Grace Smith BELL

[elsie ellen]

Hello everyone!

A request for help with a birth registration number: Grace Smith BELL was born , I believe, about 1860 in Heathcote, Victoria. I would like to purchase a copy of her birth certificate, so would appreciate help to find the appropriate registration number please.

I have the registration number for her death, and am led to believe she never married.

Cheers

Elsie

[sparrett]

Here you are!

BELL Grace Smith
Father Wm
Mother Ann SHARPE
Birth Place HCOTE
Year  1859
Reg   14924

Sue

[elsie ellen]

Thanks Sue. Appreciate your help.

Now to order that certificate and see what information is revealed.

Elsie

[BonnieDownUnder]

Hello,
This might be Grace Smith BELL's death Notice - died 17 Feb 1937

Trove - The Argus newspaper, dated 20 Feb 1937, page 7

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11971238?searchTerm=%22Grace%20Smith%20Bell%22&searchLimits=

[elsie ellen]

Thank you Bonnie for directing me to this death notice. Yes, this is my Grace.

Thanks to you, from this notice I have learnt that she resided in NZ for some years. My challenges now are to see if I can find any details of her travelling between Australia and NZ, and to locate where she was residing in NZ. Here's hoping ...

I appreciate your posting in response to my query.

Elsie

[BonnieDownUnder]

Hi Elsie ...
I see that Grace is buried in the Leongatha Cemetery, sharing a grave with other Bell's.

There is a family tree named 'GRANT' on Ancestry that shows Grace's mother was an Ann Sharpe and died 17 Jul 1895 Wellington New Zealand - buried Karori Cemetery in Wellington.

By the way, just wondering what information you are seeking with the purchase of Grace's birth certificate.  Bonnie

[sparrett]

Grace Smith BELL is on the Electoral Rolls in NZ from 1896 to 1911


I can type up the addresses for you.

Sue

[sparrett]

NZ  Electoral Roll
1896
BELL, Grace Smith
Address- residential. Dunedin. Household duties.

Also 1896
BELL, Grace Smith
Address- Constable Street. Housemaid. Residential

1905-1906
BELL, Grace Smith
Address- Pacific Street, Roslyn. Spinster.

1911
BELL, Grace Smith
Address-109 High Street, Roslyn. Spinster

Sue

[elsie ellen]

Oh .... I'm stunned, in a very, very nice way!

Thank you. Thank you. Sue and Bonnie, I really appreciate your help this afternoon.

Bonnie ... I have looked at the Leongatha Cemetery records and I acknowledge that there are some other Bell's buried there as well. Not sure yet about any link, but I will definitely try to find out one way or the other. (I thought the birth certificate might make precise mention of her father's birthplace, rather than just acknowledging Scotland.) I am in contact with the owner of the Grant family tree Bonnie. Thanks for directing me to this tree.

Sue ... what can I say? I have spent time this afternoon searching Papers Past in NZ for a possible mention of her and so far have found nothing. I was beginning to think that I would never find her whereabouts in NZ, and then you posted this wonderful electoral information. I am so grateful for your help.

Elsie