[Index]
George Henry BELL (1887 - 1955)
compositor Northern Miner
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William Edward BELL (1919 - 2000)
Gordon Henry BELL (1921 - )
Betty BELL (1923 - )
John Frederick (Jack) BELL (1925 - 2004)
Robert Simpson BELL (1927 - )
 George Henry BELL (1887 - 1955)

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Florence Lilian SIMPSON (1885 - 1978)
 William BELL (1855 - 1907) Joseph BELL (1825 - 1884) John BELL (1795 - 1868)
Hannah WARDALE (1804 - 1863)
Margaret RIDLEY (1825 - 1902) William RIDLEY (1770 - 1847)
Hanna ROWELL (1771 - 1850)
Isabella GREY (1859 - 1934) William GREY (1825 - 1884) John GREY (1794 - 1873)
Dorothy WALTON (1802 - 1882)
Jane WILLIS (1833 - 1908) William WILLIS (1798 - 1880)
Mary (WILLIS) (1803 - 1867)
b. 02 Jul 1887 at Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
m. 15 Dec 1917 Florence Lilian SIMPSON (1885 - 1978) at Queensland, Australia
d. 16 Jan 1955 at Townsville, Queensland, Australia aged 67
Cause of Death:
lead poisoning from print and lead press
Near Relatives of George Henry BELL (1887 - 1955)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Joseph BELL 06 Feb 1825 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England 21 Nov 1884 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England 59
Grandmother Margaret RIDLEY abt 1825 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England 03 Jan 1902 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England 77
Grandfather William GREY 06 Mar 1825 Lanchester, Durham, England 05 Jan 1884 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 58
Grandmother Jane WILLIS 15 May 1833 Whickham, Durham, England 05 Aug 1908 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 75

Father in Law Edward Alfred SIMPSON 29 Dec 1841 Kensington, Surrey, England 05 Dec 1918 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 76
Mother in Law Augusta Jane Caroline SANDROCK 13 Nov 1850 Greenwich, Kent, England 1946 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 96

Father William BELL 10 May 1855 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England 03 Sep 1907 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 52
Mother Isabella GREY 17 Jan 1859 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 12 Aug 1934 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 75

Self George Henry BELL 02 Jul 1887 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 16 Jan 1955 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 67

Wife Florence Lilian SIMPSON abt Mar 1885 Ely, Cambridgeshire, England 28 Jan 1978 92

Son William Edward BELL 25 Sep 1919 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 05 Apr 2000 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Son Gordon Henry BELL 1921 Queensland, Australia Y Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Daughter Betty BELL 1923 Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Son John Frederick (Jack) BELL 15 Dec 1925 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 02 Jun 2004 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 78
Son Robert Simpson BELL Oct 1927 Townsville, Queensland, Australia Y Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Brother Joseph William BELL 31 Mar 1885 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 21 Nov 1948 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 63
Sister Alice Maud BELL 15 Sep 1890 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 09 Oct 1914 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 24
Sister Ethel May BELL 08 Jan 1893 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 13 Mar 1980 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 87
Sister Edith Isabella BELL 22 Mar 1897 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1951 Marrickville, Sydney, Australia 54

Daughter in Law Beryl May JEWELL 13 Aug 1924 Cooroy, Queensland, Australia 01 Oct 2005 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 81
Daughter in Law Pauline Patience DAVIES 16 Nov 1926 Queensland, Australia 03 Apr 2006 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 79
Son in Law Howard FIELD
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Grandson Robert George BELL 10 May 1953 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 07 May 1955 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 1

Uncle John BELL 03 Oct 1848 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England 13 Feb 1851 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England 2
Uncle Thomas BELL 31 Mar 1850 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England
Aunt Mary Ann BELL 24 Aug 1849 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England 27 Jan 1880 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England 30
Aunt Jane STEELE 1857 Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England 27 Sep 1897 Alston, Cumberland, England 40
Aunt Ellen (Nellie) SHARP 01 Feb 1869 Northumberland, England 01 Apr 1922 Northumberland, England 53
Uncle Joseph BELL 10 May 1856 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England
Aunt Hannah BELL 03 Dec 1858 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England
Uncle Edward BELL 14 Apr 1861 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England 16 Aug 1884 Northumberland, England 23
Uncle John Henry BELL 06 Jun 1864 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England
Aunt Mary Ann ELLIOTT 1869
Aunt Elizabeth GREY 25 Feb 1855 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England
Uncle George Frederick DAWSON abt 1855 North Shields, Northumberland, England
Uncle William GREY 14 Feb 1857 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England abt Jun 1914 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 57
Aunt Mary Ann MOTHERSDALE abt Jun 1860 Hartlepool, Durham, England abt Dec 1908 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 48
Uncle John (Jack) GREY 11 May 1861 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England abt Dec 1942 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 81
Aunt Jane ARMSTRONG 1861 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Uncle Thomas William GREY 26 Feb 1863 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England abt Mar 1933 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 70
Aunt Harriett Harriet Welbourne Welburn BARTLE abt Dec 1860 Chirton, Northumberland, England abt Dec 1933 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 73
Aunt Jane GREY 16 Apr 1865 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Uncle William ARMSTRONG 1865 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England abt 1910 South Shields, Durham, England 45
Uncle George Henry GREY 17 Apr 1867 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 04 May 1947 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 80
Aunt Alice LIGHTBOWN 24 Aug 1870 Alston, Cumberland, England 02 Dec 1944 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 74
Aunt Mary Anna GREY 09 Apr 1870 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 23 Mar 1894 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 23
Uncle William ROYAL 1866 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Uncle Charles GREY 16 Jun 1872 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 22 Dec 1873 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 1
Uncle Charles GREY 29 Oct 1874 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Aunt Elizabeth Ann SNOWBALL abt Mar 1875 South Shields, Durham, England
Aunt Alice GREY 22 Sep 1879 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England abt Dec 1964 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 85
Uncle George Henry ENGLISH abt 1869 Monkwearmouth, Durham, England abt Sep 1946 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 77

Cousin John Dickinson BELL 17 Jun 1874 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England 15 Sep 1935 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England 61
Cousin Philip William BELL 22 May 1877 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England Aug 1927 Northumberland, England 50
Cousin Thomas BELL 29 Jan 1882 Alston, Cumberland, England abt 1954 Carlisle, Cumberland, England 72
Cousin Charles BELL 1885 Alston, Cumberland, England Y Canada
Cousin Edward (Ned) BELL 21 Jun 1887 Alston, Cumberland, England 29 Apr 1957 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England 69
Cousin Joseph BELL 19 Aug 1891 Alston, Cumberland, England
Cousin Ann BELL
Cousin John Frederick BELL
Cousin Mary Jane BELL
Cousin Joseph BELL 1892 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England
Cousin William BELL 1893 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England
Cousin Margaret Elizabeth BELL 1894 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England
Cousin Thomas BELL 1897 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England
Cousin John Edward BELL 1899 Knaresdale, Northumberland, England
Cousin Simon BELL 1902
Cousin Florence Mary GREY 1880 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Thomas William GREY 10 May 1881 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 28 Feb 1948 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 66
Cousin George Henry W GREY abt Mar 1886 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin John Alfred GREY 1888 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Evelene GREY 1892 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Catherine GREY 1894 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Frederick Norman GREY abt Mar 1897 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 1938 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 41
Cousin Edith Jane GREY 1899 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Ethel GREY 1886 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England
Cousin John William GREY 1888 Blyth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Isabella GREY 1892 Blyth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Chalres Walter GREY abt Jun 1895 Blyth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Thomas William GREY abt Jun 1887 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Mary Isabella (Bella) GREY abt Sep 1889 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Susan Ella (Lal) GREY abt Mar 1893 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Edith GREY abt Jun 1898 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Muriel Welbourn GREY 25 Feb 1904 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 1989 New Zealand 85
Cousin Hilda ARMSTRONG 1891 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Ruby ARMSTRONG 1893 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Thomas W ARMSTRONG 1893 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Lena ARMSTRONG 1894 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Adelicia ARMSTRONG 1896 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Edith J ARMSTRONG 1899 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Thelma ARMSTRONG 1902 South Shields, Durham, England
Cousin Winfred Maud GREY 03 Sep 1895 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 1974 Corbridge, Northumberland, England 79
Cousin James William GREY 1897 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 11 Jul 1918 France 21
Cousin Mary Alice (Poppy) GREY 12 Nov 1898 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 28 Jan 1959 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 60
Cousin George Henry (Harry) GREY 18 Nov 1900 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 12 Nov 1966 Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear , England 65
Cousin John Lightbown GREY 17 Oct 1903 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 1973 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 70
Cousin Charles Royal GREY 03 Sep 1908 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 22 Apr 1976 North Shields, Northumberland, England 67
Cousin Edward Willis GREY 05 Feb 1911 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 25 Jul 1983 Staffordshire, England 72
Cousin Roger Leslie GREY 05 Jan 1917 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England 05 Aug 1981 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England 64
Cousin Stella Mary Anna ROYAL 13 Mar 1894 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Cousin Charles William GREY 1904 Sunderland, Durham, England
Cousin Doris GREY 1905 Sunderland, Durham, England

Nephew William Alan BELL 08 Jan 1911 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 12 May 1977 Strathpine, Queensland, Australia 66
Niece Dulcie Honora BELL 10 Dec 1913 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 02 Jun 1983 Innisfail, Queensland, Australia 69
Niece Marjorie Alice BELL 18 Jan 1916 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 26 Feb 1993 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 77
Niece Lilly BELL Y

Sister in Law Mira Frances SIMPSON 1869 1869 0
Sister in Law Edith Henrietta SIMPSON abt 1870 Nonington, Kent, England
Brother in Law Edward Alfred SIMPSON 1874 1874 0
Sister in Law Fanny Ada SIMPSON abt 1876 Hastings, Sussex, England 1905 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 29
Sister in Law Eva GERTRUDE SIMPSON 26 Jun 1877 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England 1904 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 27
Sister in Law May Isobel SIMPSON 22 Jul 1879 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England 11 Sep 1970 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 91
Brother in Law Edward Frederick Samuel SIMPSON 1881 Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England 1951 Cardwell, Queensland, Australia 70
Brother in Law Harold George SIMPSON 1883 1884 1
Brother in Law Sidney Leonard Charles SIMPSON 1887 Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Elsie Violet Winifred SIMPSON 1890 Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Gwendoline Augusta Effie SIMPSON 1892 Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Mary Norah Elizabeth Maitland CAIRNEY 26 Mar 1878 Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 13 Dec 1957 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 79
Events in George Henry BELL (1887 - 1955)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
02 Jul 1887 George Henry BELL was born Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1887/005347
03 Sep 1907 20 Death of father William BELL (aged 52) Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia Note 1
15 Dec 1917 30 Married Florence Lilian SIMPSON (aged 32) Queensland, Australia 1917/003414
25 Sep 1919 32 Birth of son William Edward BELL Townsville, Queensland, Australia
1921 34 Birth of son Gordon Henry BELL Queensland, Australia Ancestry (Jody)
1923 36 Birth of daughter Betty BELL Townsville, Queensland, Australia
15 Dec 1925 38 Birth of son John Frederick (Jack) BELL Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Oct 1927 40 Birth of son Robert Simpson BELL Townsville, Queensland, Australia
1934 47 Residence Townsville, Queensland, Australia Note 2
12 Aug 1934 47 Death of mother Isabella GREY (aged 75) Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia Note 3
1949 62 Residence Townsville, Queensland, Australia 143 Eyre St
16 Jan 1955 67 George Henry BELL died Townsville, Queensland, Australia 1955/001200
Y Death of son Gordon Henry BELL Townsville, Queensland, Australia Ancestry (Jody)
Y Death of son Robert Simpson BELL Townsville, Queensland, Australia 18
Note 1: Certificate
Lynd Hwy, Sect 17, Plot 20, No 3334, Anglican, near 3410
Note 2: Electoral roll, Eyre St, North Ward
Note 3: copy of certificate
Lynd Hwy, Sect 5, Plot 264, No. 8389, Anglican, beside S116
Personal Notes:
See Joseph William Bell's obit

Obituary of George Henry Bell (1955)
The death occurred on Sundat morning of Mr George Henry Bell, a well-known resident of Esat Stree, North Ward at the age of 68. The late Mr bell was a valued member of the "Bulletin" staff until his retiement two years ago. a native of Charters Towers, he served his time there as a printer and nearly 40 years ago came to Townsville to the "Bulletin". a practical tradesman, he was regarded highly by his workmates, many of whom profited form his experience. Mr Bell is survived by his widow, four sons, Bill, Gordon, Jack and Robert, and one daughter, Betty (Mrs Field).

George Henry Bell moved to Townsville in 1912, he worked at the Northern Miner newspaper in Charters Towers which was bought out by the Townsville Daily Bulletin and then printed in Townsville. He worked the rest of his life at the Bulletin and died from lead poisoning due to his exposure to the lead print and lead presses.
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