Well.. they did arrive in OZ.. so

[joboy]

The vessel 'JOHN' from London 1840
departed Gravesend on September 12th, 1839
with Captain Alexander Smith,
arrived Port Adelaide on February 5th, 1840
and on arrival on board were;

BELL, Ann and children Sarah, Frances
BELL, Isaiah Born 1827 Wainfleet St Mary, Lincolnshire, England
BELL, John
BELL, Joseph
BELL, Moses Born 1834 Wainfleet St Mary, Lincolnshire, England

I think Ann's husband had just recently died and she was joining up with family already in OZ.
Can anyone advise on the ages of children Sarah,Frances,John and Joseph?
joboy

[ShaunJ]

The father was William Bell.

Joseph was baptised 18 May 1828 Wainfleet St Mary per the IGI
 

[ShaunJ]

A couple more born to William and Ann Bell at Wainfleet St Mary

Maria bap 2 July 1818
 
Azubah (or Arubah) 21 October 1822

[ShaunJ]

There's a submitted entry in the IGI for

Azuba Maria Bell

born 21 October 1821   Wainfleet St Mary
 
Parent William Bell and Ann Parker
 
 Death:  1903   Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
 

[joboy]

Thank you ShaunJ .......... I can make them all fit OK.
Still mystified about Ann and her children Sarah and Frances though  ... I wonder if Ann was an unrelated 'Bell' ....... although this raises some doubts because if they were unrelated then the known ages of the children Isaiah 13 and Moses 6 makes me think they might have been too young to travel alone.
joboy

[regross]

Hi

There is a submitted entry on the IGI for a SARAH BELL parents William Bell and Ann HARKER born 28/01/1838 in Northampton and a death date of 06/11/ 1840 
Also 2 other extracted entries for Sarah Bell parents William Bell and Ann in 1836.

regards

Robyn

[joboy]

I think that the Sarah 1838 who died 1840 should be discounted Robyn and I think that perhaps the Sarah 1836 if she was born in Northampton should be likewise discounted unless they had moved from Lincs to Northampton before she was born ........ which I suppose is a possibility however remote.
Thanks for your input,
joboy

[mba2830]

Maria Bell married William Anderson & emigrated to australia .
William had a son william who married Elizabeth freeman
William has a son frank who married Eileen Clee
Frank has a son brian who married Barbara McAlary
Brian has a son Michael who married Cathrine anderson
This Michael is me !!

refer to Friends reunited uk site

[joboy]

Maria Bell married William Anderson & emigrated to australia .
William had a son william who married Elizabeth freeman
William has a son frank who married Eileen Clee
Frank has a son brian who married Barbara McAlary
Brian has a son Michael who married Cathrine anderson
This Michael is me !!

refer to Friends reunited uk site

Thanks Michael ........... your input does add to the family tree ........... I wish I could resolve the questions that I prevoiusly posed which were;
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(1) Benjamin Bell from Lot 1 was properly named Benjamin 'Providence' Bell and it appears he was a son of John and Ann (nee Taylor) Bell born 1820 Wainfleet and he was travelling with the children of William and Ann Bell .... what was his (John's) relationship with William?
(2) As they went to Adelaide South Australia which is about 1400 km from Sydney New South Wales (a) did they disembark there or (b) did the 'John' sail on to Sydney (I can find no evidence of this) where they joined the rest of their family?  .......... because they all finished up in NSW.
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Joe