Biography

This young lady is buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Menzies Cemetery.

Her mother, Ellen FENTON, married Robert James BELL on 10 June 1880 in Thornborough, Queensland (Marriage Registration 1880/C/831).  Robert James BELL was born 7 December 1851 in  Kincardineshire, Scotland.  Their other children were: William born 1 November 1881; Robert born 2 July 1887, died 8 July 1887; and Robert James born 25 June 1892.

Sadly, Ellen BELL, listed as being a native of Watsonville, Queensland, but who was actually born in 1857 in Cork, Ireland, died in Menzies General Hospital just over a week after the death of her daughter, on 29 March 1898.  She also died of enteric fever.  At the same time, two of her sons, brothers to Lavinia, were also laid up in hospital.

Following the death of his wife, Lavinia's father, Robert James BELL, married Isabella SEDDON in Coolgardie on 25 August 1900 and a further three children were born to the marriage.  They were Richard Lionel born 1901; Alexander James born 1903 and Lavinia Emma born 1905.  He died in Perth on 7 August 1927, aged 75 years.