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James Bell 1786–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Alston, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: Bellister, Northumberland, England

Father: Isaac Bell

Mother: Margaret Pletts

Spouse(s): Mary Bell

Children(s):

James Bell was born in 1786 in Alston, Cumberland, England, the child of Isaac Bell And Margaret Pletts. In 1841, James Bell resided in Featherstone, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England. James Bell married Mary Bell. James Bell passed away in 1879 in Bellister, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • James Bell was born in 1786 in Alston, Cumberland, England, the child of Isaac Bell And Margaret Pletts.
  • In 1841, James Bell resided in Featherstone, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England.
  • James Bell married Mary Bell.
  • James Bell passed away in 1879 in Bellister, Northumberland, England.

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James Bell's Ancestors

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James Bell
1786–1879
Birth Place: Alston, Cumberland, England
Parents
Isaac Bell
1745–1797
Nentsbury Green Alston, Cumberland, England
Margaret Pletts
1752–1842
Alston, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bell's Timeline

6 Records

1786
1786
Birth of James Bell in Alston, Cumberland, England
Alston, Cumberland, England
1788
22 Mar 1788
Age 2
James Bell was baptized in Alston,Cumberland,England
Alston,Cumberland,England
1841
1841
Age 55
James Bell resided here in Featherstone, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
Featherstone, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
1851
1851
Age 65
James Bell resided here in Featherstone, Northumberland, England
Featherstone, Northumberland, England
1861
1861
Age 75
James Bell resided here in Featherstone, Featherstone, Northumberland, England
Featherstone, Featherstone, Northumberland, England
1879
1879
Age 93
Death of James Bell in Bellister, Northumberland, England
Bellister, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Alston, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3866; Folio: 87; Page: 11; GSU roll: 543198
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2416; Folio: 99; Page: 5; GSU roll: 87094
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 839; Book: 18; Civil Parish: Haltwhistle; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 4; Page: 3; Line: 6; GSU roll: 438895

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1788
    Event Place: Alston,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Featherstone, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 839; Book: 18; Civil Parish: Haltwhistle; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 4; Page: 3; Line: 6; GSU roll: 438895

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Featherstone, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2416; Folio: 99; Page: 5; GSU roll: 87094

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Featherstone, Featherstone, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3866; Folio: 87; Page: 11; GSU roll: 543198

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Bellister, Northumberland, England

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