Mary Ellen Bell

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census, 1871, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Living at 17 Panmure Street with parents

• Census, 1881, Elswick South, Newcastle, Northumberland, England. Living with mother at 35 Rendel Street.

Mary married William Bell, son of Henry William Bell and Catherine Beall, on 9 Aug 1890 in St. James' Church, Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne.¹ (William Bell was born in 1868 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1891, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Living at 49 Cannon Street

• Census, 1901, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Living at 4 Amelia Street. William was the brother of Robert Bell and Mary Ellen was the sister of Margaret Bell. Living with them was Margaret's daughter (also called Margaret) and her brother Richard. The younger Margaret was 9 years old and listed as a domestic servant.

  Marriage Notes:

William Bell was the younger brother of Robert Bell, and Mary Ellen Bell was the younger sister of Margaret Bell. Mary and Margaret's maiden name was also Bell but the two families were unrelated. Robert and Margaret married in 1884 and went on to have 21 children. It is believed that William and Mary had no children of their own but Stella Tinline and other descendants report that one of Margaret's daughters (also called Margaret) was brought up by William and Mary. In the 1901 census there is a Margaret Bell aged 9 listed as a domestic servant to William and Mary. William's brother Richard is also living with them at 4 Amelia Street, Elswick. Margaret went on to get married at age 18 and gave 5 Amelia Street as her address. ¹