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My great-grandfather George Bell (born 1865) had a sister called "Frances Edgell" Bell (born around 1860), and he called his own son "Francis Edgell" (1897-1916).

It seems obvious that Edgell is a family name but I can find no trace of it so far in the family tree.

George Bell's mother was Jane Phillipson (Philipson) of Stanhope (c1834 - 1857) . His grandmother was Mary Featherstone (c1796).

If anyone know of Edgells from the Stanhope or Lanchester areas of Durham (preferably with links to the Bell, Philipson, Featherstone or Collingwood families) I would be very grateful for any info. I have a lot of info and documentation about the families but as far as the "Edgell" I have come up against a brick wall so far.

Thanks! :-D

could the name have come from his father's side?

what sort of time frame are we looking at please?

1881? For Ref

Name: Frances E. Bell
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William Bell
Mother's Name: Jane Bell
Gender: Female
Where born: Lanchester, Durham, England

Civil parish: Lanchester
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address: Try Em All
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Lanchester
Sub-registration district: Lanchester
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4949
Folio: 89
Page Number: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
William Bell 50
Jane Bell 46
Henry Bell 23
George Bell 17
Hannah Bell 14
Phillipson Bell 12
Jane Bell 10
Frances E. Bell 8
William Bell 5

I found that George Bell's son Francis Edgell was born ca 1895, and died in WW1

George Bell was born ca 1864


I think this is the family in 1881

1881 Census

Name: George Bell
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William Bell
Mother's Name: Jane Bell
Gender: Male
Where born: Lanchester, Durham, England

Civil parish: Lanchester
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address: Try Em All

Occupation: Labourer General

Registration district: Lanchester
Sub-registration district: Lanchester

William Bell 50
Jane Bell 46
Henry Bell 23
George Bell 17
Hannah Bell 14
Phillipson Bell 12
Jane Bell 10
Frances E. Bell 8
William Bell 5




sylvia

snap, K :-D

Yes - I went through the same process :-D

I can't see any mariage for Bell/Edgell

Lynn has a private tree which appears to have a number of sources and records so I imagine she has quite a bit of info. There are other public trees that go back on the Bell line without any of them marrying an Edgell

Thanks - have added what I know :-)

This name just does not crop up in any of my research yet seems to be clearly a family name.

(PS tree currently private as working on a theory but don't want to lead anyone else astray!)

have you looked to see if the name Edgell occurs in the area around where they were living?



I'm just wondering if it might possibly be the name of a friend, who they'd asked to be godparent??


giving that surname as the child's second forename could be seen as an honor.




sylvia