John Thomas BELL ^18,19

  General Notes:

per 1901 Ontario Census
-Farmer
-Scotch
-Lutheran
-could read and write

per 1891 Census
-35 years of age
-Farmer
-Scotch
-Presbyterian
-employer of one (1)
-could read and write

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1911, Hagersville, ONTARIO. ¹⁹ 34 43 Bell John M Head M Feb 1855 56 Farmer retired $ 2000 life insurance
35 43 Bell Maria F Wife M Jun 1857 52
36 43 Bell Mary F Daughter S Mar 1893 18
37 43 Bell Frank M Son S May 1895 16
38 43 Bell Olive F Daughter S Oct 1897 13

Bell Frank 16 Ontario Haldimand Hagersville 47 37
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/Test9.jsp?id=49059&highlight=37&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Frank+Bell

• Property, 1909, Rainham Township, Haldimand County, ONTARIO. ^24,25 Propery sold to Held family
Currently owned by her son, Keith Held

• Residence, 1909, Hagersville, ONTARIO. ²⁵

• Census: Line 22, 1901, Rainham Township, Haldimand County, ONTARIO. ²⁰ 1901 Census of Canada Page Information District: ON HALDIMAND & MONCK <DistrictSummary2.jsp?districtId=67> (#67) Subdistrict: Rainham K-3 <SubdistrictSummary.jsp?subdistrictIndex=4068> Page 3

http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.html

• Religion, 22 Oct 1889, Rainham Township, Haldimand County, ONTARIO. Presbyterian

• Census, 1881, Rainham Township, Haldimand County, ONTARIO. ²⁶ Household:
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
John BELL M Male Scottish 76 O <Ontario> Retired C. Presbyterian
Elizabeth BELL M Female Scottish 61 Scotland C. Presbyterian
Margaretta BELL Female Scottish 28 O <Ontario> Dress Maker C. Presbyterian
Jennie BELL Female Scottish 26 O <Ontario> Dress Maker And Milliner C. Presbyterian
John BELL Male Scottish 24 O <Ontario> Farmer C. Presbyterian
Letitia BELL Female Scottish 22 O <Ontario> C. Presbyterian
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp

• Census: 1871 Census, 1871. ²⁷ 1871
per 1871 Census of Canada - ONTARIO
(C-9917, National Archive of Canada - very poor resolution, microfilm washed out
http://130.15.161.15/census/index.html)
pg 45 and 46
-66 years of age
-Farmer
-Scotch
-Presbyterian
-family of 7 - John (66), Elizabeth (52?), Margaret A. (23), Jennet (21), Elizabeth (19), John T. (17), Letitia G.B. (15)

John married Maria WILLIAMSON, daughter of George WILLIAMSON and Mary BROWN, on 22 Oct 1889 in Hagersville, ONTARIO.¹⁷ (Maria WILLIAMSON was born on 1 Jun 1859 in Walpole Township, ONTARIO,²⁰ died on 12 Feb 1923 in Walpole Township, ONTARIO ²³ and was buried on 14 Feb 1923 in Chalmers Stone Church, Walpole Township ²³.) The cause of her death was Stroke - January 30, 1923.