Bell, Preston Thomas

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Descendants of :

Preston Thomas BELL

Generation 1

 1. Preston Thomas BELL was born 01 Mar 1842 in Stepney, London, England and died 04 Apr 1921 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Mary RIGBYE 20 Jul 1865 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 12 Sep 1841 and died 28 Jun 1924 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of John Thomas RIGBYE and Jane STOPFORTH.

Other events in the life of Preston Thomas BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Immigration: 12 Dec 1850, Sophia Moffatt
Property: 1882, Hd Menzies Sect 129, 130; 830 acres

Children of Preston Thomas BELL and Mary RIGBYE:
  i.   2.   George Preston BELL was born 19 Apr 1866 in Oaklands, Sturt, SA and died 01 Sep 1950 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
  ii.   3.   Alfred Douglas BELL was born 04 Mar 1868 in Sturt, SA and died 30 Jan 1944 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
  iii.   4.   Walter Edward BELL was born 24 May 1870 in Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 06 Nov 1961 in Cowandilla, SA
  iv.   5.   Benjamin Henry BELL was born 11 Jul 1872 in Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 16 Sep 1936 in Adelaide, SA
  v.   6.   Charles James BELL was born 17 Nov 1874 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 03 Feb 1943 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
  vi.   7.   Mary Edith BELL was born 30 Jun 1880 in Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 11 Mar 1978 in Victoria, Australia

 

Generation 2

2. George Preston BELL was born 19 Apr 1866 in Oaklands, Sturt, SA and died 01 Sep 1950 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Cecilia TAYLOR 04 Nov 1896 in Richmond. SA. She was born 16 Jan 1868 in Port Adelaide, SA and died 15 May 1907 in Wallaroo, SA, daughter of William TAYLOR and Mary MIDDLETON.

Other events in the life of George Preston BELL
Burial: , Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island

Children of George Preston BELL and Cecilia TAYLOR:
  i.   8.   Dorothy Edith BELL was born 03 Oct 1897 in Port Adelaide, SA and died 07 Jun 1951 in Stokes Bay, Kanagaroo Island, SA

 

3. Alfred Douglas BELL was born 04 Mar 1868 in Sturt, SA and died 30 Jan 1944 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Emma Mary TURNER 30 Aug 1899 in Res George Turner Smiths Bay, K.I., SA. She was born 28 Jun 1879 in Rapid Bay, SA and died 19 Apr 1966 in Hampstead Gardens, SA, daughter of George TURNER and Mary Amelia ROPER.

Other events in the life of Alfred Douglas BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Middle River, Kangaroo Island

Children of Alfred Douglas BELL and Emma Mary TURNER:
  i.   9.   Douglas George Thomas BELL was born 08 Dec 1900 in Smiths Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 26 Aug 1988
  ii.   10.   Charles Archibald BELL was born 11 Jun 1902 in Smiths Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Sep 1981
  iii.   11.   Stanley Eric BELL was born 12 Sep 1903 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 01 Jun 1974
  iv.   12.   Harold BELL was born 06 Jan 1905 and died 10 Sep 1995
  v.   13.   Mary Winifred BELL was born 13 Oct 1906 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA
  vi.   14.   Olive Gwendoline BELL was born 04 Dec 1907 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA
  vii.   15.   Phillip Pretoria (Bob) BELL was born 06 Aug 1910 in Middle River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 23 Jul 2004 in Port Lincoln, SA
  viii.   Margory Rose BELL was born 10 Aug 1913 in Middle River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 18 Dec 2004
  ix.     Netta Mavis BELL was born 24 Jun 1917 in Middle River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 19 Oct 2006
  x.   16.   Verna Daphne BELL was born 04 Sep 1924 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 10 Aug 2009 in Craigmore, SA

 

4. Walter Edward BELL was born 24 May 1870 in Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 06 Nov 1961 in Cowandilla, SA. He married Eveline May STAPLES 25 Sep 1903 in Victoria, Australia. She was born 09 Nov 1880 in Ashbourne, SA and died 15 Nov 1952, daughter of Robert STAPLES and Elizabeth Ann PAYNE.

Children of Walter Edward BELL and Eveline May STAPLES:
  i.     Myra Edith Hope BELL was born 14 Aug 1904 in Lockwood Kangaroo Island, SA
  ii.   17.   Wesley Preston BELL was born 30 Jun 1907 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 30 Sep 1986
  iii.   18.   Wilbur Robert BELL was born 09 Mar 1910 in Western Flat, SA and died 03 Nov 2000
  iv.   19.   Colin Edward BELL was born 24 Feb 1914 in Totness, SA and died 21 Jul 2005
  v.   20.   Gordon Walter BELL was born 24 Dec 1917 in Mount Barker, SA and died 09 Apr 2000

 

5. Benjamin Henry BELL was born 11 Jul 1872 in Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 16 Sep 1936 in Adelaide, SA. He married Eliza TURNER 18 Dec 1901 in Res G Turner Smiths Bay, K.I., SA. She was born 06 Dec 1880 in Talisker, SA and died 18 Feb 1958 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of George TURNER and Mary Amelia ROPER.

Other events in the life of Benjamin Henry BELL
Burial: Mitcham Cemetery

Children of Benjamin Henry BELL and Eliza TURNER:
  i.     Preston George BELL was born 03 Nov 1902 in Shoal Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 08 Sep 1903 in Middle River, Kangaroo Island, SA
  ii.   21.   Leslie Percival BELL was born 13 Mar 1904 in Smiths Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Jan 1994
  iii.     Herwin Thomas BELL was born 16 Sep 1905 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 06 Aug 2000
  iv.   22.   Arthur Henry Roper BELL was born 22 Nov 1906 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 07 Jun 1948 in Hd Menzies, Kangaroo Island, SA
  v.   23.   Winston Rigby BELL was born 15 Jun 1908 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 17 Nov 2000

   vi.     Edgar Carlee BELL was born 07 Aug 1909 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 05 Jun 1991
  vii.   24.   Eric Benjamin BELL was born 16 Dec 1911 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 22 Nov 1990
  viii. 25.   Roy Clarence BELL was born 04 Sep 1913 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 13 Oct 1995 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
  ix.   26.   Garnet Maxwell BELL was born 20 Oct 1914 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 09 Jan 2008 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
  x.   27.   Una Kathleen BELL was born 22 Feb 1917 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 06 Nov 2012
  xi.   28.   David John BELL was born 13 Jun 1928 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA

 

6. Charles James BELL was born 17 Nov 1874 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 03 Feb 1943 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Grace Elizabeth HENRY 11 Apr 1906 in Res Mr Hirst Snug Cove K.I., SA. She was born 11 Apr 1881 in Port Adelaide, SA and died 11 Apr 1960 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of George HENRY and Mary WOOLDRIDGE.

Other events in the life of Charles James BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Lockwood, Kangaroo Island

Children of Charles James BELL and Grace Elizabeth HENRY:
  i.   29.   Bessie Helene BELL was born 05 Feb 1907 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 18 Jan 2003
  ii.   30.   Edna Dorene BELL was born 31 Jan 1910 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 25 Aug 1993
  iii.   31.   Hilda Grace BELL was born 18 Sep 1911 in Lockwood, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 30 Sep 1992
  iv.     Colin Hirst BELL was born 09 Sep 1913 in Lockwood, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 10 Sep 2005
  v.   32.   Ronald Charles BELL was born 03 Aug 1918 in nr Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 30 Sep 2004
  vi.     Ralph Kinred BELL was born 17 Feb 1922 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Feb 2012

 

7. Mary Edith BELL was born 30 Jun 1880 in Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 11 Mar 1978 in Victoria, Australia. She married John Stanley BALCHIN 09 Oct 1907 in Kent Town, SA. He was born 10 Jun 1881 in Balaklava, SA and died 1946 in Rushworth, Victoria, Australia, son of John James BALCHIN.

Children of Mary Edith BELL and John Stanley BALCHIN:
  i.   33.   Raymond Harris BALCHIN was born 19 Jan 1908 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA
  ii.   34.   Stanley Preston BALCHIN was born 19 Mar 1909 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA
  iii.     Roland Benjamin BALCHIN aka BELL was born 22 Jul 1910 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA, and died 17 Feb 1986 in Canberra, ACT
  iv.     Mary Edith BALCHIN was born 13 Jul 1911 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA  and died (as COWIE) 23 May 1993
  v.     Stella Muriel BALCHIN was born 17 Apr 1913 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died (as DANIEL)  02 Jun 1994
  vi.     John Howard (Jack) BALCHIN was born 16 Sep 1914 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 04 Feb 1990 in Victoria, Australia
  vii.     Delia Eleanor BALCHIN was born 15 Jul 1916 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 18 Sep 1920 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA
  viii.   Vivian Rigbye BALCHIN was born 02 Jul 1920 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 04 Jul 2002 (as TAYLOR) in Narrabundah, ACT
  ix.     Philip Lindsay BALCHIN was born 10 Nov 1921 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 1964 in Heidelberg, Victoria

 

Generation 3

8. Dorothy Edith BELL was born 03 Oct 1897 in Port Adelaide, SA and died 07 Jun 1951 in Stokes Bay, Kanagaroo Island, SA. She married Reginald Keen LATHAM BEF 1941. He was born 05 Sep 1904 in Charleston, SA and died 21 Jun 1962 in Stokes Bay, Kanagaroo Island, SA.

Other events in the life of Dorothy Edith BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: 1939, Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island

 

9. Douglas George Thomas BELL was born 08 Dec 1900 in Smiths Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 26 Aug 1988. He married Barbara Gladys HAVELBERG 23 Mar 1935 in Malvern, SA. She was born 08 Apr 1912 in Hummock Hill, SA and died 10 May 2007 in Carnavon, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Gottfried Frederick Joseph HAVELBERG and Emma Emilie NOSKE.

Other events in the life of Douglas George Thomas BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Smith Bay, Kangaroo Island

 

10. Charles Archibald BELL was born 11 Jun 1902 in Smiths Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Sep 1981. He married Edith Mary PARTRIDGE 25 Sep 1930 in Woodlands, SA. She was born 10 Jan 1909 and died 28 Jun 1991, daughter of Wilfred Henry (Wilf) PARTRIDGE and Lilla Mary DEBNEY.

Other events in the life of Charles Archibald BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Wisanger, Kangaroo Island

 

11. Stanley Eric BELL was born 12 Sep 1903 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 01 Jun 1974. He married Sylvia Eliza CHAPMAN 26 Nov 1925 in Res of R W Chapman North Cape, K.I., SA. She was born 05 Mar 1907 in Point Marsden, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 19 Sep 1974, daughter of Richard William (Will) CHAPMAN and Sarah Mary SNELLING.

Other events in the life of Stanley Eric BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Smiths Bay, Kangaroo Island

 

12. Harold BELL was born 06 Jan 1905 and died 10 Sep 1995. He married Edith Alice MAY 20 Aug 1927 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 19 Sep 1907 in Rocky River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 12 Nov 1988, daughter of William John MAY and Caroline (Carlina) TILKA.

Other events in the life of Harold BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, sec 37 Hd Duncan, Kangaroo Island

 

13. Mary Winifred BELL was born 13 Oct 1906 in Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA. She married Ross Malvern SHARPE 14 Jun 1934 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 21 May 1907 in Forest Range, SA and died 07 Jul 1980, son of Oliver Thomas SHARPE.

 

14. Olive Gwendoline BELL was born 04 Dec 1907 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA. She married Ernest Charles CLARKE 22 Apr 1944. He was born 06 Oct 1900 in Port Pirie, SA and died 02 Aug 1967 in Adelaide, SA.

 

15. Phillip Pretoria (Bob) BELL was born 06 Aug 1910 in Middle River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 23 Jul 2004 in Port Lincoln, SA. He married Lillian Patricia (Patti) SOMERVILLE 04 Jun 1943. She was born 28 Jun 1923 in Robe, SA and died 06 Jun 2016 in Port Lincoln, SA.

Other events in the life of Phillip Pretoria (Bob) BELL
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Wisanger, Kangaroo Island

 

16. Verna Daphne BELL was born 04 Sep 1924 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 10 Aug 2009 in Craigmore, SA. She married Ralph WIlliam HANCOCK 25 Jul 1959.

 

17. Wesley Preston BELL was born 30 Jun 1907 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 30 Sep 1986. He married Margaret Mary PLUMMER 20 Oct 1937 in Virginia, SA. She was born 06 Sep 1917 in Virginia, SA and died 21 Jun 2009.

Other events in the life of Wesley Preston BELL
Burial: Murray Bridge Cemetery

 

18. Wilbur Robert BELL was born 09 Mar 1910 in Western Flat, SA and died 03 Nov 2000. He married Marjorie Phoebe TOMAN 14 Dec 1935 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 12 Sep 1913 in Lipson, SA and died 28 Apr 2001.

 

19. Colin Edward BELL was born 24 Feb 1914 in Totness, SA and died 21 Jul 2005. He married Ivy Lilian TICKLE. He married Muriel Blanche BOWYER.

 

20. Gordon Walter BELL was born 24 Dec 1917 in Mount Barker, SA and died 09 Apr 2000. He married Esme Linda BELL. She was born ABT 1921 and died 20 Aug 2011.

 

21. Leslie Percival BELL was born 13 Mar 1904 in Smiths Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Jan 1994. He married Ida Valerie BURGESS 20 Dec 1933 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 14 Jul 1903 in Mt Pleasant, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 27 Oct 2007 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Edward (Ted) BURGESS and Wilhelmine (Mina) TILKA.

Other events in the life of Leslie Percival BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Wisanger, Kangaroo Island

 

22. Arthur Henry Roper BELL was born 22 Nov 1906 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 07 Jun 1948 in Hd Menzies, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Myrtle Jessie SHARPE 11 Nov 1937 in Lenswood, SA. She was born 31 Jul 1897 in Forest Range, SA and died 19 Dec 1957 in Lenswood, SA.

Other events in the life of Arthur Henry Roper BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Wisanger, Kangaroo Island

 

23. Winston Rigby BELL was born 15 Jun 1908 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 17 Nov 2000. He married Margaret Elizabeth RETCHFORD 14 May 1938. She was born 16 Nov 1910 in Goodwood, SA and died 05 Sep 1968 in Magill, SA.

Other events in the life of Winston Rigby BELL
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Wisanger, Kangaroo Island

 

24. Eric Benjamin BELL was born 16 Dec 1911 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 22 Nov 1990. He married Florence Violet Adeline (Lina) BURGESS 20 Mar 1956. She was born 16 Dec 1907 in Mt Eleanor, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 07 Mar 1996 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Edward (Ted) BURGESS and Wilhelmine (Mina) TILKA.

Other events in the life of Eric Benjamin BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Wisanger, Kangaroo Island

 

25. Roy Clarence BELL was born 04 Sep 1913 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 13 Oct 1995 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Annie Sophie MODRA 11 May 1937. She was born 28 Sep 1915 in Kangaroo Flat, SA and died 21 Dec 2008 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA.

Other events in the life of Roy Clarence BELL
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Wisanger, Kangaroo Island

 

26. Garnet Maxwell BELL was born 20 Oct 1914 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 09 Jan 2008 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Alicia Luise BANZHAF 28 Jul 1954. She was born 29 Jun 1927.

Other events in the life of Garnet Maxwell BELL
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Wisanger, Kangaroo Island

 

27. Una Kathleen BELL was born 22 Feb 1917 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 06 Nov 2012. She married Douglas Donald (Don) FURLER 11 Mar 1941. He was born 01 Mar 1920 in Port Pirie West, SA and died 19 Apr 2003.

Other events in the life of Una Kathleen BELL|
Electoral roll: 1943, American River, Kangaroo Island

 

28. David John BELL was born 13 Jun 1928 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Edna Lucy CONNELL. She was born 1932 and died 19 Sep 1957, daughter of Charles Stewart (Charlie) CONNELL and Lucy HEFFERNAN. He married Elsbeth Maria BANZHAF 07 Jul 1959. She was born 29 Jun 1927 and died 30 Jul 2010.

 

29. Bessie Helene BELL was born 05 Feb 1907 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 18 Jan 2003. She married Albert John (Jack) BOXER 18 Apr 1936 in Tusmore, SA. He was born 11 Jan 1904 in Shoal Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 17 Dec 1976, son of Albert George BOXER and Ida RUMBALL.

Other events in the life of Bessie Helene BELL
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island

 

30. Edna Dorene BELL was born 31 Jan 1910 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 25 Aug 1993. She married Samuel Berthold SCHMIDT 02 Oct 1937 in Tusmore, SA. He was born 03 Oct 1910 in Bethel, SA and died 21 Aug 1989.

 

31. Hilda Grace BELL was born 18 Sep 1911 in Lockwood, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 30 Sep 1992. She married Rudolph Herman PUNKE 17 Nov 1934 in Tusmore, SA. He was born 09 Nov 1900 in Quorn, SA and died 03 Aug 1987.

 

32. Ronald Charles BELL was born 03 Aug 1918 in nr Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 30 Sep 2004. He married Ruby (Billie) GLEESON 28 Aug 1943 in Mitcham, SA.

 

33. Raymond Harris BALCHIN was born 19 Jan 1908 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Julia PRIGG 1937 in Victoria, Australia.

 

34. Stanley Preston BALCHIN was born 19 Mar 1909 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Phyllis May ROBARDS 1946 in Parramatta, NSW. She died 1949 in Parramatta, NSW. He married Agnes May WILLIAMS 1950 in Parramatta, NSW.

Other events in the life of Stanley Preston BALCHIN
Residence: 1937, Finley, NSW


Last updated : 22 April 2023