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Title: Where did Bell go for 30 years??
Post by: Hydes on Tuesday 05 March 24 08:10 GMT (UK)

 Having a hard time finding info from Canada.....

Alexander Cecil Bell (B) 1902 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D)1998 Ottawa, Onterio Canada
Have him in the 1911 census aged 8 living in Ottawa, Ontario Canada with his parents.
James Bell and Margaret Moody and siblings.
However, from there I can't seem to locate him until approx. 1940 when I believe he married Mary Adeline Campbell (I don't have the marriage certificate for this marriage) I know from his marriage to my grandmother later in 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland that his occupation was listed as war service for Royal Canadian Ordnance Corp would this be the reason that I cant locate him plus that it is kind of recent?

Title: Re: Where did Bell go for 30 years??
Post by: maddys52 on Tuesday 05 March 24 08:20 GMT (UK)

The 1940 marriage is on Ancestry - it has occupation as "[something] & trucking.

He is in the 1921 census with his parents and siblings in North Gower, Ontario (as Cecil A BELL) and 1931 again with parents and siblings in North Gower, Ontario (as Alex Cecil BELL), labourer, father's farm.

Modified to add:
I think the occupation on the marriage is Farming and trucking.  :)

Title: Re: Where did Bell go for 30 years??
Post by: maddys52 on Tuesday 05 March 24 08:27 GMT (UK)

Here is  the 1931 census image on familysearch:
 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6RSB-1ZX1

Can't seem to find the 1921 - will keep looking

Modified to add:
His mother's name was Martha MOODY.

Title: Re: Where did Bell go for 30 years??
Post by: maddys52 on Tuesday 05 March 24 08:37 GMT (UK)

Here is the 1921 census (it takes a while to load)
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01t1i/

(Sorry, I thought that link would take you to the image, however, if you scroll down to the last entry #19 - you can open the image.)

Modified to add:
This is a better link:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01t1j/

Title: Re: Where did Bell go for 30 years??
Post by: Hydes on Tuesday 05 March 24 08:52 GMT (UK)

Thanks Mandy ;D Fantastic help didnt think to look at the name around the other way.
Still learning how to research everything

Title: Re: Where did Bell go for 30 years??
Post by: eileenwilson on Sunday 07 April 24 15:27 BST (UK)

You may have this info, but here's his obituary from 1998:

Title: Re: Where did Bell go for 30 years??
Post by: eileenwilson on Sunday 07 April 24 15:29 BST (UK)

Their divorce action noted in Ottawa Citizen on January 11, 1945: Mary Adeline Bell, Ottawa vs. Alexander Cecil Bell, Army overseas. Decree Nisi granted in March 1945.

Title: Re: Where did Bell go for 30 years??
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 07 April 24 15:56 BST (UK)

Background information on previous thread if it helps - with obituary,  divorce info etc.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=860022.0

related thread 5 March 2024

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=880943.msg7534238#msg7534238