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Re: Robert Bell
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 21 February 07 23:34 GMT (UK) »
I can find a christening for Francis on the IGI, 28 May 1781 Saint Mary, Carlisle which fits his age in 1841, but I would seriously suspect that this isn't his first marriage.

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Re: Robert Bell
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 22 February 07 10:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi Phrishy,
 Just like to say thanx for the helping hand on this one. Think I may just send off for the birth certificate for George on the off chance that he is Roberts brother. At least if he turns out not to be Roberts brother I can eliminate him from my research
                       
                        Ainsley :)

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« Reply #20 on: Thursday 22 February 07 11:06 GMT (UK) »
George BELL appears on the IGI ...

Bap 6 Feb 1853 Carlisle St Mary, son of James and Margaret.

Also Sarah 15 April 1851 (presumably died young)
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Sarah Margaret 31 May 1857
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Re: Robert Bell
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 22 February 07 11:11 GMT (UK) »
Cheers Geoff,

Now that makes the reference Phrishy gave me for George seem more realistic


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Re: Robert Bell
« Reply #22 on: Friday 23 February 07 08:00 GMT (UK) »
Begining to wish I hadnt started on this now!!

Leonid( I know thats possibly not his correct name) is 11 yrs old on '71 census, which means if the age is correct then he was born about 1860 before Margaret & Christopher were together. I have a possible match for Christopher on '61 census living in Newcastle as a boarder and he's down as single. Then on the '81 census theres a son named David age 16, do you think David could well be Leonid & that the age on the '81 census is just incorrect??

My head is in such a spin now with all this, dont know whether to laugh ,cry be angry or just forget the whole thing

           Ainsley :) >:( :o ??? ::) :'(

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« Reply #23 on: Friday 23 February 07 08:24 GMT (UK) »
I think you are absolutely correct with your thoughts about David/Leonid!  Good thinking!

On the 1871 image ...

Look at the Schedule numbers in the left hand column ... 216

Look at the birthplaces in the right hand column ... Durham

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« Reply #24 on: Friday 23 February 07 08:33 GMT (UK) »
I've also just looked again at the image and see that it is a very fancy curly D which misled me, yes I think it is David.

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Re: Robert Bell
« Reply #25 on: Friday 23 February 07 08:48 GMT (UK) »
I've also looked at the birth indexes and find

David Morrell March quarter 1865 Stockton 10a 70 

Here's a theory - what if David Morrell wasn't Margaret's son but was Christophers from before their marriage......

Still no marriage for David either to Margaret or anybody else earlier.

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« Reply #26 on: Friday 23 February 07 08:51 GMT (UK) »
And to put the top hat on why I can't find him in the 1891 census -

Death of a David Morrell June quarter 1882 Middlesbrough 9d 357 age 19.  A bit out for age but it does sound like him for location doesn't it?

Also Christopher Morrell September quarter 1888 Middlesbrough 9d 320 age 67 and
Margaret Morrell March quarter 1891 Middlesbrough 9d 416 age 65.