I have seen a number of you mention that you were researching BELL.....there must have been a number of them in Dunbartonshire. I am soon going to start a SURNAME PAGE on the Dunbartonshire Home page and have each of you send me your surnames......I will be in touch with you soon as to how to do that. In the meantime, for those of your who are new to the list, remember to use the archives to connect with people who wrote messages about your surname before you subbed to the list. Go to: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Type in DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB Then on the next page type in the surname or place you are researching (note the year...I usually put in 1999 to start) Barb Lewis list manager ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Taylor <taylora@bluffton.edu> To: <DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 4:55 PM Subject: FW: The Macs > Hello! > > This is my first post to the list. I am a professor in Ohio, and also a > Canadian citizen quite recently re-located to the USA. > > My great- grandfather, Hugh Magnus Bell, was a master tailor in Cardross > from 1900 to 1910. I think that means he ran an establishment with > employees prior to moving to Canada in 1910 . > > My grandfather, Hugh MacLachlan Bell went to school in Cardross about > 1900-1910, I think, and belonged to the "Boys' Brigade", which would point > to a church connection (Grandad Hugh was Presbyterian by christening, I > know, although his Invernesshire maternal cousins were Roman Catholic). At > the age of about l8, he was employed at the local newspaper in Helensburgh, > the nearest town. During this time he was also a member of the Argyle & > Southern Highlanders militia unit, and - I recall him saying - accompanied a > group to London for something in connection with Queen Victoria 's ... > Diamond Jubilee? (I hope I have that last bit straight) > > He and his Dad , Hugh Magnus Bell, up-rooted to Canada in 1912 following > the death of Hugh Magnus's wife, Christina Campbell. Christina or Christiona > was a Campbell of Invernesshire, and is buried at a cemetery in > Lochgilphead. I do not know the name of the ship my grandfather anf > great-grandfather took to Canada. Would there be a Passenger List of Ocean > passenger vessels from Scotland I could consult? > > My grandad had a brother, Alexander, who died very young. > > I think that's all I know, forgive me if I exceeded the bounds of > information discussed on List. In any event, I am beginning to try to build > our Bell family tree - and would be most grateful for any leads anyone may > have or may in future discover as they pursue their own kin. > > Cheers, > > Andrew Hugh Taylor > > _______________________________________________________ Site Design, Hosting, and E-Commerce at www.webpipe.net