joke, he was yet more practical & far-seeing, with but few superficial notions of fancied pleasures. He entered into business in London as a publican, after leaving service in Havannah where he was for about 10 years. He took care of the shine, tho’ he had not near the chances that Tom had, being generally afloat. He spoke Spanish well, & was a very 48 steady-going, reliable fellow. John is a man of few words, & fond of silent contemplation. He is what is termed of the quiet brigade.” In 1868, he was “one living in London, upon his savings. He married a London woman, & had about four children. She was a widow, with a child. Dec. 1868. – Edward Bell was born at Patrington, 4th April, 1823, & was bound apprentice at Stockton as a pattern maker, fitter, & mechanic. He was an unstable, wide-awake (apparently) sort of cove. He was rather flimsy in his notions, with a limited education, & that not turned to the best account. He remained in England till about the year 1859, working at his business in various parts of the country. He was also a photographer, & took a deal of money at the job. In he ’59 went to Australia, first to the diggings, afterwards worked at his trade, then absquatulated into Queensland, where he commenced to it” as a master “rough man, building log huts, dealing in carts & horses, or anything that turned up, by wh. he could clear a sixpence. He sent for a wife (an old sweetheart called Pritchard) from Liverpool. In 1868, he was still in Australia, but held no communion with his family at home (England). He emphatically belongs the “to Saving Brigade,” no one being his guiding star, & all other things Tosh! Perhaps it would have been far better for both the Bell & Gell family in a worldly point of – view if they had individually paid more – 49
joke, he was yet more practical & far-seeing, with but few superficial notions of fancied pleasures. He entered into business in London as a publican, after leaving service in Havannah where he was for about 10 years. He took care of the shine, tho’ he had not near the chances that Tom had, being generally afloat. He spoke Spanish well, & was a very 48 steady-going, reliable fellow. John is a man of few words, & fond of silent contemplation. He is what is termed “one of the quiet brigade.” In 1868, he was living in London, upon his savings. He married a London woman, & had about four children. She was a widow, with a child. – Dec. 1868. Edward Bell was born at Patrington, 4th April, 1823, & was bound apprentice at Stockton as a pattern maker, fitter, & mechanic. He was an unstable, wide-awake (apparently) sort of cove. He was rather flimsy in his notions, with a limited education, & that not turned to the best account. He remained in England till about the year 1859, working at his business in various parts of the country. He was also a photographer, & took a deal of money at the job. In ’59 he went to Australia, first to the diggings, afterwards worked at his trade, then absquatulated into Queensland, where he commenced to “rough it” as a master man, building log huts, dealing in carts & horses, or anything that turned up, by wh. he could clear a sixpence. He sent for a wife (an old sweetheart called Pritchard) from Liverpool. In 1868, he was still in Australia, but held no communion with his family at home (England). He emphatically belongs “to the Saving Brigade,” no one being his guiding star, & all other things Tosh! Perhaps it would have been far better for both the Bell & Gell family – in a worldly point of view – if they had individually paid more 49