William Bell is known to marry Mary Little in 1841 Castlebellingham.
William died 1907, where as we cannot find the death of Mary Little b. abt 1981. They are know to have the following children;
- Margaret 1841; - Michael 1843; - William 1845; - Mary Anne 1847; - John 1849; - James 1853; - Mathew 1860 - Bridget 1863; - Elizabeth 1865; - Agnes 1869. ? Catherine d.1939
In the Louth 1901 Census William senior occupation is retired Policeman RIC he is on a Pension, is living at house with his two daughters he is 84, and stated as Widower, his daughter Kate is a Seamstress aged 41 his second daughter Agnes aged 25 is a domestic servant
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Nugent
Saturday 14th Oct 2017, 07:51AMMessage Board Replies
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Nugent,
Mary Bell (nee Little) died 26.3.1891, aged 68. See:
Informant looks to be Mathew Bell, son, of Castlebellingham. This is probably him in 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Louth/Castlebellingham/Castlebellingham/1564575/
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Saturday 14th Oct 2017, 09:36AM -
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Nugent
Wednesday 18th Oct 2017, 03:30AM -
I was contacted last night by a gentleman in Victoria , Australia who is a great grandson of Mary Bell nee Little above.
These Littles are highly likely to be the Littles whom I descend from based on the years and the location.
I may need to go back to Irishroots, IFHF website to purchase or view the marriage records from Darver RC or Louth RC parishes or carefully go through the NLI images for Darver, assuming they married there in 1840s. I have another marriage between a Little and Bell in the 1860s, George Wm Bell married Anne Little in Darver 22 Oct 1862.
The homestead from the 1760s or earlier was Darver and areas proximate to Dromiskin in Mid Louth.
Looking at the dates, I would strongly believe that Mary Little may have been a daughter of Michael Little (born 1795/Darver Louth) who is my 3rd great grandfather.
At this reckoning the gent in Australia is my 4th degree cousin.
It is interesting to see the census and civil records for this family in black and white.
My own great grandfather Peter Little who would have been a nephew of William and Mary Bell (nee Little) born 1851, left Darver for Dublin around 1874 and had a career in the Irish Postal service from 1874-1912, and lived into his 80s , passing away around 1935 in Dublin.
Is the poster (Nugent) in the Little/Bell line ?
--Ian
Saturday 26th May 2018, 08:04PM