Our Family History
Ronald Peter Bell
1. Ronald Peter Bell Family/Spouse: Violet May Johnson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
2. Peter Bell was born on 12 May 1885 in Whare Flat, Otago, New Zealand (son of Mary Bell); died on 7 Jan 1936 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 8 Jan 1936 in Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Other Events:
- Occupation: MH Attendant
Notes:
Last Address SEACLIFF DUNEDIN
Peter married Isabella Maud Treurn on 17 May 1910 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Isabella was born on 18 Oct 1888 in Caversham, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 3 Aug 1961 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 5 Aug 1961 in Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Isabella Maud Treurn was born on 18 Oct 1888 in Caversham, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 3 Aug 1961 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 5 Aug 1961 in Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Notes:
Last Address 239 RAVENSBOURNE ROAD DUNEDIN
Children:
- Harry Duncan Bell was born on 16 Dec 1912 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 31 May 1999 in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Winifred Mary Bell was born on 18 Jan 1914 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 16 Oct 1992 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 20 Oct 1992 in Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Edna May Bell was born on 23 May 1918 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died in 2011.
- 1. Ronald Peter Bell
- Jane Bell was born on 30 Nov 1922 in Seacliff, Otago, New Zealand; died on 2 Dec 1922 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 4 Dec 1922 in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Doris Isabella Bell
- Bell was born in 1926 in Seacliff, Otago, New Zealand; died on 19 Apr 1926 in Seacliff, Otago, New Zealand.
- Dulcie Norma Bell
Generation: 3
5. Mary Bell was born on 11 Feb 1863 in Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK (daughter of Duncan Bell and Jane Mathieson); died on 18 Jul 1885 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Children:
- 2. Peter Bell was born on 12 May 1885 in Whare Flat, Otago, New Zealand; died on 7 Jan 1936 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 8 Jan 1936 in Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Generation: 4
10. Duncan Bell was born on 7 Dec 1831 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK (son of John Bell and Margaret Taylor); died on 17 May 1888 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 19 May 1888 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Other Events:
- Occupation: Farmer
- Emigration: 1867
Notes:
Last Address WHARE FLAT DUNEDIN
Buried:
Cemetery Details Surname BELL
Forename DUNCAN
Age 58 Years
Gender Male
Date of Death 17 May 1888
Place of Death
Last Address WHARE FLAT DUNEDIN
Next of Kin
Funeral Director Wynn & Hope Ltd, DUNEDIN
Cemetery NORTHERN CEMETERY
Location Block 76. Plot 24
Date of Burial 19 May 1888
Type Burial
Date of Cremation
Type of Service
Ashes Disposal
Occupation
Place of Birth
Date of Birth Not recorded
Notes Original reference:- N18880510
Occupation:- FARMER
Native of:- SCOTLAND
Place died:- DUNEDIN
The following burials are also in this Plot
BELL JANE MATHIESON 82 Years Burial 1 Dec 1914
Duncan married Jane Mathieson on 27 Dec 1855 in Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK. Jane (daughter of Dugald Mathieson and Jean McGill) was born on 14 Aug 1830 in Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 1 Dec 1914 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 4 Dec 1914 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Jane Mathieson was born on 14 Aug 1830 in Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK (daughter of Dugald Mathieson and Jean McGill); died on 1 Dec 1914 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 4 Dec 1914 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Other Events:
- Alias: Matheson
- Emigration: 1867
Notes:
Last Address 143 MACANDREW RS, STH DUNEDIN
BELL, JANE
Jane Matheson was born on 14 August 1830 at Killean/Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, and she married Duncan Bell at the same place on 27 December 1855. With their five children (Dugald, Margaret, Jean, Mary, and Janet), Jane and Duncan arrived in Dunedin on 1 October 1865.
Duncan had been a weaver, but, unable to find work in his trade, he became a shepherd on the station of Mr George Bruce on the Maniatoto Plains. Jane, who had been a very efficient dairymaid in the old country, would catch and milk wild cows, selling the butter to the diggers in the district. Later, when the family moved to Whare Flat, Jane was a typical farmer's wife. She was very hospitable, and any wayfaring person passing her door was always invited in.
Jane and Duncan had four more children in New Zealand. Betsy was born soon after their arrival. Twin boys, John and Donald, were born on the Bruce station and there was a sixth daughter, Annie. Donald died in infancy, and Annie also died after the family moved back to Dunedin.
The year 1888 was particularly difficult for Jane, as she lost both her husband and her daughter Mary in the course of the year. Duncan Bell died on 17 May as a result of inflammation of the lungs, and Mary died about June.
Jane herself had many more years to live. Her death was reported in the
Buried:
Surname BELL
Forename JANE MATHIESON
Age 82 Years
Gender Female
Date of Death 1 Dec 1914
Place of Death
Last Address 143 MACANDREW RS, STH DUNEDIN
Next of Kin
Funeral Director Thorn, DUNEDIN
Cemetery NORTHERN CEMETERY
Location Block 76. Plot 24
Date of Burial 4 Dec 1914
Type Burial
Date of Cremation
Type of Service
Ashes Disposal
Occupation
Place of Birth
Date of Birth Not recorded
Notes Original reference:- N19141201
Occupation:- DOMESTIC
Native of:- SCOTLAND
Years in NZ:- 50
Place died:- DUNEDIN
The following burials are also in this Plot
BELL DUNCAN 58 Years Burial 17 May 1888
Children:
- Dougald Bell was born on 1 Nov 1856 in Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 5 May 1920 in Wanaka, Central Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Hawea Cemetery, Queenstown Lakes, New Zealand.
- Margaret Bell was born on 10 Dec 1858 in Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 20 Apr 1937 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 22 Apr 1937 in Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Jane McGill Bell was born on 28 Jan 1861 in Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 23 Nov 1943 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 25 Nov 1943 in Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- 5. Mary Bell was born on 11 Feb 1863 in Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died on 18 Jul 1885 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Janet Bell was born on 24 Apr 1865 in Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK; died in 1943 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand; was buried on 5 Apr 1943 in Kaori, Wellington, New Zealand.
- Elizabeth McFarlane Bell was born on 4 Jan 1868 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 21 Mar 1950 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 22 Mar 1950 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Donald Bell was born in 1870 in Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand; died in 1870 in Ranfurly, Central Otago, New Zealand.
- John Bell was born in 1870 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 26 Oct 1951 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 29 Oct 1951 in Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Annie McGill Bell was born in 1875 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 1 Sep 1918 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.