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Record #3015

Name :: : Mabel BELL (1892 - 1906)
Father: : John BELL
Mother: : Agnes WINTERS

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1892
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 30 Jan 1906 Notes : Suicide by Gunshot

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham

Mar qtr, 6d 14, mmn WINTERS

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, New Brunswick, St. John

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 11 Jun 1904
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Carthaginian
Placement Family: : Salmon

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Middlemore

NotesA marriage record was found for John Bell and Agnes Winters; Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Birmingham (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 229.

In 1901, Mable Bell, 10 years of age, was residing at 2 bh, Icknield Fort Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Other household members included John Bell, 40, labourer with chemical works; Agnes Bell, 36; Maud Bell, 6; Emily Bell, 5; Polly Bell, 3; and Agnes Bell, 1. (Source: 1901 Census of England and Wales; Class: RG13; Piece: 2826; Folio: 176; Page: 11.)

Mabel Bell traveled to Canada via Middlemore of Birmingham about 1904. Nothing much more is known of her except after that time but for her tragic death which was described in The Daily Telegraph of St. John, New Brunswick, on Wednesday, January 31, 1906:

MABEL BELL, YOUNG IMMIGRANT, ENDS LIFE WITH REVOLVER.
Fifteen-Year-Old Servant in Home of W. G. Salmon, Golding Street, Sends Bullet Through Breast and Dies in a Few Minutes -- Hard to Assign Reason for Her Act.

Pretty fifteen-year-old Mabel Bell took her own life yesterday afternoon a little after 3 o'clock, at the home of W. G. Salmon, 34 Golding street. She shot herself with a thirty-two calibre revolver. Miss Bell, who was employed as a servant, was an English immigrant sent out to this country by the Middlemore Home, of Birmingham (Eng.), which city was also her home. She had been in St. John about a year and a half, off of which time had been spent in the home of Mr. Salmon.

Mrs. Salmon and her mother, Mrs. Connors, were the only members of the household at home at the time of the sad occurrence. Both ladies were up stairs when, a little after 3 o'clock, Mrs. Connors heard the report of a revolver. Calling to Mrs. Salmon, who was in another room, she hurried down the stairs, as from that direction the shot came, and when passing through the dining room was horrified as she looked through the half-open door of a small pantry, to see the unfortunate girl lying on the floor, her face turned upwards, and beside her the revolver.

It was at once seen that the girl was not dead, though she did not appear to recognize either of the women. Dr. Murray MacLaren was immediately summoned, but long ere he had arrived the young life was gone. On examination, it was found that the shot that so quickly ended her life had taken effect in the girl's breast.

Coroner Berryman was notified, but as he was out of town at the time it was about 4.45 o'clock when he arrived at the scene of the shooting. After viewing the body he gave permission for removal to another room.

No cause for the suicide can be given, as the girl seemed to be happy and contended with her surroundings. Within the past few days, however, it had been noticed that the girl was not so cheerful as was usual with her, but not much attention was paid to this.

Mr. Salmon said that when she was serving at lunch yesterday about 12 o'clock she seemed to be in good spirits, and he cannot think of any cause for the unfortunate act.

Coroner Berryman last night said that he proposed today making further inquiries into the affair, and would then determine as to whether or not he would hold an inquest. In the meantime, he has notified Mr. Salmon that no arrangements for burial be made before Thursday at the earliest.

Frank A. Gerow, of Halifax, who is the Canadian superintendent for the Middlemore Home, was located at Sussex, and came into the city last night. He will look after the funeral arrangements. Little Miss Bell looks quiet peaceful as she lies as if asleep on a lounge in one of the rooms of the house, and it is hard to think as one looks on the little form, that she had been the principal in a tragedy of the afternoon.

It was suggested that the shooting might have been accident but rather the suicide theory is believed. The weapon used was the property of Mr. Salmon's son Charles and he kept it in a box in one of the bureaus drawers in his room.

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Last Updated : 2012-01-25 19:49:21 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
21610	BELL, A.	1882	ENG,	Apr 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Unknown
21611	BELL, A.	1874	ENG,	Jun 1889 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
21612	BELL, A.	1890	ENG,	Jun 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
21613	BELL, A.J.	1903	ENG,	Jun 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
21614	BELL, A.W.	1864	ENG,	Aug 1882 : Lake WWnnipeg	CAN	Unknown
21615	BELL, Adam	1889	ENG,	Apr 1903 : Tunisian	CAN	Middlemore
21644	BELL, Agnes	1886	ENG,	Jun 1889 : Siberian	CAN	Quarriers
21645	BELL, Agnes	1889	ENG,	Mar 1904 : Ionian	CAN	Unknown
21646	BELL, Agnes	1902	ENG,	Jun 1912 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
21647	BELL, Agnes	1908	ENG,	Feb 1927 : Letitia	CAN	Unknown
21648	BELL, Albert	1910	ENG,	May 1925 : Regina	CAN	Salvation Army
21649	BELL, Albert George	1888	ENG,	Sep 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
21650	BELL, Alec	1893	ENG,	Jun 1911 : Empress of Ireland	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
8097	BELL, Alexander	1911	SCT, , Edinburgh	Apr 1927 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
10494	BELL, Alexander	1907	SCT, BEW, Duns	Apr 1920 : Scandinavian	CAN	Quarriers
21652	BELL, Alexander	1895	ENG,	May 1901 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
21653	BELL, Alexander	1912	ENG,	Jul 1927 : Montcalm	CAN	British Immigration and Colonisation Association
21655	BELL, Alexander	1870	ENG,	Jun 1883 : Canadian	CAN	Unknown
7892	BELL, Alfred	1916	ENG, , Dumfries	May 1931 : Athenia	CAN	Cossar (George Carter)
21700	BELL, Alfred	1882	ENG,	May 1895 : Labrador	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
25559	BELL, Alice	1898	ENG,	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos
26950	BELL, Alice	1930	ENG, NBL, Newcastle T.	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
7368	BELL, Ann Clementine	1902	ENG, DUR, Gateshead	Mar 1914 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
15504	BELL, Arthur	1905	ENG,	Mar 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
4114	BELL, Beatrice	1889	SCT, RFW, Paisley	Jun 1893 : Carthaginian	CAN	Quarriers
22841	BELL, Charles	1885	ENG,	Apr 1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Barnardos
17196	BELL, Connie	1892	ENG,	Apr 1901 : Dominion	CAN	MacPherson Homes
24912	BELL, David	1899		Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
26247	BELL, Doreen	1924	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1937 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
15602	BELL, Doris	1908	ENG,	Mar 1921 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
12377	BELL, Dorothy	1911	ENG,	Jun 1920 : Scotian	CAN	Barnardos
9251	BELL, Elizabeth	1895	ENG,	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5706	BELL, Florence	1885	ENG,	Aug 1897 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
16161	BELL, George	1883	ENG,	Apr 1894 : Sarnia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
17200	BELL, George	1891	ENG,	Apr 1901 : Dominion	CAN	MacPherson Homes
4106	BELL, George Edward	1898	ENG, NTT, Kimberley	Mar 1913 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home	Robert Fletcher
22103	BELL, George William	1896	ENG,	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26483	BELL, H W C	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26248	BELL, Harriet	1923	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1937 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
13432	BELL, Harry	1876	ENG,	Sep 1887 : Nipigon	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
22749	BELL, Harry George	1892	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
8098	BELL, Henry	1912	CAN,	Apr 1927 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
8951	BELL, Herbert	1909	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1925 : Montclare	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
15625	BELL, Hilda	1898	ENG,	Jul 1907 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
17338	BELL, James	1899	ENG,	Apr 1911 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
23567	BELL, James	1909	ENG,	May 1924 : Demosthenes	AUS	Barnardos
4115	BELL, Jane	1877	SCT, RFW, Paisley	Jun 1893 : Carthaginian	CAN	Quarriers
22591	BELL, Jane	1898	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
4113	BELL, Jessie	1883	SCT, RFW, Paisley	Jun 1892 : Sarmatian	CAN	Quarriers
23895	BELL, John	1910	ENG,	May 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
27388	BELL, John George		ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
27389	BELL, Joyce	1938	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4428	BELL, Kathleen Louisa	1922	ENG, STS, West Bromich	Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3015	BELL, Mabel	1892	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
22514	BELL, Mary	1907	ENG,	May 1923 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
27306	BELL, Mary Rose	1932	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jul 1939 : Orama	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3016	BELL, Maud	1895	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
7829	BELL, Mina	1863	ENG,	Jul 1870 : Prussian	CAN	Maria Rye
23684	BELL, Nellie	1902	ENG,	May 1914 : Virginian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
10495	BELL, Nelson	1907	IRL, ANT, Belfast	Oct 1920 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
10921	BELL, Norman	1896	ENG,	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
27390	BELL, Rosalind Barbara	1937	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
6841	BELL, Samuel	1863	SCT,	Jul 1875 : Waldensian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
6963	BELL, Sarah	1863	ENG,	Aug 1871 : Prussian	CAN	Maria Rye
26949	BELL, Sidney	1926	ENG, NBL, Newcastle T.	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
11347	BELL, Thomas	1885	ENG,	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
10496	BELL, Thomas M	1906	ENG, , Glasgow	Apr 1920 : Scandinavian	CAN	Quarriers
18909	BELL, Thomas W	1887	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
27084	BELL, Vernon	1919	ENG, MDX, Brentford	Jun 1929 : Largs Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
9283	BELL, W H	1901	ENG,	Jun 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
23896	BELL, Walter	1907	ENG,	May 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
14344	BELL, William	1891	ENG,	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
22171	BELL, William	1892	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
27402	BELL, William	1932	ENG,	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 74 Entries

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