28083: Mary Bell Macleod
Mary Bell (1899-1977) was a daughter of Donald Macleod and Isabella Macdonald, 2 Enaclete and later 1 Enaclete. She worked in domestic service in Stornoway before emigrating to Canada and later moved on to the United States, settling in Detroit, Michigan.
She married Kenneth Macmillan from Bayble, Isle of Lewis and had six of a family; Iain, Janet, Donna, May, Etta-Bell and Isabel, who died in infancy.
Mary Bell left a note showing the dates of her emigrant journey from Lewis:
Left home, Enaclete, on 15th September, 1924. Left Stornoway on 16th September, 1924. Left Glasgow on 19th September, 1924. Landed in Quebec on 26th September, 1924.
A verse was found amongst family papers about her brother John, who died in France in the Great War.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Date Of Birth:
- 27 Jan 1899
- Date of Death:
- 17 Mar 1977
- Gender:
- Female
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEU 763
- Occupation:
- Domestic Servant
- Record Maintained by:
- CEU
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