I am researching James BELL who was born in Sockburn, Co. Durham in 1820. It would appear he may have travelled first to America to work "for his uncle Richard" (family lore - unproven), then returned to marry Hannah BRUMBY of Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire in 1842. They had a son, Henry, in December 1851, in Boston, Lincs before moving to Nottingham. In June 1854 James marries again in Nottingham (St. Mary's) to an Ann SAVAGE, daughter of John, Blacksmith. Their residence is given as Union Road, Nottingham. Three of their seven children are born in Nottingham before the family move on again to Derby where they finally settle. I am interested in trying to find out what happened to Hannah BELL, James' first wife, between 1852 and 1854 and wondered about two possible death references in Nottingham...One for a Hannah BELL who died in Sept. Qtr 1853 and another within the same quarter for a John James BELL (family name pattern). If John James were an infant this may explain what happened. Times have changed and I can no longer afford to send off for one death certificate after another until I "get it right" so could I possibly ask a huge favour? If anyone happens to be searching Nottingham burial registers for their own families and comes across an entry for a Hannah BELL please could you let me know? If Hannah did die in 1853 she would have been 33 years old. Thank you so much...and I hope I haven't offended anyone with such a broad request! Diane Johansen Researching BELL, Co. Durham

Diane, Neither of these burials are on the latest version of the Notts FHS burials CD. Sorry! Dai Diane Johansen wrote: > I am researching James BELL who was born in Sockburn, Co. Durham in 1820. It would appear he may have travelled first to America to work "for his uncle Richard" (family lore - unproven), then returned to marry Hannah BRUMBY of Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire in 1842. They had a son, Henry, in December 1851, in Boston, Lincs before moving to Nottingham. > > In June 1854 James marries again in Nottingham (St. Mary's) to an Ann SAVAGE, daughter of John, Blacksmith. Their residence is given as Union Road, Nottingham. Three of their seven children are born in Nottingham before the family move on again to Derby where they finally settle. > > I am interested in trying to find out what happened to Hannah BELL, James' first wife, between 1852 and 1854 and wondered about two possible death references in Nottingham...One for a Hannah BELL who died in Sept. Qtr 1853 and another within the same quarter for a John James BELL (family name pattern). If John James were an infant this may explain what happened. > > Times have changed and I can no longer afford to send off for one death certificate after another until I "get it right" so could I possibly ask a huge favour? If anyone happens to be searching Nottingham burial registers for their own families and comes across an entry for a Hannah BELL please could you let me know? If Hannah did die in 1853 she would have been 33 years old. > > Thank you so much...and I hope I haven't offended anyone with such a broad request! > > Diane Johansen > Researching BELL, Co. Durham > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >