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GEORGE JOHN BELL 1789 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jan 1789

Birth Location: Bora Hill, Kettle, Fifeshire

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Grand Bank, Newfoundland

Father: JAMES BELL

Mother: KATHERINE JACKSON

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lidgate

Children(s): John Bell

The story of GEORGE JOHN BELL began in 1789 in Bora Hill, Kettle, Fifeshire. GEORGE JOHN BELL married Elizabeth Lidgate, and had children including John George Bell. GEORGE JOHN BELL passed away in 1861 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland.

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Biography

  • The story of GEORGE JOHN BELL began in 1789 in Bora Hill, Kettle, Fifeshire.
  • GEORGE JOHN BELL married Elizabeth Lidgate, and had children including John George Bell.
  • GEORGE JOHN BELL passed away in 1861 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES BELL
1750 – 1792
Birth Location: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
JB
KATHERINE JACKSON
1749 – 1796
Birth Location: Arngask, Fife, Scotland
KJ

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lidgate
1788 – 1860
Birth Location: Foulden, Berwickshire, Scotland
EL

Children(s)

John Bell
1832 – 1903
Birth Location: Whitsome, Berwickshire, Scotland
JB

GEORGE BELL's Ancestors

Self
GEORGE BELL
1789 – 1861
Birth Place: Bora Hill, Kettle, Fifeshire
Parents
JAMES BELL
1750 – 1792
St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
KATHERINE JACKSON
1749 – 1796
Arngask, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Bailie) Bell
1727 – 1789
Saint Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland
Margaret Robertson
1729 – 1783
St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

GEORGE BELL's Descendants

1.
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GEORGE (JOHN) BELL (06 Jan 1789 – 1861) m. Elizabeth Lidgate (1788 – April 1860)
  1. 1. John (George) Bell (4 Jan 1832 – 21 July 1903) m. Eleanora (Lavinia) Perrott (04 Jan 1852 – 11 Oct 1924)
    1. 1. Ellen (Catherine) Bell (14 Sep 1886 – 29 Apr 1952) m. Walter (George) Pope (20 Mar 1878 – 12 Sep 1948)
      1. 1. Ngaio (John) Pope (1 Oct 1910 – 7 May 1942) m. Mary Alltree (21 Jul 1910 – 31 Mar 1984)
        1. 1. Keith (Walter) Pope (20 Apr 1936 – 14 Jul 1976)
        2. 2. James (William) Pope (abt 1940 – 23 October 2022) m. Betty (Jean) Lewis (13 AUG 1945 – 26 JUL 1989)
      2. 2. Eric (George) Pope (11 Jul 1912 – 20 May 1985)
      3. 3. Mavis (Evelyn) Pope (17 Nov 1915 – 15 Jun 1987)
      4. 4. Donald (Vincent) Pope (25 May 1920 – 23 Jan 1965)

GEORGE BELL's Timeline

2 Records

1789
06 Jan 1789
Birth of GEORGE JOHN BELL in Bora Hill, Kettle, Fifeshire
Bora Hill, Kettle, Fifeshire
1861
1861
Age 72
Death of GEORGE JOHN BELL in Grand Bank, Newfoundland
Grand Bank, Newfoundland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1789
    Event Place: Bora Hill, Kettle, Fifeshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Grand Bank, Newfoundland
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