Ruby Ann (Fairchild) Bell (1855 - 1934)

Born 26 Jul 1855 in Brant, Ontario

Ancestors

Wife of William George Bell — married 1 Jun 1882 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Descendants

Died 9 Jul 1934 at age 78 in Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Ruby Ann Fairchild was born in Ontario in 1855. She was the daughter of Francis Fairchild and Priscilla Harris. Ruby married William Bell in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 1 Jun 1882, and they had two sons Harry and Trevor. Trevor was killed in Somme, France in 1916, at the age of twenty-one. She passed away in at her son't home in Metchosin, British Columbia on 9 Jul 1934. Ruby is buried at St Johns Anglican Cathedral Cemetery in Winnipeg.

Sources

• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD1-WQ3 : 15 December 2020), Ruby A Fairchild in household of H S Wesbrook, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing H S Wesbrook, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

• "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records (Marriages)," database. Entry for William G Bell and Ruby A Fairchild; Registration Number: 1884-001171, Winnipeg, 1 Jun 1882. https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (vitalstats.gov.mb.ca : accessed 5 Jan 2021).

• "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKC-GP1 : 3 August 2016), Rubie Bell, Ward 2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148098.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2C-23L : 9 December 2020), Ruby Bell in household of Eleanor Poppwell, Brant (south/sud), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJP-GYF : 1 April 2016), Ruby A Bell in household of William G Bell, 1A, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario.

• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-XRGY : 16 March 2018), Ruby A Bell in entry for Cl* G Bell, 1911; citing Census, Winnipeg Sub-Districts 1-29, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,671.

• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMP4-KZV : 12 December 2020), Ruby Bell in household of William G Lt Col Bell, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 21, line 22; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,949.

• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPV7-XJDN : 24 September 2020), Ruby Bell in household of William Bell, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; citing Census, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGP-QJW : 8 November 2017), Ruby Ann Bell, Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada, 09 Jul 1934, Age: 79, Birth Year (Estimated): 1855, Birthplace: Ontario, Marital Status: Widowed, Father's Name: Francis Fairchild, Mother's Name: Pricilla Harris.

• "British Columbia, Victoria Times Birth, Marriage and Death Notices, 1901-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLBL-5TNW : 9 December 2020), Ruby Ann Bell, Death 09 Jul, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; from Victoria Daily Times news clippings, City of Victoria Archives, British Columbia, Canada; citing Victoria Daily Times, 10 Jul 1934; FHL microfilm 2,223,252.

• BillionGraves.com: Grave record for Ruby Ann Bell (26 Jul 1855 - 8 Jul 1934), BillionGraves Record 17023385, Saint John Anglican Cemetery, Winnipeg, Winnipeg (city), Manitoba, Canada. https://billiongraves.com/grave/Ruby-Ann-Bell/17023385 (billiongraves.com : accessed 5 Jan 2021).

See also:

• The Lives and Name of Fairchild - Timothy Marsh Fairchild & Sarah Ellen Fairchild - Published 1944.