Beneficiaries of the Will of Lieut-Col John Bell

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surname/tag: Bell

Lieut-Col John Bell died 6 May 1835 leaving legacies to his sister, Elizabeth (Bell) Carter, and all his nephews and nieces. He left the remainder of his estate to his brother with the proviso that if Edward pre-deceased him, the remainder of his estate would be divided among his sister, nephews and nieces. Although Edward died 12 Apr 1836, from the Death Duty Register (below) the remainder was divided as instructed by the will.

Death Duty Register for Lieut-Col John Bell

To me the register appears to give two list of nephews and nieces, the first for the £100 (less death duty tax in some cases) initial legacy and the second for the remainder. However, since the lists only gives first name initial or nickname and surname it is difficult to reconcile the two lists.

The following are two lists (Note- I believe DS means descendant of sister while DB means descendant of brother):

	Initial List				Second List				Note/Relationship
Mrs Carter	Sister	296.5	5 May 1836						sister, m. John Carter (Elizabeth Bell (1772-1848))
E Bell	DS?	98.15	6 May 1836						Ed Bell, s/o Richard Bell (Edward Bell (1791-1887)?)
W Carter	DS	100	2 May 1836						William Carter, s/o Elizabeth (Bell) Carter
J Bell	DB	100	2 May 1836		J Bell	DB	549.1		Jn Bell, s/o Richard Bell (John Bell (1788-1883))
J Berry	DB	100	28 July 1835		J Berry	DB	549.1		Jane Bell ??, d/o Edward Bell
L Welch	DB	100	4 May 1836		L Welsh	DB	549.1		Lois (Bell) Welsh, d/o Richard Bell (Lois (Bell) Welsh (1802-1886))
E Forster	DB	100	28 July 1835
E Suthren	DS	98.15	5 May 1836						Ester (Carter) Sotheran ??, d/o Elizabeth (Bell) Carter
D Finamore	DB	100	28 July 1835
W/H Carter	DS	98.15	5 May 1836						Henry Carter, s/o Elizabeth (Bell) Carter
E Bell	DB	100	28 July 1835		Eliz Bell	DB	549.1
Ed Carter	DS	98.15	5 May 1836						Edward 'Ned' Carter, s/o Elizabeth (Bell) Carter
M Bell	DB	100	28 July 1835
S/J Cuter	DS	98.15	5 May 1836						Sarah Carter ??, d/o Elizabeth (Bell) Carter
? Bell	DB	100	28 July 1835		? Bell	DB	549.1
Ed Bell	DB	98.15	5 May 1836		Ed Bell	DB	549.1		Edward Thomas Bell, s/o Edward Bell (Edward Thomas Bell (abt.1811-abt.1889))
H Bell	DB	100	28 July 1835		H Bell	DB	549.1		Henry Bell, s/o Edward Bell (Henry Bell (abt.1804-))
A Bell	DB	98.15	5 May 1836		A Bell	DB	549.1		Anne Bell, d/o Edward Bell
? Bell	DB	100	28 July 1835
H Conroy	DB	100	28 July 1835		C Conroy	DB	549.1		Catherain Bell ??, d/o Richard Bell (Catherine (Bell) Conroy (bef.1804-))
E Crowley	DB	100	28 July 1835
E? Belce	DB	98.15	5 May 1836
					Wm Bell	DB	549.1		William Bell ??, s/o Edward Bell
					M Cullen	DB	549.1
					E Cronolly	DB	549.1
					Ed Bell	DB	549.1		Ed Bell, s/o Richard Bell (Edward Bell (1791-1887))
					H Bell	DB	549.1
					R Bell	DB	549.1
					E Bell	DB	549.1
					Ellen Bell	DB	549.1
					Amelia Bell + 3	DB	2192.6
					Eliz Carter + 7	DS	4396.4		sister plus 7 nephews/nieces
5 others	DB	98.15	5 June 1836
2 others	DS	98.15	5 June 1836						John Carter and another, children of Elizabeth (Bell) Carter
Total	DS	7					8		sister Elizabeth Carter included under DS in second list
	DB	20					21		includes the DS? who is likely Ed Bell
	DS?	1