See also

Family of Henry John Bell and Elsie Bessie Snelling

Husband: Henry John Bell

  • Name:

  • Henry John Bell2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dairyman then a dairy salesman4 5

  • Birth:

  • 11 Jun 1896

  • Croydon, Surrey, England2 4 5

  • Census absence:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 4)

  •  

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 14)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 25)

  • 114 Old Town, Croydon, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • married son working as a dairyman for Welford Dairies Ltd. of Broad Green Croydon and living in four rooms with his widowed mother Bertha, his wife Elsie, and his sister Adelaide. Born in Croydon Surrey

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 43)

  • 103 Bynes Road, Croydon, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • a married dairy salesman living with his wife Elsie, a closed record (presumably daughter Elsie), son Edward, and daughter Vera. Born on 11th June 1896

  • Death:

  • Q4 1961 (age 65)

  • Croydon "Registration District", Surrey, England3

Wife: Elsie Bessie Snelling

  • Name:

  • Elsie Bessie Snelling6 7

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • James George Snelling (1868-1937)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Stevens (1867-1953)

  • Birth:

  • 10 Jun 1898

  • Croydon, Surrey, England6 7 8 9 4 5 10

  •  

  • 1939 register and death index say born 10th June 1896

  • Baptism:

  • 21 Aug 1898 (age 0)

  • Emmanuel Church, Hurst Way, Croydon, Surrey, England7

  •  

  • daughter of James George Snelling (labourer) and Sarah of 16 Heldon Street, born 10th June 1898

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2)

  • 16 Helder Street, Croydon, Surrey, England8

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents James and Sarah, and sisters Nellie and Amy. Born in Croydon Surrey

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • 105 Bynes Road, Croydon, Surrey, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living in four rooms with her parents James and Sarah, married sister Ellen E Burrows, sisters Amy and Beatrice, and her nephew Harold F J Burrows. Born in Croydon Surrey

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 25)

  • 114 Old Town, Croydon, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • married daughter-in-law doing home duties and living in four rooms with her widowed mother-in-law Bertha, her husband Henry, and her sister-in-law Adelaide Bell. Born in Croydon Surrey

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 41)

  • 103 Bynes Road, Croydon, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Henry, a closed record (presumably daughter Elsie), son Edward, and daughter Vera. Born on 10th June 1896

  • Death:

  • Q3 1979 (age 81)

  • Croydon "Registration District", Surrey, England10

Child 1: Elsie Kathleen Bell

  • Name:

  • Elsie Kathleen Bell11 12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 21 Jun 1926

  • Croydon "Registration District", Surrey, England11 12

  • Death:

  • Feb 1998 (age 71)

  • Croydon "Registration District", Surrey, England12

Child 2: Edward James Bell

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Son: Edward James Bell, 1949, age 21

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Spouse: Amy Doreen Skeel

  • Name:

  • Edward James Bell13 14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Amy Doreen Skeel (1926-2011)

  • Birth:

  • 28 Mar 1928

  • Croydon "Registration District", Surrey, England13 5 14

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 11)

  • 103 Bynes Road, Croydon, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • attending school and living with his parents Henry and Elsie, a closed record (presumably sister Elsie), and sister Vera. Born on 28th March 1928

  • Death:

  • 9 Apr 1999 (age 71)

  • Croydon "Registration District", Surrey, England14 15

  • Probate:

  • 3 Sep 1999

  • Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England15

  •  

  • grant and will, died 9th April 1999

Child 3: Vera Grace Bell

  • Name:

  • Vera Grace Bell16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Peter Greenslade (1930-1999)

  • Birth:

  • 15 Jun 1930

  • Croydon "Registration District", Surrey, England16 5 17

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 9)

  • 103 Bynes Road, Croydon, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • attending school and living with her parents Henry and Elsie, a closed record (presumably sister Elsie), and brother Edward. Born on 15th June 1930 and married a Greenslade at a later date

  • Death:

  • Jan 1992 (age 61)

  • Croydon "Registration District", Surrey, England17

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Croydon 1921 quarter:1 volume:2a page:561. Cit. Date: 13 December 2024.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1896 quarter:3 volume:2a page:214. Cit. Date: 14 December 2024.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1961 quarter:4 volume:5g page:136. Cit. Date: 14 December 2024.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:3415 registration district:39 sub-district:2 enumeration district:33 schedule:224. Cit. Date: 13 December 2024.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1294I page:8 line:40 letter code:CLKP. Cit. Date: 13 December 2024.

6.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1898 quarter:3 volume:2a page:238. Cit. Date: 12 December 2024.

7.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Surrey Baptisms Croydon Emmanuel baptisms 1897-1910 Surrey History Centre ref:3315/1/1 page:8 entry:69. Cit. Date: 14 December 2024.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:637 folio:24 page:39 schedule:273. Cit. Date: 12 December 2024.

9.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:3318 class:RG78 piece:125 registration district:39 sub-district:2 enumeration district:37 schedule:199. Cit. Date: 12 December 2024.

10.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1979 quarter:3 volume:11 page:1766. Cit. Date: 14 December 2024.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1926 quarter:3 volume:2a page:437. Cit. Date: 13 December 2024.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1998 quarter:1 district:2251C register:C74B entry:38 date:0298. Cit. Date: 14 December 2024.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1928 quarter:2 volume:2a page:439. Cit. Date: 13 December 2024.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1999 quarter:2 district:2251B register:B86B entry:23 date:0499. Cit. Date: 14 December 2024.

15.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Winchester 1999 no:198880. Cit. Date: 14 December 2024.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1930 quarter:3 volume:2a page:459. Cit. Date: 13 December 2024.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1992 quarter:1 register:192 volume:11 page:1587. Cit. Date: 13 December 2024.