researching Bell, Hendrie, Loggan

[eastcoastgirl]

I'm trying to locate ancestors in Scotland. My direct descendant, Robert Bell, came to Canada sometime about 1767 with his wife Lilias (Hendrie) Bell and son Alexander who was born in Forres, Moray in 1756. I'm trying to find a passenger list or ship's register to pinpoint the exact date they came to Canada. I know Robert's father was Samuel Bell and his mother was Mary Loggan and he had two sisters Jean Bell and Amelia Bell. I'm looking for information on his sisters as well.

[bevj]

You probably know already that on familysearch you can find
the marriage of Samuel and Mary
the baptisms of Robert and Robert's son Alexander,
the marriage of Robert and Lilias
but I can't see the two girls.

Is the post on this page yours?
https://adopteeconnect.com/d/a/141692

Bev

[eastcoastgirl]

Hello bevj,

My father hired a researcher in Scotland in the 1980s, long before the internet was popular, to look up his Bell ancestor. The researcher was able to find Robert's parents and wife in the local parish records in Elgin. She found land ownership records for Robert's wife, and was the one who reported to my father that Samuel Bell and his wife Mary had two daughters in addition to son Robert. I'm not certain why the daughters' information cannot be found on the familysearch website.

M.A.