James Bell, 1820 Settler

Abt 1794 - 1850  (~ 56 years)

• Name	James Bell
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Born	Abt 1794	Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Settler	13 Jan 1820	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Liversage's party on the John
  Settler ID	2090
  Occupation	Blacksmith
  Died	13 May 1850	Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa   [1]
  Buried	16 May 1850	Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  Person ID	I172407	master
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	George Bell
  Mother	Mary Ann, - wife of George Bell
  Family ID	F60647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Bray, 1820 Settler,   b. 1807
  Married	9 May 1825	Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa   [3]
  Children	+ 1. George Bell,   b. 1827, Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa ,   d. 6 Aug 1901, Winburg, Free State, South Africa  (Age 74 years)   2. Mary Ann Bell,   b. Abt 1829, Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa   3. James Bell,   b. Abt 1831, Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa ,   d. Abt 1843  (Age ~ 12 years)   4. William Bell,   b. Abt 1829,   d. Abt 1831  (Age ~ 2 years)   5. Isabella Bell,   b. Abt 1831, Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa   6. Eliza Bell,   b. Abt 1833, Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa   7. Emma Bell,   b. Abt 1837, Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F60646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Settler - 13 Jan 1820 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Married - 9 May 1825 - Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa Died - 13 May 1850 - Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa Buried - 16 May 1850 - Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  We are unsure whether this James Bell was a member of Moodie's party in 1817, or the servant to Daniel Venables of Liversage's party in 1820.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2597] SA Cape Death Notices, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2517051), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5S-7ZS?i=2106 (Reliability: 3). Bell, James(1794-1850) DN Caption Note: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5S-7ZS?i=2106 Keywords: Death Notice [S6] "The Settler Handbook", M D Nash, (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S3798] SA Anglican Parish Registers 1801-2004, Cape Marriages [LDS], (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2338744), https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2338744. Collection: Simon's Town: St Francis Marriages, 1813-1877 Archive Name : Anglican Church Archives Wits University Page number : 12 Entry Number : 36 Name : James Bell Gender : Male Marital Status : Bachelor Record Type : Marriage Marriage Date : 9 May 1825 Marriage Place : Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage Place Notes : Colonial Church Simon's Town Church : Colonial Church Simon's Town Spouse: Ann Bray Notes : Both of this Parish Bell, James and Ann Bray marriage Caption Note: per Tracey Walsh Keywords: Marriage