William Bell

(1862 - 1948)

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Born in Gulf Station" Yarra Flats Victoria Australia on 13 Nov 1862 to William Bell and Mary Ann Little. William Bell married Mary Elizabeth Martha Francis Goff and had 1 child. He passed away on 23 Apr 1948 in Yarra Flats, Victoria, Australia.

Relatives of William Bell

Parents

William Bell

1831 - 1877

Mary Ann Little

1834 - 1915

Spouse(s)

Mary Elizabeth Martha Francis Goff

1868 - 1929

Children

Earl John Bell

1893 - 1964

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William Bell

found in Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

William Bell

found in Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009

William Bell

found in Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

William Bell

found in Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

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Surname meaning for Bell

Scottish and northern English: from Middle English belle ‘bell’, in various applications; most probably a metonymic occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker, or a topographic name for someone living ‘at the bell’ (as attested by 14th-century forms such as John atte Belle). This indicates either residence by an actual bell (e.g. a town’s bell in a bell tower, centrally placed to summon meetings, sound the alarm, etc.) or ‘at the sign of the bell’, i.e. a house or inn sign (although surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in Scots and English). Scottish and northern English: from the medieval personal name Bel. As a man’s name this is from Old French beu, bel ‘handsome’, which was also used as a nickname. As a female name it represents a short form of Isobel, a form of Elizabeth. Scottish: Americanized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhaoil ‘son of the servant of the devotee’ (see Mullen 1). Jewish (Ashkenazic): Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames. Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in western Norway named Bell, the origin of which is unexplained. Scandinavian: of English or German origin; in German as a habitational name for someone from Bell in Rhineland, Germany, or possibly from Belle in Westphalia. Americanized spelling of German Böhl or Böll (see Boehle, Boll).

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William Bell

Parents

William Bell

Mary Ann Little

Spouse(s)

Mary Elizabeth Martha Francis Goff

Children

Earl John Bell

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