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William Bell

William Bell

Born
1777-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1839-03-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to /Born in Canada

William Bell lived in Derryvullan in 1821 when the census was taken. Still searching for his birth place but suspect possibly Scotland as he was one of the "Reiver Clans". He married a girl named Flora but I have been unsuccesful in proving her last name. Possibly Little but no proof. William was a weaver and farmer in the area.

William and Flora had on child who survived to adulthood that I can prove with certainty. However I suspect several others as I have found births in Derryvullan for at least three others during the time they lived there.

14 Feb 1808 Thomas to William Bell and Florence?
13 May 1810 Hugh to William and Flora
28 Mar 1813 William to William and Flora
12 Mar 1815 Leah to William and Flora
 

William and Flora migrated to Canada and settled in Meadowvale, Ontario in the Home District along with their son Hugh where he continued to work as a market farmer and weaver.

William died March 19,1839 and is buried in the St-Peter's Cemetery, Erindale, Ontario. This would prove him to be Church of Ireland in faith as it is an Anglican Cemetery. It is thought that many Ulster Scots took this faith to avoid persecution but it is unknown if William was one of these people. The original Bells from Scotland would most likely have been non-observant Catholics or according to Robert Bell's History of Ireland "To be more accurate, they were nominally Catholic. In practice, they were godless."  

I have much more on my website Talespin.weebly.com on William and his descendants. Would love to connect with any branch of this family and learn more.

Associated communities

Fermanagh

County Fermanagh, or Fear Manach in Irish, is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland.  Lough Erne and Erne Waterway are renowned and we are home to Castlecoole Estate and Enniskillen Castle.  Enniskillen is our county town and we have a population of approximately 61,805.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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Buildings in this community

  • Gortmessan townland

    Location: Fermanagh

    Gortmessan, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh

  • Ardess Parish Church

    Location: Fermanagh

    Ardess Parish Church, Ardess Villas, Ardess, Kesh BT93 1GL, United Kingdom

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland

    <p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>

    1832-09-13 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Fermanagh in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    Census of Northern Ireland

    <p>The War of Independence in Ireland resulted in the postponement of the 1921 Census, causing a break with Great Britain Census timing (which would not be restored until 1951).</p>

    1926-04-18 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Famine Times in Clones

    <p>A brief overview of how Famines times created a social enterprise in the Clones area of Co Monaghan</p>

    1845-01-01 12:00:00

William Bell