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Simon Bell - Calton
The Bell Family lived in Calton from the late 1870s.
Simon Bell was born in Skipton, the son a William and Sarah and followed
in his father's footsteps , becoming a blacksmith. He married Jane
Barber and they lived in Myrtle House (now Calton Lodge), Calton.
By the time of the 1901 census his son Edmund was running the smithy
and Simon is described as an electrical engineer. He then became gamekeeper
to John William Morkill of Newfield Hall, a loyal retainer who was
rewarded with an annuity on his retirement. As he lived to a good
age, Mr Morkill is reported to have said that "it was the best
investment I ever made."
Simon Bell died at 16 Gargrave Road, Skipton in 1943,
aged 96, and was buried at Kirkby Malham on May 19th. The Rev Bernard
Chick wrote the following obituary in the June Parish Magazine:
All past and present residents of the dale will long remember Simon
Bell. Old residents from away would often ask "Is Simon Bell
still there? To the end of his long life his character retained
its power of winning the affection of those who met him, and his
sense of humour made him the pleasantest of companions. He was laid
to rest on his 96th birthday near the church he had loved and served.
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