Brief Life History of James Stanley
When James Stanley Bell was born on 12 March 1887, in Garrigill, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, Julian Spencer Bell, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Annie Millican, was 26. He married Lilly Bramwell on 22 March 1913, in Garrigill, Cumberland, England. He lived in Alston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died in December 1950, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 63.
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Sources (3)
- James S Bell in household of Jullion S Bell, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Stanley Bell - Government record: Census record: birth-name: James Stanley Bell
- Legacy NFS Source: James Stanley Bell - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth: June 1887; Garrigill, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Spouse and Children
1887–1950 Male
1889–1976 Female
Parents and Siblings
1858–1911 Male
1860–1949 Female
Siblings (2)
1887–1950 Male
1890–1951 Male
World Events (6)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 17
1908
Age 21
1921 · British Unemployment Reaches Post-War High
Age 34
Name Meaning
English (northern) and Scottish (Lowlands): from the Middle English personal name Bell. As a man's name this is from Old French beu, bel ‘handsome’, which was also used as a nickname. As a female name it represents a short form of Isabel .
English (northern) and Scottish (Lowlands): from Middle English belle ‘bell’ (Old English belle), in various applications; most probably a metonymic occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker, or a topographic name for someone living ‘at the bell’ (as attested by 14th-century forms such as John atte Belle). This indicates either residence by an actual bell (e.g. a town's bell in a bell tower, centrally placed to summon meetings, sound the alarm, etc.) or ‘at the sign of the bell’, i.e. a house or inn sign (although surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in Scots and English).
English: from Middle English bel ‘fair, fine, good’ (Old French bel ‘beautiful, fair’). See also Beal 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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