Billyard Genealogy: George Alexander Bell

George Alexander Bell (b. 1870)   

Occupation: Driver (1904), Coachman (1906-1910)

Parents: Stephen Bell (1833-1876) & Susan Jones (1831-1898)

Siblings (5): John Lewis Bell (b. 1866), Mary Frances Bell (b. 1868), Charles Henry Bell (b. 1871), William Beverley Bell (1874-1897), Jesse William Taylor (half) (1862-1872)

Spouse: Nellie Fletcher (b. 1868)

Children (9): John Bell (b. 1885), Ernest Alexander Bell (b. 1889), Irene Francis Bell (b. 1893), Archie Bell (b. 1894), Georgina Bell (b. 1895), Allen Alexander Bell (b. 1901), Maud Emma Clara Bell (b. 1904), Eleanor Louise Bell (b. 1906), Kenneth Fred Bell (b. 1910)

Life Events:
[Year][Date][Age][Event]
1870Oct 15   Born in Ontario, Canada      [1, 2]
~1885   [14-15y]   - birth of son John Bell (b. 1885)      [5]
1888Mar 29   [17y, 5m, 14d] Married Nellie Fletcher (b. 1868) in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York State, United States      [4]
 It is of interest to note that the Bell family is doubly connected to the Little family. In particualr, George and Nellie's daughter Eleanor married Samuel Franklin Little on 28 August 1928, while their daughter Clara married Samuel Franklin's Uncle - James Henry Little - later that year on 14 December 1928.
1889Jan 15   [18y, 3m]   - birth of son Ernest Alexander Bell (b. 1889) in Ontario, Canada      [1, 6]
1893Jan 19   [22y, 3m, 4d]   - birth of daughter Irene Francis Bell (b. 1893) in Ontario, Canada      [1]
1894Jun 15   [23y, 8m]   - birth of son Archie Bell (b. 1894) in Ontario, Canada      [1, 2, 7]
1895Aug 12   [24y, 9m, 28d]   - birth of daughter Georgina Bell (b. 1895) in Ontario, Canada      [1]
1901Aug   [30y, 10m]   - birth of son Allen Alexander Bell (b. 1901) in Ontario, Canada      [2]
1904Nov 28   [34y, 1m, 13d] Lived at 232 Welland Avenue, St Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada      [3]
  "Nov 28   [34y, 1m, 13d]   - birth of daughter Maud Emma Clara Bell (b. 1904) in St Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada      [2, 3]
1906Dec 28   [36y, 2m, 13d]   - birth of daughter Eleanor Louise Bell (b. 1906) in St. Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada      [8, 9]
1910May 25   [39y, 7m, 10d]   - birth of son Kenneth Fred Bell (b. 1910) in Ontario, Canada      [2, 4]

Census information:
Census Name Age Birth Birth Date Religion Origin Occ. Father's Birth Mother's Birth
1871 George A. Bell 2 Ontario   Methodist African      
1881 George Bell 12    ''   Wesleyan Methodist    ''      
1891      '' 22    ''   Methodist   Barber United States United States
1901      '' 30    '' Oct 15 70     '' African   ''    
1911      '' 40    '' October 1871     '' Negro Teamster    
1921      '' 49    ''       '' African Barter U.S.A. U.S.A.
1931      '' 60    ''   Baptist English Laborer Ontario  

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Sources:
   [1] - 1901 Census [St. Catharines (1), Lincoln & Niagara, Ontario, Canada, row 49]
   [2] - 1911 Census [St. Catherines (1), Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, row 27]
   [3] - Ontario Birth Registry for Maud Emma Clara Bell (1904:25941)
   [4] - Ontario Birth Registry for Kenneth Bell (1910:028984)
   [5] - Inferred from age in marriage record
   [6] - Ontario Death Registry for Ernest Alexander Bell (1937:38974)
   [7] - Ontario Marriage Registry for Archie Bell and Cecilia Estella Pettiford (1916:13335)
   [8] - Ontario Birth Registry for Eleanor Louise Bell (1906:27012)
   [9] - Birth Certificate

Last updated 28 Feb 2024 by Andrew Billyard

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