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Topic: Scottish BELLs in Addiewell (Read 1257 times)
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pippylong
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I wandered lonely as a cloud.........
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Hello,
I'd like a little help if possible!
Can anyone help me to find out anything about the following BELLs please? My Grandmother is/was Janet Bell (moved to Skewen, South Wales, 1920's. brothers James (Jim) and Thomas (Tom) moved to Llandarcy, Skewen on the opening of the then new Oil Refinery - 1921). Parents were William Bell 1865 - 1920 and Mary Moore 1870 - 1908 who were married in Livingston. William was a foreman in the Shale Oil works and they lived in Faraday Place (foremans cottages), Addiewell.
Perhaps this might also help someone with Bells in their family
William George Bell 1891–1917
Richard Moore Bell 1892–1913
Mary Dawson Bell 1893–1980
Thomas Bell 1895–1976
David Bell 1897–1973
James William Bell 1898–1971
Stewart Ogilvey Bell 1898–1899
Charles Moore Bell 1898–1920
Martha McBryde Bell 1900–1924
Catherine Logue Bell 1901–1982
Agnes Fibiger Bell 1904–1913
Euphemia Moore Bell 1906–
Janet Bell 1907–1994
particularly curious about the Fibiger name, apparently links with a Danish sea captain have been rumoured!
many thanks
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Darney/Lyons (Cardiff, South Wales/ Cork, Ireland/France)
Shaw/Helme/Titterington (Lancashire, England)
Parry/Lewis (South Wales, UK)
Bell/Moore/Dawson/Collins (Scotland/Ireland)
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tay
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Hi
l have Bells and Dawsons in my family l have a Mary Bell formly Dawson and was married to Thomas Bell, they had a son Matthew Dawson Bell born 1902 they lived in Pelton Co Durham,
could this be part of your tree
Tay
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robertsullivan
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I have a posting elsewhere here on Marshalls of Addiewell. You will see they lived in Faraday as well. I wonder if it was at the same time? Isnt it amazing these years on here we are discussing relatives who were neighbours? We should pool any research we get.
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robertsullivan
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Ive been there it is spooky because the front of the houses are very olde world in my opinion. To think your relatives lived there. I almost knocked on the door to ask to see inside lol
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lyndyloo6
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My Great Grandmother, Susan Allan Welsh,Bervie
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Hi Folks.
I too have uncovered ancestors who worked in the Oil Industry in West Lothian. They were McGoohans and McCanns. However, they lived in the poorer part of uphall at Simpsons Rows. It is amazing that all these peole would have known each other and been neighbours.
Regards,
Lynda
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Welsh, Allan, Wemyss, Caird, McAllister,Gibb, Kincardineshire,
McDonald, Brechin, McConnachie, Pirie, Welsh, Angus
Gibb, Allan, Ross, Stewart,McRobb, Aberdeenshire,
Robertson, McKay, Blyth, McHale, Begg, McCann, McCabe, Horan, Edinburgh.
McGoohan, Conway, Kelly, Meechan, Edinburgh, Ireland
Goodfellow, Hodgson, Birtley,Chester le Street Durham.
Logie, Seater, Swan/Swanny, Kirkwall,
Sutherland, Dingwall
McLaughlan, Michael, Edinburgh Ireland
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robertsullivan
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Lynda
Even more amazing it looks like my relatives lived in number 3 immediately before the bells that are pippylongs relatives - now is that not weird. Not sure your dates but my trelatives appear there in the 1891 census and the Bells in 1901. I cant find my relatives anywhere in 1901 census ;(
R
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pippylong
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I wandered lonely as a cloud.........
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Hi Robert and Lyndyloo,
They must have all walked the same streets, probably known many of the same people, worked together - I can only imagine, but it must be a wierd feeling walking the same streets roads etc. as our ancestors - to stand and see the houses for yourself............I wonder what would happen if Robert did knock on a door! you do wonder what they would be like now! My Dad says he remembers - great big holes in the walls that they called beds - I think maybe he was told stories of this unless they lived there for many years after the 1901 census - but it is possible I suppose. If anyone has any more pictures/photos they would be wonderful to see, and a big  to mosstrooper for his part in this.
Here we are over 100 years later with families who worked in the same place in the same industry!! Wow!
Good to hear from you,
Pip 
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mosstrooper
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Dear Pippylong.
Here are a couple of photos to show housing conditions with the Inset beds your father describes.
James.
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pippylong
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I wandered lonely as a cloud.........
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Hi James,
Good to hear from you again  . Thank you for the photos.
Conditions were very harsh, it is a wonder any child survived in places like this, makes us all the more grateful for what we have today and take for granted - running water, lavatories, heating, light and food a plenty on our tables! I wonder if they were happy though...... 
thank you again kind sir,
Pip 
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lyndyloo6
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My Great Grandmother, Susan Allan Welsh,Bervie
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Hi There,
These pictures are absolutley fantstic insight to our social history. I so wish that I had something like this to show.........They also look happy enough and the baby looks fine.
Thank you for sharing these.
Regards,
Lynda
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Welsh, Allan, Wemyss, Caird, McAllister,Gibb, Kincardineshire,
McDonald, Brechin, McConnachie, Pirie, Welsh, Angus
Gibb, Allan, Ross, Stewart,McRobb, Aberdeenshire,
Robertson, McKay, Blyth, McHale, Begg, McCann, McCabe, Horan, Edinburgh.
McGoohan, Conway, Kelly, Meechan, Edinburgh, Ireland
Goodfellow, Hodgson, Birtley,Chester le Street Durham.
Logie, Seater, Swan/Swanny, Kirkwall,
Sutherland, Dingwall
McLaughlan, Michael, Edinburgh Ireland
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mosstrooper
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lynda,
these photos came from a wonderful site for Family Historians, here is the link :-
http://www.theglasgowstory.com/index.php
If you haven't been there before, enjoy.
James.
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