One of four children baptised at Glenavy Church.
Page 1. Glenavy C/I Baptisms (Proni ref MIC1/44/1
Baptised 20th Dec 1840 Anne ND (natural daughter) of John Bell Ballytrummery and Margaret Cormican of Femore
Baptised 26th Dec 1841 Allen NS (natural son) of John Bell and Margaret Cormican both of Ballytromery.
Baptised 23rd April 1843 Catherine ND (natural daughter) of John Bell and Margaret Cormican of Ballytromery.
Baptised 17th March 1844 John NS (natural son) of John Bell and Margaret Cormican of Ballytromery.
NB: When NS and ND is used in records it usually means that couple were not married at the time of baptism.
Allen, Catherine and John all immigrated to New Zealand.
The NZ marriage and death records all refer to their parents as John Bell, and Margaret Bell/Cormican.
Descendants of Allen and Catherine DNA match each other. John's last surviving descendant died 1976.
