BELL, John
General Notes: The 1881 census for St Cuthbert's parish Edinburgh recorded young John Bell living with his family, including his grandfather, and three lodgers, at 15 St Anthony Place. John was recorded as 9 years of age and had been born in Edinburgh in the parish of St Cuthbert's. He was the third eldest of the children recorded in the family. John married Rebecca NISBET, daughter of William NISBET and Sarah CURRAN, on 8 March 1904 in 78 Craiglea Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 (Rebecca NISBET was born 29 August 1880 at 1.05 am in Cairnie Cottages, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland and died 7 January 1964 at 9.00 pm in Queensberry House (Hospital), Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland.). The cause of her death was acute infective broncho pneumonia and arteriosclerotic parkinsonism. Marriage Notes: The marriage took place after banns according to the forms of the United Free Church of Scotland. The minister was Walter Brown. The witnesses were William Bell and Bella Nisbet. |
1 GRO Scotland, Morningside Edinburgh Marriages 685/6/51 1904.
2 LDS Family Search, IGI.
3 GRO Scotland, Births Morningside Edinburgh 685/6 23 May 1904.
4 GRO Scotland, Births Morningside Edinburgh 685/6 3 October 1906.
5 1881 UK census.
6 1881 UK census, Edinburgh St Cuthbert's St George reg dist. 685/1 en d 42 pages 12 & 13 15 St Anthony Place.
7 Personal Communication, Email information from descendant Stewart Gray in May 2009.
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