John Bell (1825 - 1874)

Born 1825 in Co. Fermanagh, Ireland

Husband of Mary Jane (Morrow) Bell — married 28 Apr 1853 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1874 at about age 49 in Heywood, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

John was born in 1825. He was the son of John Bell and Eliza Morrow. He passed away in 1874 and is interred at Heywood Cemetery, Heywood, Victoria.

John emigrated from Co. Fermanagh, Ireland under the Bounty Immigrant Scheme. The family apparently sailed from Ireland to Scotland visiting family there. They then sailed from Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, on 29 May 1841, aboard the ship named Catherine Jamieson. He arrived at Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia on the 22 Oct 1841, with family members, consisting of father, mother, and three siblings. He is listed on immigration records as John, 15 years old. It is believed that older children from a previous de-facto relationship of father, John Bell, also emigrated from Ireland with the family.

John Bell Jnr died from the result of being thrown from his horse near Heywood on the 6th June 1874. See Trove article. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ HEYWOOD. (1874, June 9). Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser (Vic. : 1842 - 1843; 1854 - 1876), p. 2 (EVENING). Retrieved August 20, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64744583

• New South Wales BDM, Marriage Registration, 253/1853 V1853253 85

253/1853 V1853253 85 BELL JOHN MORROW MARY J IA

• Victoria BDM, Death Registration, 4959 / 1874

Event: deaths Registration number 4959 / 1874 Family name: BELL Given name(s) John Personal detail Mother's name<Unknown Family Name>, Eliza Mother's family name at birth Father's Name:<Unknown Family Name>, John