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JAMES BELL 1750 – 1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1750

Birth Location: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Aft. 1792

Death Location: Fife, Scotland

Father: Alexander Bell

Mother: Margaret Robertson

Spouse(s): KATHERINE JACKSON

Children(s): GEORGE BELL

JAMES BELL was born in 1750 in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander Bailie Bell and Margaret Robertson. JAMES BELL married KATHERINE JACKSON, and had children including GEORGE JOHN BELL. JAMES BELL passed away in 1792 in Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • JAMES BELL was born in 1750 in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander Bailie Bell and Margaret Robertson.
  • JAMES BELL married KATHERINE JACKSON, and had children including GEORGE JOHN BELL.
  • JAMES BELL passed away in 1792 in Fife, Scotland.

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JAMES BELL's Ancestors

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JAMES BELL
1750 – 1792
Birth Place: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Bailie Bell
1727 – 1789
Saint Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland
Margaret Robertson
1729 – 1783
St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
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JAMES BELL's Descendants

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JAMES BELL (13 Sep 1750 – Aft. 1792) m. KATHERINE JACKSON (08 Aug 1749 – abt 1796?)
  1. 1. 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)
        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)

JAMES BELL's Timeline

2 Records

1750
13 Sep 1750
Birth of JAMES BELL in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
1792
Aft. 1792
Age 42
Death of JAMES BELL in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1750
    Event Place: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1792
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

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