Birth: 1826 Whitby, Yorkshire, UK
Father: Edward Bell 1790-1826/41
Mother: Elizabeth Hildreth 1790-1866
Christening: 8 April 1826 Whitby, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: January-March 1850 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, UK
Husband: Thomas Thirlaway (Thirlawell, Thirlow, Thirlwall) c1823-1900
Death: July-September 1904 Gateshead, Durham, UK
Two entries in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Ann Bell baptised 8 April 1826 in Whitby, York, parents Edward and Elizabeth Bell.
In the 1841 census as Ann Bell aged 15 (rounded down to a multiple of 5), born in Yorkshire, and living with Elizabeth (mother?) and Ann (sister?) in Flowergate, Whitby, Yorkshire.
Marriage of Ann Bell and Thomas Thirlwall in FreeBMD in January-March 1850 in Newcastle T ((25 366) - her husband's entry is in Newtle Tyne.
Her daughter was born in Carr Hill and registered in October-December 1850 in Gateshead.
In the 1851 census as Ann Thirlwey (sic - in the index, Thirlway on the original) aged 23, born in Whitby, Yorkshire, and living with her husband (Thom), daughter (Elizth) and three lodgers (James Wishard aged 38, born in N Castle, Northumberland, Mary An Wishard aged 5 and born in N Castle, Northumberland, married, and a glass maker, and Thomas Lutter aged 60, born in Lemsley, Durham, married and a mason) in Carr Hill, Heworth, Durham.
Her son was born in Heworth and registered in January-March 1853 in Gateshead.
Her daughter was born in Carr Hill and registered in July-September 1855 in Gateshead.
Her son was born on 18 September 1858 in Carr Hill, and registered in October-December 1858 in Gateshead.
In the 1861 census as Ann Thirlway (sic - on the original) aged 33, born in Whitby, Yorkshire, and living with her husband (Thomas), two sons (John J and Thomas) and two daughters (Elizabeth and Priscilla) in Carr Hill, Heworth, Durham.
Her daughter was born in Gateshead and registered in April-June 1864 and her son was registered in July-September 1870, both in Gateshead.
In the 1871 census as Ann Thirlow (sic - on the original) aged 44, born in Whitby, Yorkshire, and living with her husband (Thomas), three sons (John, Thomas and William), and daughter (Sarah) in Durham Place, Heworth, Durham.
In the 1881 census as Ann Thirlaway aged 53, born in Whitby, Yorkshire, and living with her husband (Thos) and son (Thos) at 9 Durham Place, Heworth, Durham. Her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter were living at the same address.
In the 1891 census as Ann Hurlaway (sic - the original) aged 68, born in Whitby, Yorkshire, and living with her husband (Thomas) in two rooms at Durham Place, Heworth, Durham. Another family lived in two rooms at the same address.
Her husband died in Gateshead in July-September 1900.
In the 1901 census as Ann Thirlaway aged 74, born in Whitby, Yorkshire, and living with her son (Thomas), daughter-in-law (Margaret), grandson (John Willie), two granddaughters (Lily and Marie Jane), grandson (John James) and granddaughter (Sarah Ann) in four rooms at 217 Eadstbourbe Avenue, Gateshead, Durham. Another family lived in three rooms at the same address.
Death of Ann Thirlaway in FreeBMD in July-September 1904 aged 77 in Gateshead (10A 623).
There are forty four entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Ann Bell.
Heworth is 2 miles east of Gateshead.
Ann Bell was the mother of John James Thirlow, husband of Alice Johnston, first cousin of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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