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Georgina (Ford) Bell (abt. 1820 - 1919)

Georgina Bell formerly Ford
Born about in England, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 11 Feb 1839 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 99 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Georgina Ford was born about 1820 in England, United Kingdom. She was the daughter of George Ford and Elizabeth Bedford. [1]

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Georgina (Ford) Bell migrated from England to New South Wales.
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Georgina migrated to New South Wales in 1832 aboard the Governor Halket, together with her mother and step-father, sister and half-brother. [2]

When the family moved to Tasmania in about 1836, Georgina helped her father at the Infant School.

Georgina married Joseph William Bell in 1839. [3]

They had nine children:

She passed away on 21st April 1919 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, at the home of her daughter Keziah.

DEATH.
Bell. —At the residence of her son-in-law, Mr Robt. Gardner, Terrace End, Georgina Bell, in her 91st year, widow of the late Joseph William Bell, of Hobart, the beloved mother of Mrs Robt. Gardner and Mr Arthur Bell, of Kawhia.[4]

She is buried in Terrace End cemetery. [5]

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  3. Name: Bell, Joseph William Record Type: Marriages Gender: Male Age: 41 Spouse: Ford, Georgina Gender: Female Age: 20 Date of marriage: 11 Feb 1839 Registered: Launceston Registration year: 1839 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:825865 Resource: RGD37/1/1 no 267
  4. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8852, 21 April 1909, Page 1
  5. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158371553/georgina-bell : accessed 26 April 2022), memorial page for Georgina Bell (unknown–21 Apr 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158371553, citing Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North, Palmerston North City, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand ; Maintained by Carl Armstrong (contributor 47730472) .
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Ford-17940 and Ford-16409 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate profiles
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