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George Bell
1812 - 1887 (74 years)-
Name George Bell Born 11 Feb 1812 Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK Gender Male Died 4 Jan 1887 Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK Patriarch & Matriarch Notes - DSA Architect Biography Report (December 10, 2012, 4:04 am)
Basic Biographical Details
Name: George Bell I
Designation: Architect
Born: 31 July 1814
Died: 4 January 1887
Bio Notes: George Bell was born on 31 July 1814 in Lanarkshire, the son of John Bell and Agnes Donaldson (W J Johnston) and James Bell, builder and his wife Margaret Briggs (Iain Paterson), and joined the office of William Burn, having previously worked in the London office of Archibald Elliot II and his brother Alexander. In 1841 he made a joint competition entry with William Clarke (born 1809), while both were still in Burn's employ, for Lanarkshire County Buildings and the Merchant's House of Glasgow in which it was 'a condition
Person ID I18542 Clark Last Modified 10 Dec 2012
Father James Bell Mother Margaret Briggs Family ID F5163 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Wife 1 Beatrice Turnbull Married 19 Feb 1852 Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK - marriage also registered Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland
Children 1. James Robert Bell, b. 12 Jun 1853, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown 2. George Bell, b. 9 Jul 1854, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 10 Dec 2012 Family ID F5162 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Wife 2 Eliza Jenkins Turner, b. 15 Jun 1839, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK , d. 1879, Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 39 years) Married 15 Sep 1869 Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK Children 1. Eliza Roberta Bell, b. 24 Jun 1870, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown 2. Meta Bell, b. 30 Jul 1871, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 10 Dec 2012 Family ID F5161 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- DSA Architect Biography Report (December 10, 2012, 4:04 am)