Person:Martin Bell (3)

Martin married Marie D NIELSON 9may 1903 at Blythswood, Glasgow; he was then a wine merchant and she was a hotel waitress (R. Stephenson). He lived at one time at Auchenlie, Burnside, Rutherglen, and was killed in action during WW1 (family letters). In 1910 a Martin M. Bell (male adult) travelled by ship from Glasgow to Halifax, Canada; the same journey was made by M. Bell (female, aged 59), possibly Martin’s wife with age wrongly transcribed (ancestorsonboard website). According to 1911 census, Ontario, Canada, a Martin M. Bell and wife Marie lived there (ancestry.com). In 1911 Martin W. Bell (b. jan1874), wife Marie (b. apr1883) and a lodger lived at Toronto West, Ontario (automatedgenealogy.com). At the beginning of WW1 Martin M. Bell (b. 11jan1881, Glasgow!) enlisted in the Canadian Army; his next of kin was Stuart Bell, his trade farmer; other war served in was South African War and his rank was GNR (gunner) (attestation paper). This information, apart from birth date, tallies with his death details in army records. Martin died 23 jun 1916 (army records).

Killed in action. Mr. Martin Moubray Bell, son of the late B. Barton Bell, of Blackwater, Lanarkshire, N. B. and younger brother of Mrs. F. R. Leigh, Rosegarland, Co. Wexford, was killed in action on June 23rd. The late Mr. Bell, who had served with the Glasgow Yeomanry throughout the whole of the South African War, was in Canada at the outbreak of war. He volunteered for active service and joined the 2nd Canadian Heavy Battery (newspaper).

1.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C119311, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 6035516 REGISTER, Printout Call #: NONE, Date.
2.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: D198442, Sheet #: 00.
3.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
4.   various. Family letters (2).
5.   Information from R. Stephenson.