Thomas Evans Bell (1825 - 1887)

Born 11 Nov 1825 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Emily Ernst (Magnus) Bell — married 10 Jan 1866 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1887 at age 61 in 9 Addison Road, Kensington, London, England

Biography

Thomas Evans Bell (called Evans Bell) was born in London, England on 11 November 1825. He was educated in Wandsworth.

In 1841, aged 17, Bell went to Madras in the East India Company's service, where he became Assistant Commissioner in Nagpore Province and Assistant Agent to the Governor General. He strongly criticized British policies in India, and, after the Indian Mutiny in 1857, he lost his position for complaining about the treatment of the Ranis of the Nagpur kingdom. He then became Deputy Commissioner of Police in Madras for three years, and briefly edited the Madras Journal.

Bell retired in July 1865 and returned to England, where he dedicated the rest of his life to writing on Indian affairs and advocating for social and political change. He married actress Emily Magnus, a fellow Freethinker and radical. Together, they worked on the Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage. Friends of the Bell family included Pre-Raphaelite artist Frederic Shields (1833-1911) and picture framer Charles Rowley (1839-1933).

He died in 12 September 1887 in London.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans_Bell
2. ↑ Maud Anna Bell. Anthony's History of the Bell Family. Unpublished manuscript.

See also:

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL5R-DD7 : accessed 24 October 2015), William Bell in entry for Thomas Evans Bell, 03 Feb 1826; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 374,442.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNL7-1GP : accessed 19 February 2016), Thomas Evans Bell and Emily Ernst Magnus, 10 Jan 1866; citing Hammersmith, Middlesex, England, reference 370; FHL microfilm 1,966,293.
• http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=8utofqNs1fowB22QrB7Jjg&scan=1
• King's College School Register of Old Boys, Full date only.
• Joseph Mazzini Wheeler, A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations.[1]