, ▁alleg edly ▁died ▁when ▁be aten ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Irish men ▁he ▁met ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁home ▁from ▁bus king ▁in ▁the ▁Pit lo ch ry ▁area ▁– ▁because ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁t une ▁they ▁requested . ▁Alex ' s ▁mother , ▁Nancy ▁Campbell , ▁re put edly ▁had ▁both ▁a ▁grand father ▁( And y ▁Campbell ) ▁and ▁a ▁grand m other ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁h anging ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁for ▁the ▁crime ▁of ▁trav elling . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁Belle ▁suffered ▁from ▁Bell ' s ▁p als y . ▁Alex ▁left ▁her ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Ireland . ▁After ▁treatment ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁complete ▁recovery , ▁and ▁Alex ▁returned ▁to ▁her . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Bell ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁She ila . ▁Belle ▁also ▁had ▁another ▁daughter , ▁C ath ie , ▁and ▁two ▁sons , ▁Andy ▁and ▁John . ▁The ▁family ▁made ▁their ▁living ▁by ▁s elling ▁sc rap ▁metal ▁and ▁by ▁p ear l ▁fish ing . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁cons cript ed ▁Alex ▁Stewart ▁into ▁the ▁military . ▁His ▁Captain ▁also ▁came ▁from ▁Bla ir gow rie . ▁The ▁Captain ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁action ▁and ▁Alex ▁carried ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁camp . ▁When ▁the ▁Captain ▁learned ▁who ▁had ▁saved ▁his ▁life , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁preferred ▁to ▁die ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁o we ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁a ▁" T ink ". ▁Alex ▁and ▁his