Biography

Sadly, Ellen BELL died in Menzies General Hospital just over a week after the death of her daughter, Lavinia, who died on 21 March 1898.  Lavinia also died of enteric fever.  At the same time, two of Ellen's sons, brothers to Lavinia, were also laid up in hospital but both boys pulled through.  William lived until 1919 when he died of pneumonia and his brother, Robert John, died in Victoria Park, Perth, in 1949.

Ellen's husband, Robert James BELL, was born 7 December 1851 in  Kincardineshire, Scotland.  Following the death of his wife, he 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.

Ellen is buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Menzies Cemetery.