies-b/bell-irving-henry-ogle-1856-1931/ Accessed 20 October 2021.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVJ-M8Q : 23 February 2021), Mary Mcb Bell-irving in household of Henry Bell-irving, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "Canada, British Columbia, Victoria Times Birth, Marriage and Death Notices, 1901-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DS-WK8R : 15 March 2018), Mary Mcbean Bell Irving and Hugh Boulton Robb, Marriage , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; from Victoria Daily Times news clippings, City of Victoria Archives, British Columbia, Canada; citing Victoria Daily Times, 16 Jul 1924; FHL microfilm 2,218,895.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157119530/mary-mcbean-robb : accessed 23 October 2021), memorial page for Mary McBean Bell-Irving Robb (26 Apr 1896–Jun 1975), Find A Grave: Memorial #157119530, ; Maintained by Dedicated ~ Aurorae Little ♥UE ✞ (contributor 48644964) Cremated, Other, who reports a unconfirmed.