Wilson Relations:  Bell Family

compiled by Steve Wilson, last updated August 20, 2011.
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William Bell & --- ---

• William (b. c. 1660?)
1. c. 1685??, son Charles Bell b. [m. --- ---]
2. son Adam Bell b. [d. c. July 1740, Ormiston]
3. son John Bell b.
4. dau. Christian Bell b. [m. Andrew Kinghorn 1731]
• c. Nov. 1740, William Bell d. (mortcloth paid 7 Nov. at Ormiston)
   
• Land Records:
• 3 Oct. 1719, Ormiston, East Lothian (William Bell, gardener in Ormiston, seized of tenement of land and large yard at back lying on the north side of the town of Ormiston) [then 16 Aug. 1742, to Charles Bell, gardener in Ormiston]
• Kirk Session Records:
• 1731-1739, Ormiston, East Lothian (William Bell, elder, attended Kirk Session meetings) [Kirk Session minutes unavailable 1704-1729]

(Sources:  CockburnJ, KSROrmiston, ScotPSasine)

Charles Bell & --- ---

• Charles, son of William Bell & --- --- (b. c. 1685??)
1. son Charles Bell b. [m. Ann Stevenson 1743]
2. son William Bell b. [m. Christian Moffat 1741]  
• c. 1769, Charles Bell d.
   
• Land Records:
• 16 Aug. 1742, Ormiston, East Lothian (Charles Bell, gardener in Ormiston, seized of piece of ground in Ormiston, resigned same day to John Cockburn) [then 6 Dec. 1769, to Charles Bell, gardener in Ormiston]
• Extracts of letters from John Cockburn to Charles Bell:
• 4 Dec. 1727 ("I wrote to my Bro'r telling him that Will'm the Gardener was gone from hence before I received your Letter desiring the Seeds he was to get from Mr. Colebrook's Gardener, and the best way I can think of for your getting of them was by writing to your Cousin John who is still in this neighbourhood...")
• 3 June 1735 ("This I design chiefly for some thoughts about Improving of your father's Garden and land of which if you do right you'l turn a good deal off into Kitchen and Orchard Garden. ... By the course of nature your father can't live long ...")
• 23 Feb. 1740 ("... when your Bro'r John came in.  He told me your Bro'r Adam had been with him and went in a Ship sailed some days ago. ... I believe John won't be pleased if he hears of William's not being sent off to fend for himself, and made go and work or want.  He will be uneasy if he is about your father at any rate I am sure a good hired Serv't under your Eye will do better for your father and his Ground and Garden, and the true way to bring Will'm to himself is to let shift for himself and feel his own weight.")
• 17 Oct. 1742 ("I can give my consent to no houses being built in the Main Street of the Town but what are two Storys high.")
• 19 Feb. 1743 ("Robertson and you may Stock yourselves with Chickens of the very best kind this year and keep none but with large tops and pure white legs.  If you do so this year, by next my Wife's and your's will be equally good and no fear of mixture.")

(Sources:  CockburnJ, HaddCourier, ScotPSasine)

Andrew Kinghorn & Christian Bell

• Andrew, son of John Kinghorn & Janet Grieve (bap. 1 Nov. 1702, Cranston)
• Christian, dau. of William Bell & --- ---
• 20 Nov. 1731, m. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
1. 5 Jan. 1733, son William Kinghorn bap. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland [m. Margaret Grant 1763]
2. 12 Apr. 1735, dau. Janet Kinghorn b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 18 Apr.)
3. 18 Apr. 1737, son Charles Kinghorn b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 22 Apr.)
4. 28 Oct. 1739, son John Kinghorn b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 31 Oct.) [m. Helen Begbie 1771]
5. 11 Nov. 1743, son Andrew Kinghorn b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 14 Nov.)
• 1760, Andrew Kinghorn d.

(Sources:  OPROrmiston, WByresCem)

Charles Bell & Ann Stevenson

• Charles, son of Charles Bell & --- ---
• 18 Mar. 1743, m. Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland (Charles from Ormiston, Ann from Humbie, procl. 8 Mar. Humbie, also rec. 9 Apr. Ormiston)
  1. 3 June 1744, son John Bell b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 10 June, res. Ormiston Hall)
  2. 30 Apr. 1746, son William Bell bap. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (Charles gardener of Ormiston, unnamed mother)
  3. 31 Dec. 1748, son Charles Bell bap. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (Charles gardener of Ormiston, unnamed mother)
  4. 1 July 1756, dau. Mary Bell bap. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (res. Ormiston, mother "Ann Steven")
• c. 1800, Charles Bell d.
   
• Kirk Session Records:
• 7 July 1767, Ormiston, East Lothian (kirk session agreed to waive assessment for poor from Charles Bell in Ormiston on account of his circumstances; repeated on 27 Mar. 1769, 1 July 1772)
• Land and Inheritance Records:
• 6 Dec. 1769, Ormiston, East Lothian (charter from John Hope, Earl of Hopetoun, to Charles Bell, gardener in Ormiston, of land on north side of street in Ormiston) [then 20 Dec. 1800, charter from John Hope, Earl of Hopetoun, to William Bell, gardener in Ormiston; then 11 Mar. 1805, disposed by him to Helen Bell and husband George Somerville, shoemaker at Fala, and their children Helen, Sophia, Betty, Janet, and Ann; then 9 Dec. 1826, to Janet Bell, heir of granduncle Charles Bell gardener in Ormiston, and spouse of George Dickson, farmer in Ormiston]
• 18 Mar. 1806, heir declared (Janet Bell, wife of George Dickson, heir of line and conquest to granduncle Charles Bell, gardener at Ormiston, and to cousin William Bell at Ormiston, son of Charles)

(Sources:  CockburnJ, KSROrmiston, OPRHumbie, OPROrmiston, ScotPSasine, ScotHeirs)

William Bell & Christian Moffat

• William, son of Charles Bell & --- ---
• Christian, dau. of Henry Moffat & Marion Paterson (b. 1714, Saltoun)
• 20 June 1741, m. procl. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (both from Ormiston, cautioners Charles Bell & Harry Moffat of Saltoun)
1. 29 Mar. 1744, son Charles Bell b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 1 Apr., res. Ormiston) [m. Agnes Millar 1769]
2. 8 Oct. 1745, son William Bell bap. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
3. 9 Jan. 1750, son Robert Bell bap. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (res. Ormiston, unnamed mother)
4. 16 Sep. 1754, child Bell b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 30 Sep., res. Ormiston)
• c. June 1769, William Bell d.
• c. Feb. 1772, Christian Moffat d.
   
• Kirk Session Records:
• 27 June 1753, Ormiston, East Lothian (Charles, son of William Bell, residenter in Ormiston, apprenticed to John & Alexander Logan, weavers in Ormiston, for 6 years, with expenses paid by parish)
• c. 1754, Ormiston, East Lothian (William Bell, received L24 from parish to buy a horse)
• 1755, Ormiston, East Lothian (William Bell, receiving monthly pension from parish, July to Nov.; and single payments in Mar. and July)
• 23 June 1756, Ormiston, East Lothian (Christian Moffat received 1s10d from parish to go to Edinburgh)
• 1757-1769, Ormiston, East Lothian (William Bell, receiving monthly pension from parish, Sept. 1757 to June 1769]
• 1769-1772, Ormiston, East Lothian (Christian Moffat, receiving monthly pension from parish, July 1769 to Feb. 1772]

(Sources:  KSROrmiston, OPROrmiston)

Charles Bell & Agnes Millar

• Charles, son of William Bell & Christian Moffat (b. 1744, Ormiston)
• 23 June 1769, m. procl. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (both from Ormiston)
1. 1 Sep. 1770, dau. Janet Bell b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 9 Sep.) [m. George Dickson 1791]
    
• Military Records:
• 1788 (Charles Bell, served in 53rd Foot and 41st Foot, discharged after 17 years 3 months service) [53rd Regt. in Ireland until 1776, then North America; 41st was the regiment of invalided soldiers, generally stationed in England]
• Kirk Session Records:
• 9 Dec. 1784, Ormiston, East Lothian (Letter from Charles Bell to Ormiston kirk session, regarding distribution of L30 belonging to John Allan, deceased fellow soldier of 53rd Regiment of Foot, to be used for John's wife Margaret Nicol, and sons John & Wight)
• Land Records:
• 5 Aug. 1788, Ormiston, East Lothian (tenement, Charles Bell soldier resident in Ormiston, from Hugh Dickson portioner in Ormiston) [then 10 Dec. 1814, twenty falls seven ells to dau. Janet Bell spouse of George Dickson carrier in Ormiston]

(Sources:  KSROrmiston, OPROrmiston, ScotPSasine)