Thomas Bell (abt. 1835 - 1911)

Born about 1835 in Edinburgh, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Buchanan) Bell — married 18 Jul 1856 in Pollokshaws, Scotland

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1911 at about age 76 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Thomas BELL was born around 1835, in either Edinburgh^[1] (most likely) or Glasgow^[2], the son of William BELL and Elizabeth JEFFREY.

His occupation was recorded either as a stone quarrier^{[3][4][5][6][7]} or freestone quarrier^[2].

He resided c1856 at 49 King Street, Pollokshaws, Scotland.^[3]

Thomas married Elizabeth BUCHANAN on 18 July 1856 in Pollokshaws, Scotland (at ?), “according to the forms of the Church of Scotland”.^[3]

In 1861, in the UK census, he was recorded as aged 27, living with Elizabeth (age 24) and son David (age 1), in Blackhall, near Edinburgh, Scotland.^[8]

He resided c1867 in Carr Hill, Heworth, Durham.^[4]

He resided c1869 in Sheriff Hill, Durham (near Gateshead).^[5]

He resided c1870- in Windy Nook, Durham (near Gateshead).^[9][7]

In 1871, in the UK census, he was recorded as aged 36, living with Elizabeth (age 34), Thomas (8), James (4), Margaret (2) and Elizabeth (2m), in Windy Nook, near Gateshead, Durham, England.^[7]

Thomas, Elizabeth and their surviving children emigrated to the Colony of South Australia (SA). They arrived in Port Adelaide SA on 9 April 1879 aboard the Trevelyan, having departed London on 25 December 1878 and Plymouth on 5 January 1879; with Thomas and three children (James, Margaret Jane and Lillian), plus Thomas as a single male (15).^[10]

He resided in Murray Bridge SA.^{[citation needed]}

He last resided in Upper Sturt SA.^[2]

Thomas died, aged 76 years, on 12 April 1911, in Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide SA.^[11][12][2]

He was interred (buried) on 13 April 1911 in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide SA.^{[13][14][15][16][17]}

Research Notes

• Birth: tried births or baptisms 1833 to 1836 at ScotlandsPeople.
• According to Thomas' death registration in 1911, the number of his issue on death were: Living M 0 F 2; Deceased, M 6 F 4. This means there are still 1 male and 2 female children missing, who all likely died young in Scotland or Durham.

Sources

1. ↑ According to the 1861 census, a more contemporaneous source.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} SA Government death registration (transcript of original transcribed in person at Genealogy SA, Unley SA, May 2017): Adelaide district, aged 76 years, married, relative not recorded. Place of Death: Adelaide Hospital. Rank, Profession or Trade: Quarryman. Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland. Length of Residence in the Commonwealth: 33 years. Age at Marriage/Remarriage: 22. Name of Spouse: not recorded. No. of Issue: Living M 0 F 2; Deceased, M 6 F 4. Cause of Death (and duration): not transcribed. Informant: D E WALLMANN, Undertaker, Pulteney Street, Adelaide. Registered by: not transcribed, 22 April 1911. Entered in register by Max WILSEN, 22 April 1911. Held on file by C Daly, May 2024.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Scottish civil marriage registration: Renfrew County, Eastwood Parish, 1856, page 19, no 37, registered 22 July 1856. Available at ScotlandsPeople, accessed 22 February 2017.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Son James’ registration (1867).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Daughter Margaret Jane's birth registration (1869).
6. ↑ Daughter Lillie’s birth registration (1876).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} 1871 UK census: RG10 piece 5048 folio 69 page 42 for Gateshead, Durham. Accessed at Find My Past, 28 March 2013.
8. ↑ 1861 UK Census: Parish of St Cuthberts, County of Edinburgh; available at ScotlandsPeople, Census 1861 685/01 112/00 002). Also living with an unmarried lodger Andrew Miller aged 54. “Landward part of the Village of Blackhall"
9. ↑ Daughter Elizabeth’s birth registration (1871).
10. ↑ Trevelyan passenger list: The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide SA) 9 April 1879 (Second Ed) p2 'Immigrants By The Trevelyan'; The Evening Journal (Adelaide SA) 9 April 1879 (Second Ed) p2 'Latest News' and The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide SA) 10 April 1879 p6' Arrival of the Immigrant Ship Trevelyan'.
11. ↑ Death notice: The Advertiser (Adelaide SA) 13 April 1911 p6 'Births, Marriages, and Deaths' / 'Deaths' and The Chronicle (Adelaide SA) 15 April 1911 p34 'Births, Marriages, and Deaths' / 'Deaths'.

    From The Advertiser (13 April 1911 p6):

    BELL.—On the 12th April, at the Adelaide

    Hospital, through accident, Thomas Bell, of Upper

    Sturt, late of Murray Bridge, father of M. J.

    Heyer and L. Tucker, aged 76 years.

12. ↑ SA Government death registration (as indexed in Genealogy SA online 'Death Registrations' Database, accessed 2 May 2024): Adelaide district, index entry 356/222 [1911].

    Surname: BELL

    First Names: Thomas

    Death Date: 12-Apr-1911

    Age: 76

    Gender: M

    Marital Status: M

    Place of Death: Adelaide

    Residence: Upper Sturt

    Relative: Not Recorded

    District: Adelaide

    Book/Page: 356/222

    Notes: Symbol=H.

13. ↑ Funeral notice: The Advertiser (Adelaide SA) 13 April 1911 p2 'Funeral Notices'.

    BELL.—THE FRIENDS of the late Mr. THOMAS

    BELL, late of Upper Sturt, are respectfully

    informed that his Funeral will leave No. 144, Pul-

    teney-street, on THURSDAY, at 3 p.m., for the

    West-terrace Cemetery.

    R. T. WALLMANN & SONS, Undertakers,

    Adelaide, Glanville, and Alberton.

14. ↑ Burial register (online): Adelaide Cemeteries Authority - West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Available at https://aca.sa.gov.au/aca-records, accessed 2 May 2024.

    Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery

    Surname: Bell

    First Name: Thomas

    Date of Service: 13-04-1911

    Gender: Male

    Disposition: Buried

    Age: 76 Years

    Date of Birth: -

    Date of Death: -

    Last Abode: -

    Location: Road 5, Path 15, Aspect E, Site Number 35

    Location Details: Cemetery name: West Terrace Cemetery

15. ↑ West Terrace Cemetery gravestone. See Source Images.
16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156484188/thomas-bell: accessed May 2, 2024), memorial page for Thomas Bell (1836–12 Apr 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156484188, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645).
17. ↑ Australian Cemeteries Index. Inscription 9619412 - Thomas Bell. Available at https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=9619412, accessed 2 May 2024.