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He married Anne Corrie.

1.1. Janet Bell was born in 1748, the daughter of George Bell and Anne Corrie. She died in 1784.

1.2. Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse was born on 16th September, 1749, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie. He married Grizel Hamilton, in 1775. She was the daughter of Robert Hamilton and Jean Hay. Robert Hamilton was minister of Cramond and Professor of Divinity in Edinburgh (see FES, Vol.1, p.46) and he was the son of William Hamilton, who also occupied both these positions (see FES, Vol.1, p.146– where there are further references to ministerial relations). See the Balfour Tree. Benjamin Bell died on 8th April, 1806, aged 56.

He was a surgeon in Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (F.R.C.S.E.) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (F.R.S.E.).He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers. For more about him, see here.

1.2.1 George Bell was baptized on 2nd February, 1777, in Liberton, Edinburgh, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Grizel Hamilton. He married Isabella Ross on 7th July, 1801, in Edinburgh. She was the daughter of Colonel Andrew Ross and Isabella MacDonnell. Note that her sister, Eleonora Jane Ross, married Robert Bell (1.2.3.), the brother of her husband. Colonel Andrew Ross of the 21st Regiment of Foot came from a prominent Wigtownshire family. George Bell died on 8th August, 1832.

He was a surgeon in Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (F.R.S.E.). He lived at Hunthill, Roxburghshire.

For a monumental inscription for this family in Canongate Cemetery, Edinburgh, see here. There is one inscriptions not immediately accounted for: Benjamin Bell b.1748, died 1842 – this can only be George Bell’s father though the dates are wrong.

1.2.1.1. Benjamin Bell was born on 18th April, 1802, in Edinburgh, the son of George Bell and Isabella Ross. He married Helen Cecilia Thomson on 27th March, 1827, in Edinburgh. She was the daughter of John Thomson. According to a memorial inscription in Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh, her brother James Gibson Thomson married Grace Hamilton Bell (1.1.3.), the sister of this Benjamin Bell. (For that inscription, click here.) Benjamin Bell died, without issue, on 16th June, 1843, in the Isle of Man. For a memorial inscription, click here.

1.2.1.2. Isabella Bell was born on 8th January, 1804, the daughter of George Bell and Isabella Ross. She married Patrick Joseph Maxwell on 20th June, 1838, in Edinburgh. For him, see 1.13.7. below. She died without issue. They lived in Natal.

1.2.1.3. Grace Hamilton Bell was born on 15th August, 1805, in Edinburgh, the daughter of George Bell and Isabella Ross. She married James Gibson Thomson on 21st April, 1831, in Edinburgh. He was a wine merchant in Edinburgh; he was also a J.P.; consul in Edinburgh for the King of Prussia; and Treasurer of the city of Edinburgh. See also under 1.1.1. Benjamin Bell, where there is a reference which shows her date of death – obscurely. For a short account of the J.G. Thomson business, click here.

1.2.1.3.1. Isabella Ross Thomson was born on 4th June, 1832, in Edinburgh, the daughter of James Gibson Thomson and Grace Hamilton Bell. She died, unmarried, in 1911 in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

1.2.1.3.2. Cecilia Gibson Thomson was born on 29th April, 1833, in Edinburgh, the daughter of James Gibson Thomson and Grace Hamilton Bell. She died, unmarried, in 1920 in Morningside, Edinburgh.

1.2.1.3.3. Grace Bell Thomson was born on 14th May, 1834, in South Leith, Edinburgh, the daughter of James Gibson Thomson and Grace Hamilton Bell. She died in 1909 in St Machar, Aberdeen.

1.2.1.3.4. John Gibson Thomson was born on 19th December, 1836, in Edinburgh, the son of James Gibson Thomson and Grace Hamilton Bell. He married Elizabeth Brunton Park in 1869. He died in 1899 in Logie, Stirlingshire.

1.2.1.3.4.1. Jane Gibson Thomson was born in 1877 in Portobello, Edinburgh, the daughter of John Gibson Thomson and Elizabeth Brunton Park.

1.2.1.3.4.2. Grizel Hamilton Thomson was born in 1882 in Portobello, Edinburgh, the daughter of John Gibson Thomson and Elizabeth Brunton Park.. She married William Harris Cecil Weippert of the Chinese Customs Service about 1914. She died in the 3rd quarter of 1949 in Devon Central, England.

Click here for source of information.

1.2.1.3.4.2.1. Cecil Weippert was born in 1915 in Dennistoun, Glasgow, the son of William Harris Cecil Weippert and Grizel Hamilton Thomson. He married Joan E. Quarrington in the 4th quarter of 1955 in Border, Cumberland, England.

1.2.1.3.4.2.2. Elizabeth M.J. Weippert was said to be born in 1919, the daughter of William Harris Cecil Weippert and Grizel Hamilton Thomson. She married Jack A. Wing in the 4th quarter of 1947 in Marylebone, London, England.

1.2.1.3.4.2.3. Helen Grizel Weippert was born in 1920 in Newington, Edinburgh, the son of William Harris Cecil Weippert and Grizel Hamilton Thomson. She married Alexander Richard Beattie in the 2nd quarter of 196 in Devon Central, England.

1.2.1.3.5. Jemima Mary Gibson Thomson was born on 5th April, 1838, in Edinburgh, the daughter of James Gibson Thomson and Grace Hamilton Bell. She died, unmarried, in 1926 in Morningside, Edinburgh.

1.2.1.3.6. George W. Thomson was born about 1839 in Edinburgh, the son of James Gibson Thomson and Grace Hamilton Bell.

1.2.1.3.7. James H. Thomson was born about 1841 in Edinburgh, the son of James Gibson Thomson and Grace Hamilton Bell.

1.2.1.3.8. Margaret Anne Thomson was born about 1842 in Edinburgh, the daughter of James Gibson Thomson and Grace Hamilton Bell. She married John Leveson Douglas Stewart on 15th July, 1868.

He was born on 1st August, 1842, the son of John Stewart and Elizabeth Thompson. They lived in Glenogil, Angus.

1.2.1.3.8.1. Grace Hamilton Stewart was the daughter of John Leveson Douglas Stewart and Margaret Anne Thomson. She died on 24th April, 1966.

1.2.1.3.8.2. Lt. Col. John Stewart was born on 21st May, 1869, the son of John Leveson Douglas Stewart and Margaret Anne Thomson. He married Valentia Worship in 1891. She was the daughter of William Worship. He died on 19th February, 1931.

He served in the Anglo-Boer War (South African War) and WW1. He was awarded the D.S.O. in 1919.

He had issue.

1.2.1.3.9. Thomas Alexander Thomson was born on 13th February, 1848, in Edinburgh, the son of James Gibson Thomson and Grace Hamilton Bell.

1.2.1.4. Mary Anne Chichester Bell was born on 1st February, 1808, the daughter of George Bell and Isabella Ross. She died on 19th July, 1814.

1.2.1.5. Andrew Ross Bell was born on 4th August, 1809, the son of George Bell and Isabella Ross. He died on 31st July, 1841, aged 31, in Quetta, India, without legitimate issue.

He was in the Honourable East India Company Service.

1.2.1.5.1. James Bell was born on 23rd August, 1837, in Simla, India, the illegitimate son of Andrew Ross Bell and Shah Jehan Begum.

1.2.1.6. James Hamilton Bell was born on 25th May, 1811, the son of George Bell and Isabella Ross. He married Mary Louisa Sewell, daughter of Colonel Frederick Sewell. He died on 25th August, 1850, in Guntur, India.

He was in the Honourable East India Company Service.

1.2.1.6.1. Esther Fanny Bell was born on 15 th March, 1841, in India, the daughter of James Hamilton Bell and Mary Louisa Sewell. She died, unmarried, on 19th March, 1930, in Bedford, England.

1.2.1.6.2. Isabella Eleanora Frederica Bell was born on 2nd September, 1843, in India, the daughter of James Hamilton Bell and Mary Louisa Sewell. She married Henry George Young, a captain in the merchant navy.

1.2.1.6.3. Georgina Charlotte Isabella Bell was born on 3rd June, 1845, in India, the daughter of James Hamilton Bell and Mary Louisa Sewell. She died in 1847.

1.2.1.6.4. Mary Alexina Maitland Bell was born on 21st October, 1846, the daughter of James Hamilton Bell and Mary Louisa Sewell. She married William Morris Pritchett in the third quarter of 1869 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England. He was a captain in the Royal Marines. She died on 1st October, 1938, in Plymouth, Devon, England.

1.2.1.6.4.1. George William Morris Pritchett was born in the 2nd quarter of 1876 in East Stonehouse, Devon, England, the son of William Morris Pritchett and Mary Alexina Maitland Bell. He married Mary Monica Boons or Boone in the quarter of 1909 in Milton, Kent, England.

1.2.1.6.4.1.1. George Guy Morris Pritchett was born in the 2nd quarter of 1910 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England.

1.2.1.6.4.1.2. Mary G. Pritchett was born in the 3rd quarter of 1911 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England.

1.2.1.6.4.1.3. Eleanor M. Pritchett was born in the 3rd quarter of 1911 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England.

1.2.1.6.4.2. Mary Louisa I. Pritchett was born on 5th May, 1877, in East Stonehouse, Devon, England, the daughter of William Morris Pritchett and Mary Alexina Maitland Bell. She married Charles Pritchett in the 3rd quarter of 1908 in Plymouth, Devon, England. She died in the 1st quarter of 1976 in Newbury, Berkshire, England.

She had issue.

1.2.1.6.4.3. Charles Frederick Pritchett was born and died in the 4th quarter of 1885, in East Stonehouse, Devon, England, the son of William Morris Pritchett and Mary Alexina Maitland Bell.

1.2.1.6.5. Colonel James Archibald Robert Bell was born on 9th March, 1848, in Chitoor, Madras, India, the son of James Hamilton Bell and Mary Louisa Sewell. He married Amy Caroline Dunsterville, the daughter of James Barnes Dunsterville, on 12th April, 1880, at Mhow, India. He died on 22nd March, 1915, in Bedfordshire, England.

He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the East Yorkshire Regiment.

1.2.1.6.5.1 James Dermot Knightley Bell was born on 5th February, 1881, in India, the son of James Archibald Robert Bell and Amy Caroline Dunsterville. He died on 30th May, 1900, in the South African war.

1.2.1.6.5.2 George Cecil Bell was born on 8th March, 1882, in Dublin, Ireland, the son of James Archibald Robert Bell and Amy Caroline Dunsterville. He married (1) Emily Adeline Grist, the daughter of Samuel Grist, on 19th May, 1906, in Hampstead, London, England; (2) Edith Florence Maney in June, 1952, in Chichester, Sussex, England. He died there on 2nd July, 1953, without issue.

He fought in WW1 and gained the rank of Captain in the Durham Light Infantry.

1.2.1.6.5.3 Vera Gladys Irene Bell was born on 22nd March, 1896, the daughter of James Archibald Robert Bell and Amy Caroline Dunsterville. She married Charles Gordon Williams in the 3rd quarter of 1918 in Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, Wales. She died on 31st March, 1973, in Ealing, London, England.

1.2.1.7 George William Bell was born on 5th July, 1813, the son of George Bell and Isabella Ross. He married Sarah Jane Bland, the daughter of Captain Robert Bland, on 7th December, 1869. He died on 6th January, 1889, in Leamington, Warwickshire, England.

He was a surgeon, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He was one of the commissioners of the Poor Law of 1845, which reformed poor relief in Scotland,. He was author of Day and night in the wynds of Edinburgh. For a fine photo of him, see here.

1.2.1.8. Rev. Thomas Blizard Bell born on 20th June, 1815, the son of George Bell and Isabella Ross. He was a Free Church minister – see here. He married Agnes Agnew on 16th October, 1845, in Leswalt, Wigtownshire. She was the daughter of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, Bt., and Madeline Carnegie. Her brother, David Carnegie Andrew Agnew, was a Free Church minister and he married Eleonora James Kerr Ross Bell (1.2.1.10.)

1.2.1.8.1. Madeline Carnegie Bell was baptized on 2nd May, 1847, in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, the daughter of Thomas Blizard Bell and Agnes Agnew. She died in the last quarter of 1926 in Marylebone, London, England.

1.2.1.8.2. George Frederick Bell was born on 31st October, 1848, in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, the son of Thomas Blizard Bell and Agnes Agnew. He became a merchant in London, England. He died on 9th February, 1929, in St George Hanover Square, London, England.

1.2.1.8.3. Isabella Ross Bell was born on 25th May and baptized on 4th July, 1850, in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, the daughter of Thomas Blizard Bell and Agnes Agnew.

1.2.1.8.4. Eleanora Georgina Bell was baptized on 29th February, 1852, in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, the daughter of Thomas Blizard Bell and Agnes Agnew. She married Levison Douglas Stewart on 6th April, 1882, in St Andrew, Edinburgh. She died in the 1st quarter of 1925 in Manchester South, Lancashire, England.

1.2.1.8.5. Andrew Agnew Bell was born on 30th March, 1855, in Leswalt, Wigtownshire. He married Jessie Anderson, daughter of John Anderson, in the 2nd quarter of 1883 in Kensington, London, England. He became a banker in London, England. He died in the 3rd quarter of 1932 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

1.2.1.9. Alexina Mary Bell was born on 27th May, 1817, the daughter of George Bell and Isabella Ross. She married Sir Henry Wellwood Moncreiff on 8th February, 1838. She died, without issue, on 12th April, 1874, in Newington, Edinburgh. See the Balfour Tree.

Henry Moncreiff was a Free Church minister – see here. He had extensive ministerial connections. His brother James married Isabella Bell (1.2.3.2).

1.2.1.10. Eleanora James Kerr Ross Bell was born on 31st October, 1818, the daughter of George Bell and Isabella Ross. She died on 22nd March, 1903. She married Rev. David Carnegie Andrew Agnew on 18th April, 1855. He was the son of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, 7th Bt. and Madeline Carnegie, and his sister Agnes Agnew married Thomas Blizard Bell (1.2.1.8.), a Free Church minister – see here. She died on 22nd March, 1903.

1.2.1.10.1. Andrew David Carnegie Agnew was born on 15th May, 1856, in Wigtown, the son of David Carnegie Andrew Agnew and Eleonora James Kerr Ross Bell. He married Minnie Dale Buchanan, daughter of David Dale Buchanan and Mary Amm, on 28th December, 1882. He lived, at least for a time, in South Africa. He died on 4th October, 1927.

1.2.1.10.2. Isabella Geraldine Agnew was born in 1857, in Wigtown, the daughter of David Carnegie Andrew Agnew and Eleonora James Kerr Ross Bell. She died there in 1859.

1.2.1.10.3. Agnes Madeline Eleanora Agnew was born on 9th November, 1861, in Wigtown, the daughter of David Carnegie Andrew Agnew and Eleonora James Kerr Ross Bell. She married James Macdonald on 30th November, 1897, in St George, Edinburgh. He was a Writer to the Signet and was Deputy Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland. She died on 4th July, 1937, in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

1.2.1.10.3.1. John Macdonald was born in 1896 in Newington, Edinburgh, the son of James Macdonald and Agnes Madeline Eleanora Agnew.

1.2.2. Jean Bell was baptized on 11th September, 1778, in Liberton, Edinburgh, the daughter of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Grizel Hamilton. She died young.

1.2.3. Robert Bell was born in 1782. He was the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Grizel Hamilton. He married Eleanora Jane Ross, daughter of Colonel Andrew Ross and Isabella MacDonnell; her sister, Isabella Ross, married George Bell (1.2.1), brother of this Robert Bell. Robert Bell died on 27th April, 1861, in St George, Edinburgh.

He was an Advocate and Procurator of the Church of Scotland; and Sheriff of East Lothian and of Berwickshire.

1.2.3.1. Benjamin Robert Bell was born on 4th October, 1810, the son of Robert Bell and Eleanora Jane Ross. He married Janet Alexander Hunt on 22nd May, 1855. She was the daughter of James Hunt of Pittencrieff, Sherrif of Banff. He died on 25th December, 1886.

He was an Advocate; Sheriff of Elgin; of Nairnshire; and of Banff.

1.2.3.1.1. Margaret Isabella Bell was born on 18th June, 1856, in Morningside, Edinburgh, the daughter of Benjamin Robert Bell and Eleonora Jane Ross. She married Hugh Blair, C.A., in 1880 in St George, Edinburgh. She died on 10th April, 1939, in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

There is a memorial inscription to this family in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh – see here. There is also a reference to this family here – but note that this does not agree well with other information, especially, thepeerage.com web-site.

1.2.3.1.1.1, Hugh Blair was born and died on 12th December, 1881, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hugh Blair and Margaret Isabella Bell.

1.2.3.1.1.2. Janet Agnes Blair was born on 17th October, 1883, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Hugh Blair and Margaret Isabella Bell. She died on 17th February, 1951, in Haymarket, Edinburgh.

1.2.3.1.1.3. Hugh Alexander Blair was born in January, 1887, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hugh Blair and Margaret Isabella Bell. He died in April, 1960, in Bournemouth, Dorset, England.

1.2.3.1.1.4. Patrick James Blair was born in 1891 in Edinburgh, the son of Hugh Blair and Margaret Isabella Bell. He married Dorothy Leslie Findlay in 1930 in Haymarket, Edinburgh. He died in 1972 in Haymarket, Edinburgh. He was a Colonel in the Black Watch.

1.2.3.1.2. Eleanora Jane Bell was born on 6th November, 1857, the daughter of Benjamin Robert Bell and Eleonora Jane Ross. She died, unmarried, in 1912.

1.2.3.1.3. Robert Hamilton Bell was born on 30th June, 1860, the son of Benjamin Robert Bell and Eleonora Jane Ross. He died, unmarried, on 20th June, 1897, in Largo, Fife.

1.2.3.1.4. Janet Agnew Bell was born on 6th April, 1863, the daughter of Benjamin Robert Bell and Eleonora Jane Ross. She died, unmarried, in 1912.

1.2.3.2. Isabella Bell was born in July, 1813, the daughter of Robert Bell and Eleanora Jane Ross. She married James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole, on 12th September, 1834, in Edinburgh. He was the son of Sir James Wellwood-Moncreiff, 9th Bt., and Ann Robertson, and brother of Sir Henry Wellwood Moncreiff, who married Alexina Mary Bell (1.2.1.9). For his distinguished career, see here. See also the Balfour Tree. Isabella Bell died on 19th December, 1881.

1.2.3.2.1. Hon. Eleanora Jane Ross Moncreiff was born on 18th June, 1835, in Canongate, Edinburgh, the daughter of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Isabella Bell. She married Patrick Blair on 3rd December 1873. He was a W.S. She died, without issue, on 25th April, 1896, in St George Hanover Square, London, England.

1.2.3.2.2. Henry James Moncreiff, 2nd Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole was born on 24th April, 1840, in Canongate, Edinburgh, the son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Isabella Bell. He married (1) Susan Wilhelmine Dick-Cunyngham, daughter of Sir William Hanmer Dick-Cunyngham, and Susan Alston-Stewart, on 3rd April, 1866, in Morningside, Edinburgh; (2) Millicent Julia Fryer, daughter of Colonel Frederick Daniel Fryer, on 26th March, 1873, in Newmarket, Suffolk/Oxfordshire, England. He died on 3rd March, 1909, in Christchurch, Hampshire, England.

He was educated at Harrow School, London, England. He graduated B.A. and LL.B. from Trinity College, Cambridge, England, with a Bachelor of Arts. He was an advocate; Sheriff of Renfrew and Bute; Lord of Session; and Lord-Lieutenant of Kinross between 1901 and 1909.

1.2.3.2.3. Hon. Marianne Eliza Moncreiff was born on 15th September, 1841, in Canongate, Edinburgh, the daughter of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole, and Isabella Bell. She married John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, son of Rev. Peter Balfour and Jane Ramsay Blair, on 6 April, 1877, in St George, Edinburgh. (For Rev. Peter Balfour see FES, Vol.4, p.303; and for John Blair Balfour, see here.) She died on 25th September, 1913, in North Berwick, East Lothian.

1.2.3.2.3.1. Hon. James Moncreiffe Balfour was born on 6th July, 1878, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of John Blair Balfour and Hon. Marianne Eliza Moncreiff. He married Madeline Maude Graham Watson, daughter of James Graham Watson, on 27th June, 1908, in Newington, Edinburgh. He died on 30th April, 1960, in Paddington, London, England.

He was educated at Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire, England. He graduated B.A. from Balliol College, Oxford, England. He was a W.S. He became a Captain in the Scottish Horse. He was awarded a C.B.E.; was Chief Assistant to the Financial Advisor of the Persian Government; was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.

For his wife, see here.

1.2.3.2.3.2. Lt.-Cdr. Hon. John Ramsay Blair Balfour was born on 21st September, 1881, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of John Blair Balfour and Hon. Marianne Eliza Moncreiff. He died, unmarried, on 23rd October, 1964, in Kensington, London, England.

He became Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He was educated at Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire, England. He graduated B.A. from Balliol College, Oxford, England.

1.2.3.2.3.3. Hon. Harry Robert Chichester Balfour was born on 31st October, 1882, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of John Blair Balfour and Hon. Marianne Eliza Moncreiff. He married Dorothy Constance Chetwynd, daughter of Henry Goulburn Willoughby Chetwynd and Eva Constance Elizabeth Fanny Berney, on 20th October, 1921, in St George Hanover Square, London, England. He died on 11th December, 1964, in Henley, Oxfordshire, England.

He was educated at Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire, England. He graduated B.A. from Balliol College, Oxford, England; and M.A. from Christ’s College, Cambridge, England. He was wounded in WW1. He was Captain in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots. He was Clerk of the House of Commons and Home Office.

1.2.3.2.3.3.1. Elizabeth Balfour was born on 18th December, 1922, in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Hon. Harry Robert Chichester Balfour and Dorothy Constance Chetwynd.

1.2.3.2.3.3.2. Hilary Joan Gwendolin Balfour was born on 9th February, 1924, in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Hon. Harry Robert Chichester Balfour and Dorothy Constance Chetwynd.

1.2.3.2.3.3.3. Anthony John Chetwynd Balfour was born on 10th November, 1926, in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, the son of Hon. Harry Robert Chichester Balfour and Dorothy Constance Chetwynd.

1.2.3.2.3.4. Rev. Hon. Norman Frederick William Balfour was born on 26th March, 1884, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of John Blair Balfour and Hon. Marianne Eliza Moncreiff. He died, unmarried, on 27th April, 1954, in Worthing, Sussex, England.

He graduated B.A. and M.A. from Balliol College, Oxford, England. He was Temporary Chaplain to the Forces between 1917 and 1918 in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was a Church of England clergyman.

1.2.3.2.3.5. Hon. Isabel Nora Gwendoline Balfour was born on 8th September, 1885, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of John Blair Balfour and Hon. Marianne Eliza Moncreiff. She married Captain Percival Henry Havelock Bailey, son of Colonel Bailey, on 19th September, 1908, in North Berwick, East Lothian. This marriage was annulled in 1917. She died, without issue, on 8th April, 1961, in Worthing, Sussex, England.

1.2.3.2.4. Robert Chichester Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole, was born on 24th August, 1843, in Canongate, Edinburgh, the son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Isabella Bell. He married Florence Kate FitzHerbert, daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard Henry FitzHerbert and Susan Castle, on 4th January, 1871, in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. He died on 14th May, 1913, in Solihull, Warwickshire, England.

For the FitzHerbert family see under 1.2.3.2.4.2.

He graduated B.A. from Cambridge University, England. He was a vicar in the Church of England.

1.2.3.2.4.1. James Arthur FitzHerbert Wellwood Moncreiff, 4th Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole was born on 19th July, 1872, in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, the son of Robert Chichester Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Florence Kate FitzHerbert. He married Lucy Vida Anderson, daughter of David Lechmere Anderson, on 16th December, 1909, in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. He died on 8th December, 1942.

He graduated B.A. from New College, Oxford, England.

1.2.3.2.4.1.1. Hon. Katherine Moira Moncreiff born in 1910 in North Berwick, East Lothian, the daughter of James Arthur FitzHerbert Wellwood Moncreiff and Florence Kate FitzHerbert.

1.2.3.2.4.1.2. Hon. Lilian Vida Lechmere Moncreiff born in the 4th quarter of 1912 in Henley, Oxfordshire, England, the daughter of James Arthur FitzHerbert Wellwood Moncreiff and Florence Kate FitzHerbert.

1.2.3.2.4.1.3. Harry Robert Wellwood Moncreiff, 5th Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole born on 4th February, 1915, in Logie, Stirlingshire, the daughter of James Arthur FitzHerbert Wellwood Moncreiff and Florence Kate FitzHerbert.

1.2.3.2.4.1.4. Hon. Nicola Gladys Moncreiff born in 1917 in Logie, Stirlingshire, the daughter of James Arthur FitzHerbert Wellwood Moncreiff and Florence Kate FitzHerbert.

1.2.3.2.4.1.5. Hon. Donald Graham FitzHerbert Moncreiff born in 1919 in Sorn, Ayrshire, the daughter of James Arthur FitzHerbert Wellwood Moncreiff and Florence Kate FitzHerbert.

1.2.3.2.4.1.6. Hon. Robert Frederick Arthur Moncreiff born in 1924 in Sorn, Ayrshire, the daughter of James Arthur FitzHerbert Wellwood Moncreiff and Florence Kate FitzHerbert.

1.2.3.2.4.1.7. Hon. Pamela Anne Moncreiff born in 1927 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, the daughter of James Arthur FitzHerbert Wellwood Moncreiff and Florence Kate FitzHerbert.

1.2.3.2.4.2. Hon. Daisy Isabel Moncreiff was born in 1874, the daughter of Robert Chichester Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Florence Kate FitzHerbert, in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. She married Arthur FitzHerbert Wright, the son of Francis Beresford Wright and Adeline Frances Henrietta FitzHerbert, on 12th December, 1900, in Solihull, Warwickshire. She died on 2nd July, 1957, in Warwick, England.

For the Fitzherbert family, see here. From other pages in that web-site – and from other sources – it emerges that Adeline FitzHerbert was a half-sister of Florence Kate FitzHerbert, that is, Daisy Moncreiff and her husband were cousins. Mildred Fitzherbert, who married Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff, is another sibling of Adeline and Florence Kate. For further connections, see the Cumming Turing Tree under B.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.3. Henry Joseph Wigram.

1.2.3.2.4.2.1. Gilbert Francis Moncreiff Wright was born in the 3rd quarter of 1905 in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of Arthur FitzHerbert Wright and Hon. Daisy Isabel Moncreiff. He married Mary Doreen Cooper on 5th June, 1934, in Surrey North East, Surrey, England. He died on 22nd May, 1940, while serving as a Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force; and was buried in Berneville Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (see here).

1.2.3.2.4.2.2. Ronald FitzHerbert Wright was born in the 3rd quarter of 1907 in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of Arthur FitzHerbert Wright and Hon. Daisy Isabel Moncreiff. He married Winifred Margaret Lea in the 4th quarter of 1947 in Warwick, England. He died in 1997.

1.2.3.2.4.2.3. Hilda Florence Wright was born in the 4th quarter of 1908 in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, the daughter of Arthur FitzHerbert Wright and Hon. Daisy Isabel Moncreiff. She died in 1990.

1.2.3.2.4.2.4. Robert Hepburn Wright was born in the 1st quarter of 1913 in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of Arthur FitzHerbert Wright and Hon. Daisy Isabel Moncreiff. He died in 2001. For his life, see here.

1.2.3.2.4.2.5. Geoffrey Nicholas Wright had his birth registered in the 1st quarter of 1915 in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England.

1.2.3.2.4.3. Hon. Lilian Mary Susan Moncreiff was born on 11th March, 1876, in Martley, Worcestershire, England, the daughter of Robert Chichester Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Florence Kate FitzHerbert. She married Donald Crawford, son of Alexander Crawford, on 21st July, 1914, in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England. She died on 22nd February, 1950, in Droitwich, Worcestershire.

1.2.3.2.4.4. Hon. Gladys Nora May Moncreiff was born on 17th September, 1878, in Martley, Worcestershire, England, the daughter of Robert Chichester Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Florence Kate FitzHerbert. She died, unmarried, on 4th December, 1969, in Warwick, England.

1.2.3.2.5. Hon. James William Moncreiff was born on 16th September, 1845, in Canongate, Edinburgh, the son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Isabella Bell. He married Mary Lillias Mitchell Innes, daughter of George Mitchell Innes of Bangour, on 19th March, 1872, in St George, Edinburgh. He died on 30th January, 1920, in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

He was a W.S.; and Deputy Lieutenant of Kinross-shire.

For the graves of this family in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, see here.

1.2.3.2.5.1. James Frederick Moncreiff was born in 1872, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. James William Moncreiff and Mary Lillias Innes. He married Elizabeth Jane Souter, daughter of Peter William Souter, in 1922, in St Giles, Edinburgh. He died, without issue, on 5th July, 1948, in Morningside, Edinburgh.

He was a W.S.

1.2.3.2.5.2. George Moncreiff was born in 1874 in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. James William Moncreiff and Mary Lillias Innes. He died in 1907 in Kelvin, Glasgow.

1.2.3.2.5.3. Henry Wellwood Moncreiff was born on 21st July, 1876, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. James William Moncreiff and Mary Lillias Innes. He married Ivy St. John Muir on 25th May, 1921, in Marylebone, London, England. He died in 1957 in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

He was a Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, Shropshire Light Infantry.

1.2.3.2.5.4. Edwin Robert Moncreiff was born on 30th June, 1877, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. James William Moncreiff and Mary Lillias Innes. He married Mary Bell, daughter of Matthew Montgomerie Bell, on 20th April, 1904, in St George, Edinburgh. He died in 1962 in Morningside, Edinburgh.

He was a stockbroker.

1.2.3.2.5.4.1. Mary Eileen Moncreiff was born in 1909 in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Edwin Robert Moncreiff and Mary Bell.

1.2.3.2.5.4.2. Captain George James Wellwood Moncreiff was born on 30th September, 1912, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Edwin Robert Moncreiff and Mary Bell. He married Maria Isobel Eustace, daughter of Frank Rowland Eustace and Gertrude Annie Francis, in 1937. He died on 5th February, 1942.

He served in the Royal Army Service Corps.

For his wife, see here.

1.2.3.2.5.5. Mary Lillias Moncreiff was born on 12th September, 1879, in St George, Edinburgh. She died there on 5th March, 1880.

1.2.3.2.5.6. William Francis Moncreiff was born in 1882, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. James William Moncreiff and Mary Lillias Innes.

1.2.3.2.6. Hon. Frederick Charles Moncreiff was born on 15th October, 1847, in Canongate, Edinburgh, the son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Isabella Bell. He married Mary Ann Brook, daughter of Charles Seymour Brook, on 14th July, 1892, in Marylebone, London, England. He died on 1st January, 1929, in Colinton, Edinburgh.

He was admitted to the Middle Temple and was entitled to practice as a barrister. He was Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Mauritius and Ceylon between 1900 and 1905.

1.2.3.2.7. Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff was born on 27th August, 1849, in Canongate, Edinburgh, the son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tulliebole and Isabella Bell. He married (1) Frances Ramsay Lawson, the daughter of James Hamilton Lawson, on 2nd August, 1871, in Dalziel, Lanarkshire; (2) Mildred FitzHerbert, the daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard Henry FitzHerbert and Susan Castle, on 29th October, 1880, in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. He died on 30th May, 1900, in St George, Edinburgh.

For the FitzHerberts see under 1.2.3.2.4.2.

He was a chartered accountant.

1.2.3.2.7.1. James Hamilton Moncreiff was born in 1872, in Newington, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff and Frances Ramsay Lawson. He married Elizabeth Lilian Harvey, the daughter of Charles Harvey, in 1905, in Barnstable, Devon, England. He died on 5th June, 1923, in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.

1.2.3.2.7.1.1. Most Rev. Francis Hamilton Moncreiff born on 29th September, 1906, in North Berwick, East Lothian, the son of James Hamilton Moncreiff and Elizabeth Lilian Harvey. He died in 1984 in George Square, Edinburgh.

He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Shropshire, England; and graduated B.A. and M.A. from St. John’s College, Cambridge, England. He was Rector in 1947 at St. Salvator’s, Edinburgh, Scotland; Canon of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh; Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway in 1952; and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church in 1962.

1.2.3.2.7.1.2. Frederick Henry Wellwood Moncreiff was born on 13th February, 1909, in North Berwick, East Lothian, the son of James Hamilton Moncreiff and Elizabeth Lilian Harvey. He married Gwendolen Alma Gifford, the daughter of Patrick Gifford, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 11th December, 1939, in St Paul’s Cathedral, Calcutta, India (see here).

He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Shropshire, England, and graduated B.A. from Pembroke College, Cambridge, England. He became a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. He lived in 2003 at Haenertsburg, Transvaal, South Africa, and had issue.

1.2.3.2.7.2. Frederick Charles Moncreiff was born in 1873, in Newington, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff and Frances Ramsay Lawson, and died on 18th March, 1877, in St George, Edinburgh.

1.2.3.2.7.3. Major Richard Henry FitzHerbert Moncreiff was born on 10th March, 1882, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff and Mildred FitzHerbert. He died, unmarried, on 12th July, 1966, in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

He was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh. He was wounded in WW1 and became a Major in the Royal Scots (Royal Regiment).

1.2.3.2.7.4. Francis Beresford Moncreiff born on 18th June, 1883, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff and Mildred FitzHerbert. He married Winifred Laxon, daughter of Arthur S. Laxon, on 8th September, 1911, in Warwick, England. He died on 18th December, 1928, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

He was wounded in WW1; and became a Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion, Royal Scots.

1.2.3.2.7.5. Adrian Wellwood Moncreiff was born on 22nd March, 1885, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff and Mildred FitzHerbert. He died, unmarried, on 23rd September, 1968, in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

He was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh. He fought in WW1 with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

1.2.3.2.7.6. Major Norman Halliday Moncreiff was born on 19th September, 1886, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Hon. Francis Jeffrey Moncreiff and Mildred FitzHerbert. He married Lucy Anna Collinson, the daughter of Rev. Edward William Collinson, on 20th June, 1912. He was a Major in the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles and died on 18th November, 1916, while on active service. He was buried in the St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime France (see here)

1.2.3.2.7.6.1. Margaret Mildred Moncreiff was born on 17th March, 1913, the daughter of Major Norman Halliday Moncreiff and Lucy Anna Collinson. She died in 1983 in London, England.

1.2.3.2.7.6.2. Betty L. Moncreiff was born on 10th March, 1915, in Kensington, London, England, the daughter of Major Norman Halliday Moncreiff and Lucy Anna Collinson.

1.2.4. William Bell was born on 14th May, 1784, in Edinburgh, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Grizel Hamilton. He married Margaret Jane Craigie, daughter of John Craigie of Glendoick, in September 1809. He died on 19th June, 1849.

He was a W.S.; a Crown Agent; and a Deputy Lieutenant of the City and County of Edinburgh.

1.2.4.1. Benjamin Bell born on 23rd July, 1810, in Edinburgh, the son of William Bell and Margaret Jane Craigie. He died on 22nd August, 1840.

He was a W.S.

1.2.4.2. Elizabeth Craigie Bell was born on 4th April, 1812, in Edinburgh, the daughter of William Bell and Margaret Jane Craigie. She died on 29th December, 1845, and was buried in Canongate Cemetery, Edinburgh.

1.2.4.3. Grace (Grizzel) Anne Bell was born on 23rd August, 1813, in Edinburgh, the daughter of William Bell and Margaret Jane Craigie. She married Robert Collins Craigie of Glendoick on 6th May, 1847, in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh. She died in July, 1863, in Kinfauns, Perthshire.

1.2.4.4. John Craigie Bell born on 15th March, 1815, in Edinburgh, the son of William Bell and Margaret Jane Craigie. He died, unmarried, on 4th December, 1850, in Canongate, Edinburgh.

He was a writer and legal practitioner.

1.2.4.5. William Hamilton Bell was born on 27th February, 1817, in Edinburgh, the son of William Bell and Margaret Jane Craigie. He married Barbara MacLaurin Monteath, the daughter of Alexander Monteath of Duchally and the sister of Robert Runcorn Monteath, a clergyman of the Church of England, in 1862, in Crieff, Perthshire. He died on 2nd April, 1890, in Newington, Edinburgh.

He was the Circuit Clerk of the Justiciary.

For this family, see here.

1.2.4.5.1. William Frederick Bell born on 3rd March, 1863, in St Giles, Edinburgh, the son of William Hamilton Bell and Barbara MacLaurin Monteath. He married Valerie Morant, daughter of Major George Francis Morant, in 1900 in St Giles, Edinburgh. He died on 4th December, 1929, in Perth.

He was a Free Church minister – see here.

1.2.4.5.1.1. Ivan Monteath Bell was born on 1st January, 1906, the birth being registered in St Giles, Edinburgh. He was the son of William Frederick Bell and Valerie Morant. He married Susan Darling Millar Neill in 1934 in North Berwick, East Lothian. He died on 28th July, 1977.

He was educated at Glenalmond College, Perthshire, and Keble College, Oxford, England. He was a physician.

1.2.4.5.1.1.1. Frances Barbara Monteath Bell was born in the 3rd quarter of 1946 in Epping, Essex, England, the daughter of Ivan Monteath Bell and Susan Darling Millar Neill. She married William Roy Wayman in the 1st quarter of 1965 in Thanet, Kent, England.

1.2.4.5.1.2. Valerie Hamilton Bell was born in 1909, the birth being registered in St Giles, Edinburgh. She was the daughter of William Frederick Bell and Valerie Morant. She died, unmarried, in 1987, in Inverness.

1.2.4.5.2. Ellin Runcorn Bell born on 4th November, 1864, in St Giles, Edinburgh, the daughter of William Hamilton Bell and Barbara MacLaurin Monteath. She married Rev. John Kelman in 1892 in Newington, Edinburgh. He was a Free Church minister, the son of John Kelman, who was also a Free Church minister – see here. He died in 1929 and was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh – see here. She died on 15th December, 1935, in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

1.2.4.5.2.1. Barbara Monteath Kelman born on 5th April, 1893, in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, the daughter of John Kelman and Ellin Runcorn Bell. She married John David Hayes – a Chinese born American. She died on 24th October, 1975, in Syosset, New York, USA, and was buried in Unity Cemetery, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA.

She and her husband were missionaries in China. See here and here.

1.2.4.5.2.1.1. Margaret Irene Hayes was born on 15th April, 1917, in New York City, USA, the daughter of John David Hayes and Barbara Monteath Kelman. She married William Hollister in 1942 and they were divorced in 1964.

1.2.4.5.2.1.2. Elinor Bell Hayes was born in China, the daughter of John David Hayes and Barbara Monteath Kelman.

1.2.4.5.2.1.3. Barbara Hayes was the daughter of John David Hayes and Barbara Monteath Kelman.

1.2.4.5.2.1.4. John Hayes was the son of John David Hayes and Barbara Monteath Kelman.

1.2.4.5.2.2. Margaret Harvey “Daisy” Kelman was born on 29th March, 1897, in Newington, Edinburgh, the daughter of John Kelman and Ellin Runcorn Bell. She died on 5th May, 1907, in Newington, Edinburgh, and was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.

1.2.4.6. Catherine Douglas Bell, was born on 29th December, 1818, in Edinburgh, the daughter of William Bell and Margaret Jane Craigie. She died, unmarried, in 1861, in St George, Edinburgh. She was author of children’s books, under the name Cousin Kate.

1.2.4.7. Margaret Jane Cecilia Bell, was born on 29th December, 1818, in Edinburgh, the daughter of William Bell and Margaret Jane Craigie. She died on 18th August, 1825, and was buried in her grand-father, George Bell’s plot in Canongate Cemetery, Edinburgh.

1.2.4.8. Jemima Gavin Hamilton was born on 29th October, 1820, in Edinburgh, the daughter of William Bell and Margaret Jane Craigie. She died on 17th August, 1824, and was buried in her grand-father, George Bell’s plot in Canongate Cemetery, Edinburgh.

1.2.4.9. Georgina Laura Bell was born on 26th July, 1822, in Edinburgh, the daughter of William Bell and Margaret Jane Craigie. She died in 1873 in St George, Edinburgh.

1.2.4.10. Robert Bell was born on 18th October, 1823, in Edinburgh, the son of William Bell and Margaret Jane Craigie. He married Julia Alicia Brown in October, 1858, in Kensington, London, England. He died on 24th April, 1889.

He was Principal Clerk of the Admiralty; and a J.P.

1.2.4.10.1. William Robert Bell was born in the 3rd quarter of 1859, in Kensington, London, England, the son of Robert Bell and Julia Alicia Brown. He died there in the 4th quarter of 1865.

1.2.4.10.2. George Craigie Bell was born in the 4th quarter of 1861 in Kensington, London, England, the son of Robert Bell and Julia Alicia Brown. He married Maud Robinson on 28th August, 1888, in Tonbridge, Kent, England. He died, without issue.

1.2.4.10.3. Elizabeth Margaret Bell was born in the 2nd quarter of 1863, in Kensington, London, England, the daughter of Robert Bell and Julia Alicia Brown. She married Arthur Lowther Forrest in the 3rd quarter of 1891 in West Ham, London, England.

1.2.4.10.3.1. Arthur Forrest was born in Honor Park, Lewisham, London, England, in the 3rd quarter of 1892, the son of Arthur Lowther Forrest and Elizabeth Margaret Bell.

He was a civil servant and spent most of his life in East Africa. He gave service in WW1 in the 2nd Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (see http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65037&page=36).

1.2.4.10.3.2. Margaret Alice J. Forrest was born in the 3rd quarter of 1893 in Honor Park, Lewisham, London, England, the daughter of Arthur Lowther Forrest and Elizabeth Margaret Bell.

1.2.4.10.4. Alice Grace Bell was born in the 3rd quarter of 1866 in Kensington, London, England, the daughter of Robert Bell and Julia Alicia Brown. She married George William Sanford in the 2nd quarter of 1895 in West Ham, London, England. She died in the 3rd quarter of 1946 in Brentford, Middlesex, England.

1.2.4.10.4.1. Geoffrey George Sanford born in the 2nd quarter of 1896 in Richmond, Surrey, England, the son of George William Sanford and Alice Grace Bell.

1.2.4.10.4.2. Brian Sanford, according to the 1911 census, was born in Surrey about 1901 and was the son of George William Sanford and Alice Grace Bell.

1.2.4.10.5. Katherine Hamilton Bell was born in the 3rd quarter of 1868 in Kensington, London, England, the daughter of Robert Bell and Julia Alicia Brown. She married Leonard Leslie Robinson, chief electrical engineer for Hackney Corporation, London, in the 4th quarter of 1894 in St Giles, London, England (see here and here). She died in the 4th quarter of 1942 in Maldon, Essex, England.

1.2.5. Benjamin Bell was born in 1785, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Grizel Hamilton. He died young,

1.2.6. Joseph Bell of Blackethouse was born on 25th November, 1786, in Edinburgh, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Grizel Hamilton. He married Robert Craigie, the daughter of David Craigie of Dumbarnie, on 19th June, 1809, in Edinburgh. He died on 22nd January, 1848.

He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1 Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse was born on 13th April, 1810, in Edinburgh, the son of Joseph Bell of Blackethouse and Robert Craigie. He married Cecilia Barbara Craigie, the daughter of Laurence Craigie of Glendoick, on 15th October, 1835, in Edinburgh. He died on 13th June, 1883, in St George, Edinburgh.

He was a Fellow and later a President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.1. Joseph Bell was born on 2nd December, 1837, in Edinburgh, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie. He married Edith Katherine Erskine Murray, the daughter of Hon. James Murray, on 17th April, 1865. He died on 4th October, 1911, without surviving male issue.

He was a physician and surgeon. He was President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (P.R.C.S.E.); he was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant. He was said to be the model for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, due to his powers of deduction. See here for a mass of information about him.

1.2.6.1.1.1. Jane (or Jean) Isabella Erskine Murray Bell was born on 18th January, 1866, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Joseph Bell and Edith Katherine Erskine Murray. She married Captain Henry Moutray Jones McCance of the Royal Scots (see here), son of James McCance, on 8th February, 1893, in Lasswade, Midlothian. She died in the 4th quarter of 1923 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

1.2.6.1.1.1.1. Edith McCance was born on 2nd May, 1894, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Captain Henry Moutray Jones McCance and Jane Isabella Erskine Murray Bell.

1.2.6.1.1.1.2. Brigadier Joseph Bell McCance, O.B.E., was born on 19th September, 1899, in Glencorse, Midlothian, the son of Captain Henry Moutray Jones McCance and Jane Isabella Erskine Murray Bell. He married Phyllis Adah Turner, daughter of Charles and Kathleen Turner, in the 4th quarter of 1928 in Kensington, London, England. He died on 24th January, 1949.

He also served in the Royal Scots. See here.

1.2.6.1.1.1.2.1. Angus McCance was born in 1928 in St Andrew, Edinburgh – a twin – the son of Joseph Bell McCance and Phyllis Adah Turner.

1.2.6.1.1.1.2.2. Nathalie “Jean” McCance born in 1928 in St Andrew, Edinburgh – a twin – the daughter of Joseph Bell McCance and Phyllis Adah Turner. For her marriage and issue see here.

1.2.6.1.1.2. Cecilia Craigie Bell was born on 7th December, 1867, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Joseph Bell and Edith Katherine Erskine Murray. She married Major Charles Harcourt Stisted, son of Thomas Heathcote and Camille Sophia Stisted, on 7th August, 1889, in Lasswade, Midlothian. She died in the 3rd quarter of 1955 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

1.2.6.1.1.2.1. Charles Nigel Stisted was born in 1891 in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Charles Harcourt Stisted and Cecilia Craigie Bell. He is said to have died in 1901 (see here).

1.2.6.1.1.2.2. Joseph Laurence Harcourt Stisted was born in 1896 in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Charles Harcourt Stisted and Cecilia Craigie Bell. He married Katharine D. Sayer in the 4th quarter of 1930 in West Ashford, Kent, England.

1.2.6.1.1.2.3. Edith Camilla Stisted was born in 1897 in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Charles Harcourt Stisted and Cecilia Craigie Bell. She married James Craig in the 3rd quarter of 1924 in West Ashford, Kent, England. She died in the 1st quarter of 1952 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

1.2.6.1.1.2.4. Cecilia Barbara Anne Stisted was born in 1909 in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Charles Harcourt Stisted and Cecilia Craigie Bell. She married Campbell K. Finlay in the 3rd quarter of 1932 in West Ashford, Kent, England.

1.2.6.1.1.2.4.1. Vary A. Finlay was born in Marylebone, London, England, the child of Campbell K. Finlay and Cecilia Barbara Anne Stisted.

1.2.6.1.1.2.4.2. Campbell K. Finlay was born in Chelsea, London, England, the son of Campbell K. Finlay and Cecilia Barbara Anne Stisted.

1.2.6.1.1.2.4.3. James G. Finlay was born in York, England, the son of Campbell K. Finlay and Cecilia Barbara Anne Stisted.

1.2.6.1.1.2.5. Margaret Katherine Stisted was born in the 2nd quarter of 1910 in West Ashford, Kent, England, the daughter of Charles Harcourt Stisted and Cecilia Craigie Bell. She married William H. Parkin in the 2nd quarter of 1932 in West Ashford, Kent, England.

1.2.6.1.1.2.5.1. William H. Parkin was born in Maidstone, Kent, England, the son of William H. Parkin and Margaret Katherine Stisted.

1.2.6.1.1.3. Lieutenant Benjamin Bell was born on 14th July, 1869, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Joseph Bell and Edith Katherine Erskine Murray. He died, unmarried, on 17th June, 1893. He was a Lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders.

1.2.6.1.1.4. Catherine Bell was born on 27th June, 1872, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Joseph Bell and Edith Katherine Erskine Murray. She does not appear in the censuses and may have been the Catherine Bell who died in 1881 in St George, Edinburgh, aged 9.

1.2.6.1.2. Robert Craigie Bell was born on 13th September, 1840, in Edinburgh, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie. He married Isabella Moubray Irving on 20th July, 1866, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire. She was the daughter of Lewis Hay Irving, a Free Church minister, and Catherine Cadell, and sister of John Irving, also a Free Church minister. Robert Craigie Bell died on 11th May, 1912, in St George, Edinburgh.

He was a lawyer; he founded the firm of Bell and Scott in Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.2.1. Katherine Cadell Bell was born on 7th May, 1867, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. She married Alfred George Le Maitre in 1895 in St George, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.2.1.1. Alfred Sutherland Le Maitre – a twin – was born in the 3rd quarter of 1896 in Lewes, Sussex, England. When he was awarded the O.B.E., he was styled: C.B., M.C., Controller of Ground Services, Ministry of Civil Aviation – see here.

1.2.6.1.2.1.2. Ella Katherine Irving Le Maitre – a twin – was born in the 3rd quarter of 1896 in Lewes, Sussex, England.

1.2.6.1.2.1.3. Elizabeth J. Le Maitre – a twin – was born in the 4th quarter of 1901 in Newhaven, Sussex, England.

1.2.6.1.2.1.4. Laura Craigie Le Maitre – a twin – was born in the 4th quarter of 1901 in Newhaven, Sussex, England.

1.2.6.1.2.2. Laura Cecilia Craigie Bell was born on 12th February, 1869, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. She died in 1944 in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.2.3. Robert Balfour Bell was born in 29th September, 1870, the son of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. He died in 1874 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire.

1.2.6.1.2.4. Benjamin Bell was born on 26th November, 1872, the son of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. He married Mary Stark Paterson, the daughter of Rev. Alexander Paterson, in 1913 in Portobello, Edinburgh. He died, without issue, on 8th December, 1932, in St Andrew, Edinburgh. Rev. Alexander Paterson was a Secession minister in Lilliesleaf; he was the nephew of Robert Paterson, Kirkwall, and of John Paterson, Blairgowrie, and a nephew by marriage of William Balfour, Rosehearty – all Secession ministers.

He was a senior partner of Bell and Scott, lawyers in Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.2.5. Isabella Louisa Bell was born on 10th October, 1874, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. She died in 1951 in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.2.6. Harriet Craigie Bell was born in 1877, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. She died in 1945 in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.2.7. Lewis Hay Irving Bell was born on 23rd October, 1878, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. He died, unmarried, on 25th June, 1924, in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

He was a physician and medical officer for the Madras and South Mahratta Railway in India. He played rugby for Scotland.

1.2.6.1.2.8. Agnes M. C. Bell was born in 1880, the daughter of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. The 1881 census says she was born in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, and there is an Agnes M.C. Bell registered both there and St George, Edinburgh. She does not figure in the 1891 census and is said to have died in 1888. An Agnes Mary Chan* Bell died in Falkirk that year.

1.2.6.1.2.9. Major Joseph Anthony Douglas Bell was born on 23rd July, 1882, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. He married (1) Penelope Avice Horn in the 3rd quarter of 1909 in Kingston, London, England; (2) Molly Grosvenor; (3) Esmé Winifred Mary Grenfell on 20th January, 1929. She was the daughter of Riversdale Francis John Grenfell and Cecil Blanche Lubbock. He died on 1st August, 1956, in Deben, Suffolk, England.

He served as Major in the Indian Army and in the Royal Army Service Corps. He fought in WW1, when he was made a prisoner of war.

1.2.6.1.2.9.1. Joseph Austin Douglas Bell was born in the second quarter of 1914, in Greenwich, London, England, the son of Major Joseph Anthony Douglas Bell and Penelope Avice Horn. He married Iris Bolton.

1.2.6.1.2.9.1.1. George Bell was the son of Joseph Austin Douglas Bell and Iris Bolton.

1.2.6.1.2.10. John Clerk Maxwell Bell was born on 16th August, 1884, in St George, Edinburgh, the son of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. He married Peggy Wynne Constance Stewart. He died on 24th November, 1945, without issue.

He was registered as a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Malaya.

1.2.6.1.2.11. Dorothy Elizabeth Bell was born in 1887, in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Robert Craigie Bell and Isabella Moubray Irving. She died in 1935 in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.3. Captain Laurence Anthony Bell was born on 9th June, 1842, in Edinburgh, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie. He married Tryphena Mary Melvill Heisch on 15th October, 1874, in St Giles, Edinburgh. He died, without issue, on 1st December, 1907, in St George, Edinburgh. For a memorial in the Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, see here.

He was a Captain in the Royal Navy.

1.2.6.1.4. Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse was born on 25th June, 1845, in Edinburgh, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie. He married Margaret Colquhoun Colquhoun-Stirling Murray-Dunlop, in the 2nd quarter of 1872 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. She was the daughter of Alexander Colquhoun-Stirling Murray-Dunlop, a prominent lay leader in the Ten Years Conflict. See the Carstairs Hill Tree. Benjamin Bell died in 1929.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.). He was a Free Church minister – see here.

1.2.6.1.4.1. Alexander Dunlop Bell of Blackethouse was born on 14th November, 1873, in Kirkden, Angus, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Margaret Colquhoun Colquhoun-Stirling Murray-Dunlop. He married Nora Sunderland in the 2nd quarter of 1902 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England. He died in March, 1937, in Shanghai, China, and was buried there till reinterred in Happy Valley Cemetery, Hong Kong.

He attended Manchester Grammar School, Lancashire, England. He studied at Trinity College, Oxford, England, and graduated M.A.. He was a cotton merchant in Shanghai, China. For fuller information, see here.

1.2.6.1.4.1.1. Roger Cecil Sunderland Bell was born on 4th February, 1905, in Stockport, Lancashire/Cheshire, England, the son of Alexander Bell of Blackethouse and Nora Sunderland. He married Margaret Waite. He died on 24th May, 1959, in Tasmania, Australia.

He was in the Indian Civil Service and the Colonial Service. For fuller information on him, see here.

1.2.6.1.4.1.1.1. Alexandra Bell was the daughter of Roger Cecil Sunderland Bell and Margaret Waite. She married and had issue including Mae Tanner.

1.2.6.1.4.1.2. Alexander Benjamin Bell was born in 1910, the son of Alexander Bell of Blackethouse and Nora Sunderland. He married Lorraine Dunlop. He died in 1954 in Sri Lanka.

He was a banker in India.

1.2.6.1.4.1.3. Heather Bell was born in 1912, the daughter of Alexander Bell of Blackethouse and Nora Sunderland. She married William Pearson.

They lived in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

1.2.6.1.4.1.4. Douglas Bell of Blackethouse was born in 1914, the son of Alexander Bell of Blackethouse and Nora Sunderland. He married Elizabeth Edelston.

He was awarded a C.B.E.. He was a director of I.C.I.

1.2.6.1.4.1.4.1, Janet Bell was the daughter of Douglas Bell of Blackethouse and Elizabeth Edelston.

1.2.6.1.4.1.4.2. Margaret Bell was the daughter of Douglas Bell of Blackethouse and Elizabeth Edelston.

1.2.6.1.4.1.4.3. Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse was born on 19th September, 1952, the son of Douglas Bell of Blackethouse and Elizabeth Edelston.

1.2.6.1.4.1.5. John Laurence Bell was born in 1919, the son of Alexander Bell of Blackethouse and Nora Sunderland. He died on 19th June, 1944.

1.2.6.1.4.2. Edith Cecilia Craigie Bell was born in 1875 in Kirkden, Angus, the daughter of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Margaret Colquhoun Colquhoun-Stirling Murray-Dunlop. She married Rev. Claud Marshall McClelland, Presbyterian minister in Northumberland, England, in the 4th quarter of 1905 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England. She died in the 2nd quarter of 1952 in Northumberland Central, England.

1.2.6.1.4.2.1. Hugh Anderson McClelland was born on 26th December, 1906, in Chorlton, Lancashire, England, the son of Claud Marshall McClelland and Edith Cecilia Craigie Bell. He died in the 2nd quarter of 1974 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

1.2.6.1.4.2.2. Henry Dunlop McClelland was born in the 4th quarter of 1909 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England, the son of Claud Marshall McClelland and Edith Cecilia Craigie Bell.

1.2.6.1.4.2.3. Claud Murray McClelland was born in the 4th quarter of 1910 in Gateshead, County Durham, England, the son of Claud Marshall McClelland and Edith Cecilia Craigie Bell.

1.2.6.1.4.2.4. Ian S. McClelland was born in the 3rd quarter of 1912 in Gateshead, County Durham, England, the son of Claud Marshall McClelland and Edith Cecilia Craigie Bell.

1.2.6.1.4.2.5. Alice M. C. McClelland was born in the 1st quarter of 1915 in Gateshead, County Durham, England, the daughter of Claud Marshall McClelland and Edith Cecilia Craigie Bell.

1.2.6.1.4.3. Alice Esther Murray Bell was born in 1877 in Kirkden, Angus. She died in the 1st quarter of 1902 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.

1.2.6.1.4.4. Benjamin Bell was born in 1879, in Kirkden, Angus, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Margaret Colquhoun Colquhoun-Stirling Murray-Dunlop. He married someone Storr. He died, without issue.

He was an engineer in South Africa.

1.2.6.1.4.5. John Murray Bell was born in the 1st quarter of 1886 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Margaret Colquhoun Colquhoun-Stirling Murray-Dunlop. He died, unmarried, in 1917, killed in action in WW1.

He was a schoolmaster at Merchiston, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.5. Henry Douglas Bell was born on 12th May, 1847, in Edinburgh, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie. He died, unmarried, on 30th November, 1921.

He was mentally handicapped.

1.2.6.1.6. Dora Cecilia Bell was born on 10th January, 1849, the daughter of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie. She married Rev. William Gray, a Free Church minister, in 1876. His father, Thomas Gray, was also a Free Church minister. She died in 1904 in Morningside, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.6.1. Cecilia Craigie Gray was born in 1878 in Elgin, Moray. She married Norman Fraser in 1902 in St George, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.6.2. Francis Henry Tower Gray was born in 1881 in Elgin, Moray. He married Mary Harvey Woodside in the 3rd quarter of 1907 in Pancras, London, England. He drowned attempting to rescue a friend in danger, at Prawle, Devon, England, in July, 1918.

1.2.6.1.6.3. Dorothea Elizabeth Gray was born in 1885 in Elgin, Moray.

1.2.6.1.6.4. Benjamin Bell Gray was born on 30th July, 1887, in Elgin, Moray.

He served in WW1 in the British Columbian Regiment of Canadian Infantry and died on Vimy Ridge on 10th April, 1917, and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial in Pas de Calais, France.

1.2.6.1.7. Elizabeth Grace Bell was born on 29th March, 1851, in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, the daughter of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie. She died, unmarried, in 1922 in St Bernard, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.8. Maria Isabella Bell was born on 27th November, 1852, in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, the daughter of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie. She died, unmarried, in 1899 in St George, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.9. Thomas Anthony Bell was born on 12th November, 1855, in Edinburgh, the son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Cecilia Barbara Craigie. He married Esther Love Brown, the daughter of W. Beattie Brown, in 1885 in St George, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.1.9.1. Esther Love Bell was born in 1887 in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Thomas Anthony Bell and Esther Love Brown. She married Captain Archibald Brodie Falconer in 1916 in Morningside, Edinburgh. She died, without male issue, in 1963 in Perth.

1.2.6.1.9.2. Maria Cecilia Bell was born in 1889 in St George, Edinburgh, the daughter of Thomas Anthony Bell and Esther Love Brown. She married Major John Oliver Naismith in 1917 in Morningside, Edinburgh. She died on 5th March, 1972, in St Andrew, Edinburgh, and was cremated on 8th March in Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh. For a little more about him, see here.

1.2.6.1.9.3. Anne Beatrice Bell was born in 1892 in St Andrew, Edinburgh, the daughter of Thomas Anthony Bell and Esther Love Brown. She married William Carrie in 1918 in Morningside, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.2. David Craigie Bell was born on 15th June, 1811, in Edinburgh, the son of Joseph Bell of Blackethouse and Robert Craigie. He died on 6th August, 1820.

1.2.6.3. Dorothea Clerk Bell was born 15th February, 1813, the daughter of Joseph Bell of Blackethouse and Robert Craigie. She died on 31st July, 1820, and is buried in a plot in Canongate Cemetery, Edinburgh, along with George Bell (1.2.1.) and his family.

1.2.6.4. Robert Bell of Lunna was born on 2nd March, 1815, the son of Joseph Bell of Blackethouse and Robert Craigie. He married (1) Robin Hunter of Lunna on 25th June, 1846, in Shetland; (2) Agnes Macrae Bruce in the 4th quarter of 1869 in Marylebone, London, England. He died on 9th September, 1887.

He was an Advocate. For this branch of the family see here.

1.2.6.4.1. Mary Elizabeth Bell was born on 21st June, 1847, in Lerwick, Shetland, the daughter of Robert Bell of Lunna and Robina Hunter. She is said to have died on 28th April, 1864, in Leamington, Wiltshire, England. There was a Mary Elizabeth Bell whose death is registered in Warwick, England, in the 2nd quarter of 1864 – and in fact Leamington is in Warwickshire.

1.2.6.4.2. An anonymous male Bell was born on 3rd April, 1849, in Lerwick, Shetland, the son of Robert Bell of Lunna and Robina Hunter. An anonymous male Bell was buried there the following day.

1.2.6.4.3. Josephine Grace Bell was born on 21st April, 1852, in Lerwick, Shetland, the daughter of Robert Bell of Lunna and Robina Hunter. She died on 27th May, 1877, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire.

1.2.6.4.4. Robina Dora Bell was born on 29th August, 1853, in Lerwick, Shetland, the daughter of Robert Bell of Lunna and Robina Hunter. She died there on 9th October, 1869.

1.2.6.4.5. Robert Hunter Bell was born on 10th August, 1856, in Lerwick, Shetland, the son of Robert Bell of Lunna and Robina Hunter. He married Kate Jean Morton on 29th July, 1885, in St George, Edinburgh. He died on 1st March, 1907, in Skerries, Shetland, as a result of a gun-shot wound.

1.2.6.4.5.1. a child born on 9th June, 1886, at 6 Findhorn Terrace, Grange, Edinburgh, who died there that day.

1.2.6.4.6. Benjamin David Craigie Bell was born on 26th July, 1859, in Lerwick, Shetland, the son of Robert Bell of Lunna and Robina Hunter. He married Edith Campbell Christison on 30th April, 1895, in St George, Edinburgh. She was the daughter of Sir Alexander Christison and Jemima Anne Brown. He died on 31st March, 1915.

He was a medical practitioner based in Kirkwall, Orkney – see here.

1.2.6.4.6.1. Joseph Bell is said to have been the son of Benjamin David Craigie Bell and Edith Campbell Christison – but this is not clear to me.

1.2.6.4.7. George James Hamilton Bell was born on 28th February, 1861, in Lerwick, Shetland, the son of Robert Bell of Lunna and Robina Hunter. He married Violet Henry Mary Reid Forbes on 5th March, 1890, in Rangamati, Chittagong, India. He died on 9th July, 1930, in Edinburgh.

When he was awarded the CIE honour in 1914 he was described as Lieutenant-Colonel George James Hamilton Bell, M.B., Indian Medical Service, Inspector-General of Prisons, Burma – see here.

1.2.6.4.7.1. Violet S. C. H. Bell was born in 1893, in Rangoon, Burma. She married Kenneth Freeland 12th February, 1919, in London, England.

1.2.6.4.7.2. Lt-Col. Lestock George Robert Forbes Hamilton Bell was born on 1st November, 1894, in London, England. He died on 30th December, 1950, in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

1.2.6.4.7.3. Lilian Mabel Hamilton Bell was born about 1898, perhaps in India. She married Nicholas Victor Webber in the 1st quarter of 1926 in Chertsey, Surrey, England. She died on 21st June, 1956, in Surrey South West, England.

1.2.6.4.8. Cecilia Craigie Bell was born on 29th October, 1862, in Lerwick, Shetland, the daughter of Robert Bell of Lunna and Robina Hunter. She died in 1924 in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.4.9. William Bruce Bell was born on 30th November, 1871, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, the son of Robert Bell of Lunna and Agnes Macrae Bruce. He married Helen Louise McKay in 1897 in Elgin, Moray. He died on 4th August, 1926, in Totnes, Devon, England.

He was a physician – see here.

1.2.6.4.9.1. Ethel Cecilia Bruce-Bell was born in 1899, the daughter of William Bruce Bell and Helen Louise McKay. This was surely the Ethel Cicely B. Bell, born on 19th December, 1899, in Salford, Lancashire, England. She married Sydney Ruck in the 1st quarter of 1925 in St Olave Bermondsey, London, England.

1.2.6.4.9.1.1. Christopher John Bruce Ruck was born in the 2nd quarter of 1927 in Hackney, London, England, the son of Sydney Ruck and Ethel Cecilia Bruce-Bell.

1.2.6.4.9.1.2. Dr. Colin S. K. Ruck was born in the 4th quarter of 1929 in Chelsea, London, England, the son of Sydney Ruck and Ethel Cecilia Bruce-Bell.

1.2.6.4.9.2. Robert Harbourne Bruce-Bell was born on 7th September, 1902, in Salford, Lancashire, England, the son of William Bruce Bell and Helen Louise McKay. He married Margaret Carr in the 4th quarter of 1932 in Chelsea, London, England.

1.2.6.4.9.2.1. John Laurence Bruce-Bell was born in the 3rd quarter of 1936 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. There was a Margaret C. B. Bell and a Robert N. B. Bell born there in the 4th quarter of 1938 and the 3rd quarter of 1944, respectively. Their mother’s maiden name was Carr.

1.2.6.4.10. Agnes Mccrae Bell was born on 30th January, 1873, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, the daughter of Robert Bell of Lunna and Agnes Macrae Bruce. She married Surgeon-Captain Richard Heard, an Irishman, on 24th September, 1897, in Punjab, India. She died on 28th July, 1902, in Dublin, Ireland.

1.2.6.4.10.1. Agnes Marjory Bruce Heard was born on 11th September, 1898, in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Richard Heard and Agnes Mccrae Bell. She married Clement Lionel Seton-Browne. She died on 9th March, 1965, in Morningside, Edinburgh.

1.2.6.4.10.2. Richard Heard was born on 21st July, 1901, the son of Richard Heard and Agnes Mccrae Bell. He died in 1903.

1.2.6.4.11. Joseph Bell was born on 14th February, 1876, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, the son of Robert Bell of Lunna and Agnes Macrae Bruce. He married Dorothy Mary Miles Nelson, the daughter of Edward Miles Nelson and Laura Blanche Matilda Bruce, in the 1st quarter of 1917 in Kensington, London, England. He died in the 1st quarter of 1926 in Chelsea, London, England. See here.

1.2.6.4.11.1. Ursilla Katherine Bell was born in the third quarter of 1919, in Frome, Somerset, England, the daughter of Joseph Bell and Dorothy Mary Miles Nelson. She died in 1990, in Wantage, Berkshire, England.

1.2.6.4.12. Laurence Bruce Bell was born on 14th October, 1877, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, the son of Robert Bell of Lunna and Agnes Macrae Bruce. He married Alison Jane Hope on 29th July, 1904, in Canongate, Edinburgh. He died on 12th November, 1941, in Morningside, Edinburgh.

He was a chartered accountant.

1.2.6.4.13. Lieutenant Charles Stewart Bell was born on 2nd March, 1879, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, the son of Robert Bell of Lunna and Agnes Macrae Bruce. He died on 19th July, 1916, at Delville Wood, the Somme.

He was a Lieutenant in the South African Infantry. He had also served in the Anglo-Boer (South African War), with the Natal Mounted Police.

1.2.6.4.14. Ursula Katherine Hay Bell was born on 24th December, 1880, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, the daughter of Robert Bell of Lunna and Agnes Macrae Bruce. She married George W. Baker on 5th June, 1912, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She died in 1928.

1.2.6.4.14.1. Agnes Ursilla Bruce Baker was born on 1st October, 1913, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of George W. Baker and Ursula Katherine Hay Bell. She died on 9th August, 1935, in Cunningsburgh, Shetland.

1.2.6.5. Grace Hamilton Bell was born in 1817, the daughter of of Joseph Bell of Blackethouse and Robert Craigie. She died in 1889 in Newington, Edinburgh.

1.2.7. Anne Bell was the daughter of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Grizel Hamilton. Boog Watson says she was born in 1870 – which is clearly not right. Perhaps in 1780. She died young.

1.3. Rebecca Bell was born in 1751, the daughter of George Bell and Anne Corrie. She died in 1813.

1.4. James Bell was born in 1752, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie. He died young.

1.5. Thomas Bell was born in 1753, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie. He died in 1788. He lived in Jamaica.

1.6. John Bell was born in 1756, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie. He died in 1783. He was a ship’s doctor.

1.7. James Bell was born in 1758, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie. He married Marjory Cowan, the daughter of Charles Cowan, on 24th June, 1793, in Canongate, Edinburgh. See here. See also the Chalmers Tree. He died in 1832.

He formed James Bell and Co, corn and wine merchants.

1.7.1. George Bell was baptized on 18th May, 1795, in North Leith, Edinburgh, the son of James Bell and Marjory Cowan. He married Anne Robertson, daughter of Laurence Robertson of Cornhill, on 6th August, 1821, the marriage being recorded both in Perth and in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh. He died in 1861 in Leith, Edinburgh.

He was a partner in the firm James Bell and Co.

1.7.1.1. James Bell was baptized on 2nd June, 1823, in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, the son of George Bell and Anne Robertson. He married Dorcas Langton, the daughter of James Langton of Bruree, Limerick County, Ireland, on 3rd June, 1854. He died in 1872. For his marriage, see here.

He was a merchant in San Francisco, California, USA. For example, in 1864, British and California Banking Co., took over the banking and exchange business of Faulkner, Bell and Co., of San Francisco; and Mr James Bell became a director of the Banking Co. See here.

1.7.1.1.1. George Bell was born on 17th March, 1855, in Leith, Edinburgh, the son of James Bell and Dorcas Langton. He died in 1877.

1.7.1.1.2. James Evelyn Bell was born in 1858 the son of James Bell and Dorcas Langton. He died on 14th December, 1906, and was buried in Hamilton Cemetery (see here). He was a merchant in San Francisco, California, USA.

1.7.1.1.3. Annie Marion Bell was born in 1862, the daughter of James Bell and Dorcas Langton. She married (1) Captain Louis Jourdier, in 1882; and (2) Stephen Dickson Rainsford, R.A., Major, in 1890.

1.7.1.1.3.1. Edwardine Georgina Annie Jourdier was born in 1882, the daughter of Louis Jourdier and Annie Marion Bell. She married Captain Richard Stukeley St. John, in the 3rd quarter of 1905, in Brentford, Middlesex, England. She died in the 4th quarter of 1963 in Lothingland, Suffolk, England.

1.7.1.1.3.2. Max James Alexander Jourdier was born in 1884, the son of Louis Jourdier and Annie Marion Bell. He married Joan I. Easton in the 3rd quarter of 1911 in Kensington, London, England. He was a Lieutenant in the East Surreys. He died in the 4th quarter of 1961 in Lothingland, Suffolk, England.

1.7.1.1.3.2.1. John Jourdier was born in the 3rd quarter of 1913, in Marylebone, London, England, the son of Max James Alexander Jourdier and Joan I. Easton.

1.7.1.1.3.2.2. James M. Jourdier was born in the 2nd quarter of 1918, in Marylebone, London, England, the son of Max James Alexander Jourdier and Joan I. Easton.

1.7.1.1.3.3. Louisa Rainsford was born in 1894, the daughter of Stephen Dickson Rainsford and Annie Marion Bell.

1.7.1.1.4. Alexander Cowan Bell was born in 1864, the son of James Bell and Dorcas Langton. He married Mabel T. Cruickshank in 1891. He was a wine merchant in Oporto. He died in 1939 according to the Consular Returns.

1.7.1.1.4.1. Annie Bell was born in 1896, the daughter of Alexander Cowan Bell and Mabel T. Cruickshank.

1.7.1.2. Laurence Robertson Bell was born on 23rd April, 1825, in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, the son of George Bell and Anne Robertson. He married Emma Isabel Turner Beech, daughter of Thomas Beech, ship captain, and Emma Dorothy Forster. He died on 7th June, 1898.

He became a partner in James Bell and Co. He lived successively in Manila, Philippines; Ratho, Midlothian; and Edinburgh. For memorial inscriptions for him and his family in Ratho Kirkyard, Midlothian, see here.

1.7.1.2.1. Rev. George Laurence Bell was born on 21st May, 1864, in Leith, Edinburgh, the son of Laurence Robertson Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. He died on 21st April, 1922, “a clerk in holy orders”.

1.7.1.2.2. Walter Leonard Bell was born on 24th June, 1865, in Leith, Edinburgh, the son of Laurence Robertson Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. He married Margaret Lendrum Scarth in 1896 in Firth, Orkney. He died on 24th July, 1932.

On his memorial inscription he is: “MD, FSA Scotland, FRS Edinburgh”.

1.7.1.2.2.1. Barbara Margaret Bell was born on 7th March, 1899, in Mutford, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Walter Leonard Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. She married John A. Clegg, there, in the 4th quarter of 1931. She died in the 3rd quarter of 1976 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

1.7.1.2.2.2. Alison Bell was born in the quarter of 1901 in Mutford, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Walter Leonard Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. She married Harold Pigot.

1.7.1.2.2.2.1. Margaret Isobel Pigot was the daughter of Harold Pigot and Alison Bell. She married Rev. Sir Robert Alexander Stewart Barbour in the 1st quarter of 1950 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. He was a minister of the Church of Scotland, and grands0n of Robert William Barbour, a Free Church minister. She had issue – see here.

1.7.1.2.2.3. Lawrence Robertson Bell was born on 9th October, 1902, in Mutford, Suffolk, England, the son of Walter Leonard Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. He died there on 3rd December, 1914.

1.7.1.2.3. Amy Elena Bell was born on 14th January, 1867, in Leith, Edinburgh, the son of Laurence Robertson Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. She died on 3rd November, 1902, in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

1.7.1.2.4. Mabel Florence Bell was born on 6th January, 1868, in Leith, Edinburgh, the son of Laurence Robertson Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. She died on 23rd August, 1868, in Ratho, Midlothian.

1.7.1.2.5. Charles Ernest Bell was born on 26th March, 1869, in Ratho, Midlothian, the son of Laurence Robertson Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. He died on 14th August, 1937, in Lasswade, Midlothian.

1.7.1.2.6. Harry Vincent Bell was born on 29th July, 1870, in Ratho, Midlothian, the son of Laurence Robertson Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. He married Helen Euphemia Logie the daughter of Rev. James Logie, Dirleton, East Lothian (see FES, Vol.1, p.362) in 1901 in St George, Edinburgh. He died on 3rd November, 1939. This James Logie was the son of William Logie, Kirkwall, Orkney: FES, Vol.7, p.224; and the father of Robert Scarth Valentine Logie, minister of Fordoun: FES, Vol.5, p.480.

1.7.1.2.6.1. Marjory Emma Bell was born on 3rd March, 1902, in St. Andrew, Edinburgh, the daughter of Harry Vincent Bell and Helen Euphemia Logie. She died on 2nd August, 1978.

1.7.1.2.6.2. Helen Violet Bell was born in 1908 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, the daughter of Harry Vincent Bell and Helen Euphemia Logie. She is said to have married Percy Roland Reynolds.

1.7.1.2.7. Violet Constance Bell was born on 12th November, 1871, in Ratho, Midlothian, the daughter of Laurence Robertson Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. She died on 16th January, 1956, in Morningside, Edinburgh.

1.7.1.2.8. Norman Forster Bell was born on 27th May, 1873, in Ratho, Midlothian, the son of Laurence Robertson Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. He married Laura Farrington in 1904. He died on 28th November, 1933.

1.7.1.2.8.1. Dorothy Laura Francis Bell was born in 1905, the daughter of Norman Forster Bell and Laura Farrington.

1.7.1.2.8.2. William George Bell was born in 1912 the son of Norman Forster Bell and Laura Farrington.

1.7.1.2.8.3. Henry Farrington Bell was born in 1913 the son of Norman Forster Bell and Laura Farrington.

1.7.1.2.8.4. Eric James Bell was born in 1914, the son of Norman Forster Bell and Laura Farrington.

1.7.1.2.9. Albert Herbert Bell was born on 27th July, 1880, the son of Laurence Robertson Bell and Emma Isabel Turner Beech. This was registered in St Andrew, Edinburgh, but in the census he is said to have been born in Ratho, Midlothian. He was a Captain in the Royal Scots and died at Loos, on 25th September, 1915.

1.7.1.3. Margaret Bell was baptized on 28th September, 1826, in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, the daughter of George Bell and Anne Robertson. She died in 1860 in Leith, Edinburgh.

1.7.1.4. Marion Cowan Bell was baptized on 25th October, 1828, in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, the daughter of George Bell and Anne Robertson. She married Charles Cameron, merchant, Leith, on 26th July, 1866, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire. She died in the 3rd quarter of 1896 in Camberwell, London, England.

1.7.1.4.1. Annie Robertson Bell Cameron was born on 25th May, 1868, in Leith, Edinburgh, the daughter of Charles Cameron and Marion Cowan Bell.

1.7.1.5. Anne Simpson Robertson Bell was born on 23rd December, 1830, in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, the daughter of George Bell and Anne Robertson. She died in 1852.

1.7.1.6. Georgina Bell was born on 8th April, 1838, in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, the daughter of George Bell and Anne Robertson. She married Robert Vetch Graham, merchant, in 1857 in Leith, Edinburgh.

1.7.1.6.1. Annie Graham was born in 1859, the daughter of Robert Vetch Graham and Georgina Bell.

1.7.1.6.2. Thomas George Graham was born in 1861, the son of Robert Vetch Graham and Georgina Bell. He became the consul-general in Persia.

1.7.2. Anne Marjory Bell was born in 1796, the daughter of James Bell and Marjory Cowan. She married George Fraser Scott Elliot of Lauriston. She died in 1869 in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire.

For this family, see here.

1.7.2.1. William Scott Elliot was born on 22nd December, 1818, the son of George Fraser Scott Elliot and Anne Marjory Bell. He married Jessie Steel Brown on 8th September, 1864, in Inverkip, Renfrewshire.

1.7.2.1.1. Georgine Angelina Scott Elliot was born on 4th March, 1866, in Greenock, Renfrewshire, the daughter of William Scott Elliot and Jessie Steel Brown. She died in 1934 in Leith, Edinburgh.

1.7.2.1.2. Janet Anne Sibylla Scott Elliot was born on 17th December, 1867, in Greenock, Renfrewshire, the daughter of William Scott Elliot and Jessie Steel Brown.

1.7.2.1.3. Anne Eliza Scott Elliot was born in 1870, the daughter of William Scott Elliot and Jessie Steel Brown. She died in 1889 in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire.

1.7.2.1.4. Marion Scott Elliot was the daughter of William Scott Elliot and Jessie Steel Brown.

1.7.2.1.5. William George Thomas Scott Elliot was born on 1st October, 1874, in Greenock, Renfrewshire, the son of William Scott Elliot and Jessie Steel Brown. He died there that year.

1.7.2.1.6. Alice Mabel Scott Elliot was born in 1875 in Leith, Edinburgh, the daughter of William Scott Elliot and Jessie Steel Brown. She died there in 1877.

1.7.2.2. James Scott Elliot was born August, 1820, the son of George Fraser Scott Elliot and Anne Marjory Bell. He married Francine May Durand on 6th June, 1857, in Calcutta, India. She was of Huguenot extraction. He died in 1880.

He was a merchant in Calcutta, India. Family papers are held in the National Library of Scotland, Accession No. 10831. There are short references to three members of this family here.

1.7.2.2.1. Edith May Scott Elliot was born on 7th August, 1858, in Calcutta, India, the daughter of James Scott Elliot and Francina May Durand. She married Joseph Gillon Ferguson on 24th January, 1882, in Dumfries. She died in 1890 in Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire.

1.7.2.2.1.1. Isobel May Ferguson was born in 1883 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, the daughter of Joseph Gillon Ferguson and Edith May Scott Elliot.

1.7.2.2.1.2. Robert Don Gillon Ferguson was born in 1884 in Kirkmahoe, Dumfries-shire, the son of Joseph Gillon Ferguson and Edith May Scott Elliot.

1.7.2.2.1.3. James Scott Elliot Gillon Ferguson was born on 1st November, 1885, in Kirkmahoe, Dumfries-shire, the son of Joseph Gillon Ferguson and Edith May Scott Elliot. He was killed in action on 23rd April, 1915, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) memorial, Belgium – see here.

1.7.2.2.1.4. Joseph Chalmers Gillon Ferguson was born in 1888 in Kirkmahoe, Dumfries-shire, the son of Joseph Gillon Ferguson and Edith May Scott Elliot. He married Elfrida Agard Maud Soutter on 3rd October, 1923, in St John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong. He died about 1956.

1.7.2.2.2. Anne Emilia Scott Elliot was born on 17th August, 1859, in Calcutta, India, the daughter of James Scott Elliot and Francina May Durand. She married David R. Pott in 1886 in Dumfries. She is said to have also married J.A. Doig and indeed an Annie Emilia Pott married John Alexander Doig in the 4th quarter of 1904 in Croydon, London, England.

1.7.2.2.3. George Francis Scott Elliot was born on 5th January, 1862, in Calcutta, India, the son of James Scott Elliot and Francina May Durand. He married Annie Johnston-Stewart, a daughter of Robert Hathorn Johnston of Physgill, in 1896 in Glasserton, Wigtownshire. He died on 20th June, 1934, in Dumfries.

He was a botanist and soldier: see here for full details.

1.7.2.2.4. Ethel Maude Scott Elliot was born on 3rd August, 1863, in Calcutta, India, the daughter of James Scott Elliot and Francina May Durand. She died in 1875 in Keir, Dumfries-shire.

1.7.2.2.5. Eliza Isabella Scott Elliot was born on 20th January, 1866, in Keir, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of James Scott Elliot and Francina May Durand. She died in 1882 in Keir, Dumfries-shire.

1.7.2.2.6. Lilian Scott Elliot was born on 20th August, 1868, in Keir, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of James Scott Elliot and Francina May Durand. She married Eric Tayleur, the son of Edward H. Tayleur and Susan Grace McEwen, on 26th February, 1897, in St. John’s Episcopal Church, Dumfries. She died in 1954 in New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire.

1.7.2.2.7. Charles Durand Scott Elliot was born on 21st February, 1871, in Keir, Dumfries-shire, the son of James Scott Elliot and Francina May Durand. He died there in 1875.

1.7.2.2.8. William Scott Elliot was born on 13th March, 1873, in Keir, Dumfries-shire, the son of James Scott Elliot and Francina May Durand. He married Mary Theresa Lyon on 28th January, 1902, in Kirkmichael, Dumfries-shire. He died in February, 1943.

He was a Lt-colonel.

1.7.2.2.8.1. James Scott Elliot was born on 6th November, 1902, the son of William Scott Elliot and Mary Theresa Lyon. He married Cecil Margaret Du Buisson in the 1st quarter of 1932 in Reigate, Surrey. He died in 1996.

For obituaries, see here and here.

He had issue of one son and two daughters.

1.7.2.2.8.2. Eva Lynn Scott Elliot was born on 7th July, 1907, the daughter of William Scott Elliot and Mary Theresa Lyon. She died on 10th July, 1984.

1.7.2.3. George Scott Elliot was born on 26th November, 1821, the son of George Fraser Scott Elliot and Anne Marjory Bell. He died in 1849.

He served in the Madras Artillery.

1.7.2.4. Marion Scott Elliot was born on 14th July, 1823, the daughter of George Fraser Scott Elliot and Anne Marjory Bell. She married (1) George Dougal, late of Calcutta, India, on 7th November, 1851, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire; (2) Rev. George Colville, minister of Canonbie, Dumfries-shire (see here), on 8th February, 1866, in Kensington, London, England. She died on 14th August, 1908, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire. It is interesting that in 1891 she was living in Woodslee, Canonbie, and had with her the following relatives, most of whom were born in India: Dorothy and Henry Hyde; Annie, Gladys, Harry and “Jack” Macdonald; and Robert and Kenneth Yates – all of whom figure below.

1.7.2.4.1. Marion Anne Dougal was born in 1852, in Hawick, Roxburghshire, the daughter of George Dougal and Marion Scott Elliot. She married Robert Claude Daubuz, Captain in the Royal Engineers, in the 3rd quarter of 1879 in Longtown, Cumberland, England. She died on 20th March, 1939, in the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England – see here.

1.7.2.4.1.1. Robert Frederic Daubuz was born in the 2nd quarter of 1880 in the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, the son of Robert Claude Daubuz and Marion Anne Dougal. His memorial inscription says that he died on 3rd February, 1924, in Madeira, aged 49. This does not concord with his date of birth and probably this inscription has been mis-read.

He was Lt. Colonel in the Royal Artillery.

1.7.2.4.1.2. Claude Daubuz was born about 1883, in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, the son of Robert Claude Daubuz and Marion Anne Dougal. He married Constance Irene Sabine Pasley, the daughter of Major Sir Thomas Edward Sabine Pasley and Lady Constance Wilmot Annie Hastings, on 16th June, 1917, in Paddington, London, England. He died in the 4th quarter of 1939 in Gloucester Rural, Gloucestershire, England.

He became a Major in the Royal Artillery and gained the M.C. and O.B.E.

1.7.2.4.1.2.1. Constance A. S. Daubuz was born in 1922 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Claude Daubuz and Constance Irene Sabine Pasley.

1.7.2.4.1.2.2. Jean M. I. Daubuz was born in 1931 in Gloucester, England, the son of Claude Daubuz and Constance Irene Sabine Pasley.

1.7.2.4.2. Charlotte Guise Dougal was born on 14th January, 1854, in Roberton, Selkirkshire, the daughter of George Dougal and Marion Scott Elliot. She married Robert Burton Yates.

1.7.2.4.2.1. Robert James Burton Yates was born in India about 1883, the son of Robert Burton Yates and Charlotte Guise Dougal.

1.7.2.4.2.2. Kenneth Yates was born in India about 1885, the son of Robert Burton Yates and Charlotte Guise Dougal.

1.7.2.4.2.3. George Dougal Yates was born in 1890, the son of Robert Burton Yates and Charlotte Guise Dougal. He died in 1957 in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire. He was a Lt.-Colonel. He had a daughter Margaret Guise Yates.

1.7.2.4.3. Amy Dougal was born in 1857 in Keir, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of George Dougal and Marion Scott Elliot. She died in 1910. She married Henry Hyde.

1.7.2.4.3.1. Dorothy Marion Hyde was born in 1883 in India.

1.7.2.4.3.2. Henry Armroyd Hyde was born in 1885 in India.

1.7.2.4.4. George Scott Colville is said to have been born in 1866 but his birth is certainly registered in 1867 in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire. He was the son of George Colville and Marion Scott Elliot. He married Edith E. Holt.

1.7.2.5. Charles Scott Elliot was born on 14th April, 1825, the son of George Fraser Scott Elliot and Anne Marjory Bell. He married Mary Vertue, daughter of William Verture, merchant, Leith, on 14th July, 1859, in St Andrew, Edinburgh. He died on 30th July, 1899, and there is a memorial to him, and his son, in Canonbie Kirkyard – see here. See also the Chalmers Tree.

He served in the Madras fusiliers.

1.7.2.5.1. Constance M. Scott Elliot was born in 1860, the daughter of Charles Scott Elliot and Mary Vertue. She married Rev. Francis Clement Hartley, R.N., in the 4th quarter of 1893, in Paddington, London, England.

1.7.2.5.2. Alice Margaret Scott Elliott was born on 26th January and baptized on 21st March, 1864, the daughter of Charles Scott Elliot and Mary Vertue.

1.7.2.5.3. Amy Charlotte Scott Elliot was born on 6th April and baptized on 26th May, 1867, in Madras, India, the daughter of Charles Scott Elliot and Mary Vertue. She married Harry Frere Loch in the 1st quarter of 1895 in Paddington, London, England. She died in 1961 in Morningside, Edinburgh.

1.7.2.5.3.1. Humphrey Norman Loch was the son of Harry Frere Loch and Amy Charlotte Scott Elliot.

1.7.2.5.3.2. Desmond Reginald Loch was born on 27th February, 1901, the son of Harry Frere Loch and Amy Charlotte Scott Elliot. He was a Flying Officer in the RAF and was killed while flying near Quetta on 7th April, 1923.

1.7.2.5.4. Annie W. Scott Elliot was born about 1869 in India, the daughter of Charles Scott Elliot and Mary Vertue. An Annie W. S. Elliot married in the 4th quarter of 1910 in Christchurch, Hampshire.

1.7.2.5.5. Charles Reginald Scott Elliot was born in the 4th quarter of 1873 in Kensington, London, England, the son of Charles Scott Elliot and Mary Vertue. He married Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Thomas Eades Walker, M.P., in the 3rd quarter of 1903 in Kensington, London, England. He died in the 4th quarter of 1948 in Stratton, Cornwall.

He was a Lt.-Colonel.

1.7.2.6. Harry Scott Elliot was born in 1828, the son of George Fraser Scott Elliot and Anne Marjory Bell.

1.7.2.7. Phoebe Anne Scott Elliot was the daughter of George Fraser Scott Elliot and Anne Marjory Bell. She married Alexander Walker on 22nd June, 1854, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire. She died on 19th May, 1868, in Wimbledon, London, England. Thereafter Alexander Walker married again and had other children.

1.7.2.7.1. Anne Marjory Walker was born on 29th September, 1856, in Calcutta, India, the daughter of Alexander Walker and Phoebe Anne Scott Elliot. She married John Macdonald, an indigo planter in India, who had been born in Portree about 1850, in 1882 in Weem, Perthshire. She died in 1938, in Portree, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire.

1.7.2.7.1.1. Annie Mary Macdonald was born in 1883 in India, the daughter of John Macdonald and Anne Marjory Walker. She died in 1891.

1.7.2.7.1.2. Gladys Marion Macdonald was born in 1884 in Calcutta, India, the daughter of John Macdonald and Anne Marjory Walker.

1.7.2.7.1.3. Harry Macdonald was born in 1886 in England, the son of John Macdonald and Anne Marjory Walker. He died in 1976 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire.

1.7.2.7.1.4. John Macdonald was born in 1889 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, the son of John Macdonald and Anne Marjory Walker.

1.7.2.7.1.5. Phoebe Scott Elliot Macdonald was born in 1892 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, the daughter of John Macdonald and Anne Marjory Walker. She married Lt.-General Donald Kenneth Macleod in the 4th quarter of 1923 in Chelsea, London, England. For a brief summary of his career, see here.

1.7.2.7.1.6. Marjory Macdonald was born in 1894 in Portree, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire.

1.7.2.7.2. George William Walker was born on 9th March, 1858, in Keir, Dumfries-shire, the son of Alexander Walker and Phoebe Anne Scott Elliot. He was a merchant in Calcutta, India.

1.7.2.7.3. Marion Eliza Walker was born on 3rd April, 1863, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of Alexander Walker and Phoebe Anne Scott Elliot. She married Hugh Fraser on 28th September, 1886, in Portree, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire. She died in August, 1929, in the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.

1.7.2.7.3.1. Hugh Fraser was born on 20th March,1890, in India, the son of Hugh Fraser and Marion Eliza Walker. He was serving as a Colonial Secretary in Singapore when it was captured by the Japanese in WW2 and he died on 10th October, 1943, in Changi prisoner-of-war camp.

1.7.2.7.3.1.1. Hugh Fraser was born on 22nd September, 1921, in Malaya, the son of Hugh Fraser. He married Betty Fowler in 1961. He died in July, 2001.

For his career, see here and here.

He had issue: one son.

1.7.2.7.3.2. Angus Alexander Fraser was born on 14th October, 1894, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the son of Hugh Fraser.

He gained the M.C. in WW1; he worked in shipping.

1.7.2.7.4. Alexander Lamond Walker was born on 18th April, 1863, in Calcutta, India, the son of Alexander Walker and Phoebe Anne Scott Elliot. He married (1) Alice Mary Stidolph in the 3rd quarter of 1893 in Bromley, London, England; (2) Grace Annie. He died on 27th December, 1916, in Aylsham, Norfolk, England.

For his military service, see here.

1.7.2.7.4.1. Maud Scott Elliot Walker was born in India, the daughter of Alexander Lamond Walker and Alice Mary Stidolph.

1.7.2.7.4.2. Alexander Edwin George Walker was born abroad in 1904 according to the Service Returns in Scotland’s People, the son of of Alexander Lamond Walker and his wife Grace Annie. He married Dorothy Muriel. He died on 8th November, 1940, in Gosport, Hampshire, England, and was buried in Waterlooville Cemetery, Havant, Hampshire.

He served in the Royal Artillery – see here.

1.7.2.7.5. Francis Conolly Walker was born on 17th October, 1865, in Calcutta, India, the son of Alexander Walker and Phoebe Anne Scott Elliot. He married Maud Catherine Russell, the daughter of Charles Martin and Geraldine Russell, on 3rd October, 1891, in Chapra, India. (See here.) He died before 1915, when his widow remarried.

He was an indigo merchant in India.

1.7.2.8. Eliza Georgina Scott Elliot the daughter of George Fraser Scott Elliot and Anne Marjory Bell. She married Francis Henry Connolly, an army officer, born in India, on 20th April, 1865, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire. She is said to have died that year.

1.7.3. Isabella Bell was baptized on 15th January, 1798, in North Leith, Edinburgh, the daughter of of James Bell and Marjory Cowan. She was known as “The belle Bell”. She died in 1877 in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire.

1.7.4. Charles Cowan Bell was baptized on 12th March, 1799, in North Leith, the son of James Bell and Marjory Cowan. He married Henrietta Birch, the daughter of Captain Birch, on 1st June, 1829, in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. He died in 1833. His widow was living with other Bell family members in Woodhouselees, Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, in 1871.

1.7.5. Rebecca Bell was born in 1800 in Leith, Edinburgh, the daughter of James Bell and Marjory Cowan. She was tenant in Woodhouslees, Dumfries-shire, 1837-1861. She died in 1861 in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire.

1.7.6. James Bell was baptized on 17th May, 1811, in North Leith, Edinburgh, the son of James Bell and Marjory Cowan. He was a cotton broker in Liverpool, Lancashire, and tenant in Woodhouselees after the death of his sister Rebecca. He died in 1890.

1.8. George Bell was born in 1759, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie. He died young.

1.9. Archibald Bell was born in 1759, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie. He died in 1784.

1.10. Hugh Bell was born in 1761, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie.

1.11. William Bell was born in 1762, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie. He died in 1795.

1.12. Joseph Bell was born in 1764, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie. He died in 1786.

1.13. Anne Bell was born in 1765, the daughter of George Bell and Anne Corrie. She married Captain George Maxwell on 19th October, 1795, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire. She died in 1834.

1.13.1. Anne Maxwell was born on 11th and baptized on 12th October, 1796, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of George Maxwell and Anne (or Anna) Bell.

1.13.2. George Maxwell was born on 11th and baptized on 13th December, 1797, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the son of George Maxwell and Anne (or Anna) Bell.

1.13.2.1. Blandina Maxwell was born on 22nd June, 1857, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of George Maxwell and Jane Wishart. She married Thomas William Jeans in 1889 in Queensland. She died in 1911 in New Zealand.

1.13.2.1.1. Eana Blyth Jeans was born on 16th August, 1890, in Queensland, the daughter of Thomas William Jeans and Blandina Maxwell. She died in 1986 in New Zealand.

1.13.2.1.2. Rebecca Grace Maxwell Jeans was born on 14th July, 1892, in Queensland, the daughter of Thomas William Jeans and Blandina Maxwell. She married Ernest Chappell in 1919 in New Zealand. She died there in 1990.

1.13.2.1.3. Isabella Jane Hardie Jeans was born in 1894 in Queensland, the daughter of Thomas William Jeans and Blandina Maxwell. She married Philip Andrew Boyes in 1927 in New Zealand. She died there in 1963.

1.13.2.1.4. Alexander Maxwell Jeans was born in 1896 in New Zealand, the son of Thomas William Jeans and Blandina Maxwell. He died there in 1902.

1.13.2.1.5. Marianne Grace Jeans was born in 1898 in New Zealand, the daughter of Thomas William Jeans and Blandina Maxwell. She died in 1957 in New Zealand.

1.13.2.1.6. Helen Maxwell Jeans was born on 10th May, 1901, in New Zealand, the daughter of Thomas William Jeans and Blandina Maxwell. She died there in 1986.

1.13.2.2. Secunda Maxwell was born on 8th April, 1859, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of George Maxwell and Jane Wishart. She married George Belland Irvine in 1893 in New Zealand. She died there the following year.

1.13.2.3. George William Graham Patrick Joseph Maxwell was born on 1st February, 1861, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the son of George Maxwell and Jane Wishart. He married Minna Wylie. He died in 1898 in New Zealand.

1.13.2.3.1. Ivy Maxwell is said to have been born in 1890 the daughter of George William Graham Patrick Joseph Maxwell and Minna Wylie. Certainly there is an Ivy Maxwell who died in 1907 in New Zealand, aged 16.

1.13.2.3.2. George Sidney Benjamin Maxwell was born in 1894 in New Zealand, the son of George William Graham Patrick Joseph Maxwell and Minna Wylie. He died there in 1912.

1.13.2.3.3. Grace Minnie Maxwell was born on 13th June, 1895, in New Zealand, the daughter of George William Graham Patrick Joseph Maxwell and Minna Wylie. She married Norman Macleod Gunn there in 1919. She died there in 1974.

1.13.2.3.4. Minna Valentine Maxwell was born on 15th February, 1898, in New Zealand, the daughter of George William Graham Patrick Joseph Maxwell and Minna Wylie. She married Edward Walter McKenzie there in 1927. She died there in 1985.

1.13.2.4. Sidney Maxwell was born on 14th February, 1863, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the son of George Maxwell and Jane Wishart. He married Ellen Lumb in 1905 in New Zealand. He died there in 1947.

1.13.2.4.1. Agnes Gilbert Maxwell was born in 1906 in New Zealand, the daughter of Sidney Maxwell and Ellen Lumb.

1.13.2.4.2. Eleanor Jane Maxwell was born in 1911 in New Zealand, the daughter of Sidney Maxwell and Ellen Lumb.

1.13.2.4.3. Ivy Isobel Maxwell was born in 1912 in New Zealand, the daughter of Sidney Maxwell and Ellen Lumb.

1.13.2.5. Benjamin Bell Maxwell was born on 2nd April, 1866, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the son of George Maxwell and Jane Wishart. He married Ina Aytoun Mansbridge in 1887 in St Andrew, Edinburgh. He died in 1936 in St Andrew, Edinburgh.

1.13.2.5.1.Georgius H. Maxwell was born in 1892 in St Andrew, Edinburgh, the son of Benjamin Bell Maxwell and Ina Aytoun Mansbridge.

1.13.3. Jane (or Jean) Maxwell was born on 23rd March and baptized on 3rd April, 1799, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of George Maxwell and Anne (or Anna) Bell. She appears in an Ancestry.com tree – marrying in Ireland and dying in the USA.

1.13.4. Catherine Rebecca Maxwell was born on 6th and baptized on 22nd July, 1800, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of George Maxwell and Anne (or Anna) Bell.

1.13.5. Rebecca Maxwell was born on 20th and baptized on 26th January, 1802, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of George Maxwell and Anne (or Anna) Bell. She died there in 1870.

1.13.6. William Graham Maxwell was born on 10th July and baptized on 5th August, 1803, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the son of George Maxwell and Anne (or Anna) Bell. He was a surgeon with the Madras Army.

1.13.7. Patrick (or Peter) Joseph Maxwell was born on 16th and baptized on 25th December, 1806, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the son of George Maxwell and Anne (or Anna) Bell. He married Isabella, the daughter of George Bell and Isabella Ross, see above 1.2.1.2., on 20th June, 1838, in Edinburgh. He had no issue.

1.13.8. Grace Marion Maxwell was born on 7th and baptized on 18th November, 1808, in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, the daughter of George Maxwell and Anne (or Anna) Bell. She died in 1882 in Leith, Edinburgh.

1.14. Isabella Bell was born in 1768, the daughter of George Bell and Anne Corrie. She died that same year.

1.15. Ebenezer Bell was born in 1769, the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie. He died the following year.

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