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George Bell

Male 1812 - 1887  (74 years)


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  • Name George Bell 
    Born 11 Feb 1812  Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Jan 1887  Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    James Bell   (Father) 
    Margaret Briggs  (Mother) 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • marriage also registered Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland
    Children 
     1. James Robert Bell,   b. 12 Jun 1853, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. George Bell,   b. 9 Jul 1854, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1879, Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1869  Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Eliza Roberta Bell,   b. 24 Jun 1870, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Meta Bell,   b. 30 Jul 1871, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2012 
    Family ID F5161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart