Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. Joseph Bell, Chief Engineer of the s.s. “Ionic,” was born in 1861 at Carlisle [sic], Cumberland, where he was educated. He served his apprenticeship to the engineering with Messrs. R. and H. Stevenson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Mr. Bell went to sea under the flag of the Liverpool and River Plate Steam Navigation Company, in whose service he continued for nearly five years. In 1886 he joined the White Star line, and has served as third engineer of the s.s. “Teutonic,” and second engineer of the s.s. “Majestic”—both armed cruisers. Mr. Bell holds the commission of senior engineer in the Royal Naval Reserve. His first trip to New Zealand was made as an officer of the s.s. “Coptic” in 1891, and three years later he was appointed to the s.s. “Ionic.” As a mason he is a member of the Mariners' Lodge of Liverpool. Mr. Bell is married, and has one son.