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From Our Roots We Grow Strong

Contact Details Page 1

Gerry & Yvonne Jamieson gerryj@slingshot.co.nz 26 Pohutakawa Ave Ohope Bay of Plenty 07-312-4421

George & Carol Craig carol.craig@slingshot.co.nz Phil & Jan Harrison youngharry@slingshot.co.nz

Past to Remember Present to Celebrate Future to Generate

Celebrating in WaiukuGREETINGS FAMILY

Our reunion is to be held in beautiful Waiuku, from Saturday, 25 th to

Monday 27th January 2014! Please remember mark your calendars,

schedule your time off, book your motel room and attend the...2014

BELL FAMILY REUNION. You want to be a part of this event . . . theres

much history here!

Andrew & Eleanor, with there growing children, living in Golf Ave, Otahuhu.

In the photo they all seem to be very happy- glad to have a new life in New Zealand.

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Our History- Up dateThank you to those who have already contributed photos and

information- you know who you are!

Fresh Information Received!

It seems the family travel to NZ on the RMS Remurea, a ship

built around 1911 and refitted before they travelled. They left

from Southampton in England 17 February 1928 and landed

in Auckland on 25 March 1928.

Eleanor was a seamstress although it is possible she had been

a teacher- See Character Focus.

The 2 or 3 storey house where they lived at No.38 Golf Ave,

Otahuhu is gone now, it was next to the Kings College

entrance.

Keep that information coming in. And dont forget, if you do

spot something that you can help with or something you

believe to be wrong- wed love to know.

PlansWe have been working diligently to plan a happy and

memorable reunion for our family. The plans are going well

and the hall is book. Local companies have confirmed that

there are plenty of motels & caravans, available at that time. A

photographer has been retained and we have found a kind

volunteer to organise the childrens event.

We will be having a PowerPoint display- so sort out and scan

your own family snapshots- ready. We are hoping to produce a

Bell Family Reunion Book. This book would contain the information about our ancestors,

Character Profiles, Family Tree, old photos, documents and also reunion photos and details. We

have started setting up a NZ Bell Family website and hopefully that will all come together soon.

Support the ReunionIt is encouraging to say that the reunion is receiving enormous support, from everyone.There will

be a cost for the reunion, to pay for hiring the hall, food, beverages, etc. this amount will beannounce ASAP. We are committed to keeping these costs as affordable as possible while

maintaining a quality event. Meanwhile we are asking for a small registration fee/donation, this

will allow us to better plan the event and activities, have sufficient working capital for the venue

deposits or payments due before the event. We will be setting up a bank account in the next few

months. THANKS IN ADVANCE Registration $25 per household

Registration brings its own Rewards. For those that pay this fee/ donation, they will be sent

a DVD containing copies of photos, documents, other detail found or put together, over this period

and also containing a copy of reunion photos. These DVDs will be posted after the reunion

regardless of whether you make it to Waiuku or not. Please make sure we have your physical

address.

New Zealand Bell Family

Whether you are Born or Married into

or are part of an extended Bell family, we

should all celebrate.

This will be a time of remembering, but

more importantly, reuniting.

Thats what its all about-

Bringing Family Together.

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BELL Family TreeWe have had a lot of up-dated information come in and these details will be added to the Heritage

Site. If you havent sent through your family up-dates the Family Tree document was attached to

our original email in early June. We invite you to up-date and fill in yourfamilys detail i.e. correct

full name, spouses surnames, add date-of-birth, death and check spelling etc. Please email

(preferred) or send your details through.

Character FocusFind attached profiles of Eleanor (nee Trotter) and Andrew Thomas Bell

Our next profile will be on Win & Dave JAMIESON and Eddie BELL

Searching for TreasureWe have received some photos but we are still looking for copies of old photos and documents, if

you are able to contribute, it would be appreciated (these will be displayed at the reunion).

Please send through scanned copies (no originals please). We are still particularly looking for a

wedding photo of each of the original children (an A4 size copy ofThe Couple would be perfect), ifyou have any problems regarding scanning or sending, give Gerry a call.

NB: All information and documentation given or found will be shared with anyone who is

interested.

We have most email addresses now with just a few to missing. Below is a list of people that we have sent to, please

check that no one has been missed. We need to have everyones postal addresses by 1 October 2013. Please send by

return email, post or call.

Sent To:

Gerry & Yvonne JAMIESON Maralyn & Colin CAMPBELL Pam & Gary NAKOVICS

Linda & Lance PALMER Jorel & Rhonda JAMIESON Mikeal & Jaime JAMIESON

Dave JAMIESON Ellie PYE Phil & Jan HARRISON

Julia & Gavin THORNBER Andrew HARRISON Paul HARRISON

Larraine & Franz ENNON Heath & Natalie MOY George & Carol CRAIG

Lisa, Amy & Andrew STEPHEN Shelley & Dominic MOYNIHAN Kylee & Mathew DALE

Kym & Stephen MAYNARD Adrienne FRASER Brenda BELL

Carolyn & Ben VOS David & Paula JAMIESON Deborah HANCOCK

Diane & Wayne DONNELLY Faye & Colin HARRISON Grant & Rachael BELL

Harvey & Betty BELL John & Lyn BELL John THOMAS

Joneen & Des RIDDLE Katy CROWLEY Maree HANCOCK

Richard DONNELLY Wendy REVELL & Kevin GREAD Pat FRASER

Geraldine THOMAS Ruth BELL Pauline & Craig PYE

Janice & Bob GRIFFITHS Ron THOMAS