I am not sure if the Bell option is a goer, yet. The reason for this is that while you have put William's status in the 1851 census you have not put Elisabeth's or John Bell's. So what did she say her relationship was to either the Bell family or even to William himself. In the 1851 census there is a 10 year old Elisabeth. I think to explore the Bell connection then concentrate on tracking back or forward the Bell family appearing in the 1851 census where you find William, Samuel and Elisabeth. It may be that they were known to either of the Ireland based families, they may have gone over before. I would also see if I could see a connection between the 10 year old Elizabeth Bell and the 24 year old Elisabeth Laughlin.....god parent, sponsor etc?
I showed you earlier that Elisabeth was 24 and shown as the daughter of William Bell in 1861 Census
OK I give up - we will go for Kerr then.
In 1851
Name: Elizabeth Bell
Age: 24
Relationship: DaughterFather: William Bell
Mother: Mary Bell
Gender: Female
Where born: Barony, Lanark
Town: Barrachnie
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Flocks
Occupation: At Home
ED: 31
Page: 18
Household schedule number: 64
LINE: 16
William was born in Drumachose, Derry. on 15th April 1827.
This would likely be Drumachose Parish in Co. Londonderry. If the marriage was Church of Ireland then the records are quite good for such an early period. C.I. Drumachose (Derry diocese) Baptisms, 1730-52 and 1804-98; marriages, 1728-53 and 1805-45; burials, 1730-36 and 1804-81; etc. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/Guide_to_church_records.pdf
This didn't help (the site) to find any births, is there any other site?
Is the death of Elisabeth Bell in 1854 under the name Bell or Laughlin or alternative spelling?
Elisabeth
Lanchline (copy sent earlier)
Not sure when exactly Samuel was born in 1851, but there is a Lanarkshire death for a wee baby with a parent called William.
It may be that Elizabeth Kerr/Bell Loughlin died around then?
Name Mclachlan
Gender Male
Birth Date 01 Nov 1852
Birthplace GLASGOW,LANARK,SCOTLAND
Death Date 01 Nov 1852
Father's Name William Mclachlan[/quote]
Cant be right because as I said, he was mentioned in both 1861 census with William (Laughlan) and Jane (Grieve)
I was told years ago that this census
William Langhland
in the 1861 Scotland Census
1861 Scotland Census
Name: William Langhland
Age: 33
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Jane Langhland
Gender: Male
Where born: Irland
Town: Paisley
Address: 8 Moncrieff St
Occupation: Meness Labour
ED: 12
Household schedule number: 35
LINE: 10
shows a Sarah Langhland as 10 (and the person thinks its a bad transcription, that it should be Samuel who would be 10 in 1861. The next person is my grandfather (W J Langhland) I have today written to Ancestry to see if it can be proven or fixed.
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