Phoebe Louise Bull

F, b. 12 December 1902, d. 12 February 1976
FatherGeorge Bull1
MotherEliza Hannah Harris
Married NameHer married name was (Bull) Westcott. 
Birth*Phoebe Louise Bull was born on 12 December 1902 at 24 Huxley Street, Queens Park, London, England. Eliza Hannah (Harris) Bull was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.2,3,1,4,5,6,7,8 
BaptismPhoebe Louise Bull was baptized on 28 December 1902 at Saint John the Evangelist Parish Church, Kensal Green St. John, Middlesex, England.3 
Residence*She lived in 1927 at 10 Berens Road, Kensal Rise, London, England.1 
Marriage*She married Herbert Edward Westcott, son of Arthur James Wescott and Annie Stannard, on 31 December 1927 at The Salvation Army Citadel, Manor Park Road, Harlesden, Middlesex, England. The wedding party included Agnes Bawden, Thomas G. McCallum and Fred H. Adams. The officiating minster for the marriage ceremony was Fred H. Adams.1,9 
Travel-Depart*Herbert Edward Westcott and Phoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott departed 3 May 1933 from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on board MV Accra .10 
Travel-Arrive*They arrived 18 May 1933 in Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, on board MV Accra . 
Travel-DepartHerbert Edward Westcott and Phoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott departed September 1935 from Takoradi, Sekondi Takoradi, Western, Ghana, on board MV Accra .4 
Travel-ArriveThey arrived 20 September 1935 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on board MV Accra .4 
ResidencePhoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott and Herbert Edward Westcott lived between September 1935 and 1936 at 10 Berens Road, Kensal Rise, London, England.4,11 
(Informant) BirthPhoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of John Herbert Westcott on 16 March 1936 at The Mother's Hospital (Salvation Army), 153 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, England .11 
Death of SonHer son John Herbert Westcott died on 5 May 1936 at Queen's Hospital for Children, Bethnal Green, London, England.12 
ResidencePhoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott and Herbert Edward Westcott lived in 1936 at 43 Monkham's Avenue, Woodford Green, Essex, England.12 
1939 Register*Phoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott appeared on the census of 1939 as the wife of Herbert Edward Westcott at 55 Ardgowan Road, Hither Green, London, England.5 
Residence*Phoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott and Herbert Edward Westcott lived in 1942 at 159 Ross Road, South Norwood, Surrey, England.13 
Birth of SonHer son David Westcott was born on 6 July 1942 at The Mother's Hospital (Salvation Army), 153 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London, England .13,6,7,14,15,16,17,18,19 
ResidencePhoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott and Herbert Edward Westcott lived in 1954 at 63 Palace View, Bromley, Kent, England, along with David Westcott. 
Travel-DepartHerbert Edward Westcott, Phoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott and David Westcott departed 18 November 1954 from Southampton, Hampshire, England, on board RMMV Athlone Castle .6 
Travel-ArriveThey arrived November 1954 in Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa, on board RMMV Athlone Castle . 
Travel-DepartHerbert Edward Westcott, Phoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott and David Westcott departed January 1959 from Durban, Natal, South Africa, on board RMS Pretoria Castle . 
Travel-ArriveThey arrived 6 February 1959 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, on board RMS Pretoria Castle .7 
Marriage of SonHer son David Westcott married Joy A. Littlechild, daughter of Cecil Edward Littlechild, on 27 August 1966 at Methodist Church, Lodge Lane, Grays Thurrock, Essex, England.14 
Event-Misc*Phoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott and Commissioner Herbert Edward Westcott were honoured during their retirement programme on 26 July 1972 at The (Salvation Army) International College for Officers, 'The Cedars', 34 Sydenham Hill, Sydenham Hill, London, England.20 
Death*Phoebe Louise (Bull) Westcott died on 12 February 1976 of "(a) cardiac arrest, (b) cerebral haemorrhage and (c) hypertension & arteriosclerosis" at 1 Rose Court, 22 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, England, at age 73. The informant listed on the death certificate was David Westcott.8,21 

Family

Herbert Edward Westcott b. 29 Jul 1902, d. 1 Sep 1996
Marriage*Phoebe Louise Bull married Herbert Edward Westcott, son of Arthur James Wescott and Annie Stannard, on 31 December 1927 at The Salvation Army Citadel, Manor Park Road, Harlesden, Middlesex, England. The wedding party included Agnes Bawden, Thomas G. McCallum and Fred H. Adams. The officiating minster for the marriage ceremony was Fred H. Adams.1,9 
Children
Last Edited5 Sep 2025

Citations

  1. [S6793] England, marriage certificate for Herbert Westcott and Phoebe L Bull, 31 Dec 1927; citing 3a/764/125 (Q4 1927), Willesden registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  2. [S6794] England, birth certificate for Phoebe Louise Bull, born 12 Dec 1902; citing 1a/77/332 (Q1 1903), Paddington registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  3. [S6795] St. John the Evangelist, Kensal Green, "Register of Baptisms [Feb 1898-Mar 1912]," p. 214, entry no. 1706, Phoebe Louisa Bull, 28 Dec 1902; imaged, "London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924," database and images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 29 Aug 2025), image 270 of 419; citing P87/JNE2/005 held by the London Metropolitan Archives.
  4. [S6806] Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists, "Liverpool: MS Accra (Elder Dempster Lines Ltd) travelling from West Africa to Liverpool," unpaginated, entry no. 94-95, H. Westcott and Mrs. Westcott, arrived 20 Sep 1935; imaged, "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 02 Sep 2025), image 108 of 333; citing BT 26/1065/70 held by the National Archives of the UK.
  5. [S6784] 1939 England and Wales Register, Lewisham (London), E.D. AOJV, Registration District/Subdistrict 2/30a, 55 Ardgowan Road, Hither Green, Herbert Westcott household; imaged from … “1939 England and Wales Register,” Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 26 Aug 2025), image 7 of 12; citing “The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/391B."
  6. [S6807] Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors, "Outwards passenger lists: Port: Southampton [Nov 1954]," p. 9, RMMV [ITAL:]Athlone Castle[:ITAL], Colonel H Westcott, Mrs. Westcott and Master Westcott, departed 19 Nov 1954; imaged, "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 02 Sep 2025), image 518 of 550; citing BT 27/1761 held by the National Archives of the UK.
  7. [S6808] Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists, "Southampton: RMS Pretoria Castle (Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd) travelling from Durban to Southampton [06 Feb 1959]," unpaginated, entry no. 87-89, Hubert Phoebe and David Wescott; imaged, "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/… : accessed 04 Sep 2025), image 266 of 405; citing BT 26/1422/43 held by the National Archives of the UK.
  8. [S6801] England, death certificate for Phoebe Louise Westcott, died 12 Feb 1976; citing 14/1064/212 (Q1 1976), Lewisham registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  9. [S6802] Salvation Army: officer files (promoted to Glory): W, "Officer's Career," AD/2/1/23, unpaginated loose papers, file for "Westcott, Herbert and Marion (Commissioners)"; The Salvation Army International Heritage Centre, William Booth College, Champion Park, London, England.
  10. [S6805] Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors, "Outwards passenger lists: Port: Liverpool (1933 May [part], June)," unpaginated, Adjutant H Westcott and Mrs. H. Westcott, MV Accra, departed 03 May 1933; imaged, "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960," database with images, Ancestry (2997::140306622 : accessed 02 Sep 2025), image 233 of 269; citing BT 27/1364 held by the National Archives of the UK.
  11. [S6799] England, birth certificate for John Herbert Westcott, born 16 Mar 1936; citing 1b/512/29 (Q1 1936), Hackney registration district and Hackney North subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  12. [S6800] England, death certificate for John Herbert Westcott, died 05 May 1936; citing 1c/128/277 (Q2 1936), Bethnal Green registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  13. [S6797] England, birth certificate for David Westcott, born 06 Jul 1942; citing 1b/364/167 (Q3 1942), Hackney registration district and Hackney North subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  14. [S7118] England, marriage certificate for David Westcott and Joy A Littlechild, 27 Aug 1966; citing 4a/3123/100 (Q3 1966), Thurrock registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  15. [S7119] England, birth certificate for Stephen David Westcott, born 30 May 1971; citing 4a/3172/14 (Q2 1971), Colchester registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  16. [S7120] England, birth certificate for Amanda Jane Westcott, born 20 May 1973; citing 4a/2779/488 (Q2 1973), Colchester registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  17. [S7121] England, marriage certificate for David Westcott and Kathleen Covell, 23 Sep 1989; citing 16/362/48 (Sep 1989), Canterbury registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
  18. [S6798] England, death certificate for David Westcott, died 24 Jan 1991; citing 16/317/71 (Jan 1991), Canterbury registration district; General Registry Office, Southport.
  19. [S6811] "Deaths: Westcott," The (London) Daily Telegraph, 09 Feb 1991, p. 12, col. 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 05 Sep 2025).
  20. [S6812] Salvation Army: International College for Officers, "Assorted papers," ICO/1, unpaginated loose papers, Programme for the retirement of Commissioner and Mrs Westcott, 26 July 1972; The Salvation Army International Heritage Centre, William Booth College, Champion Park, London, England.
  21. [S6785] Los Angeles County, California, Certificate of Registry of Marriage, no. 36628, Herbert Westcott and Marion Edith Anderson, 1978; Los Angeles County Clerk Office, Los Angeles.