BELL Family Bible
Submitted Aug. 24, 1995 by:
Charles Dobie,
P. O. Box 581,
Smiths Falls, ON, Canada.
K7A 4T6
e-mail: cdobie@superaje.com
This Bible is in the Perth Museum archives;
The Perth Museum,
11 Gore St. E.,
Perth, ON,
Canada.
K7H 1H4
(613) 267-1947
The Bible measures 9 by 12 inches. The museum accession number is
863.00.01.
The genealogical information is written in four ornately printed
"Family Register" pages which are between the Old and New Testaments.
Parial transcript of the title page is:
The Self-Explanatory Family Bible
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THE
HOLY BIBLE,
CONTAINING
etc etc
GLASGOW
WILLIAM COLLINS, LICENSED QUEEN'S PRINTER
MDCCCLXIII
Surnames in this file:
BELL
GIBB
McRAE (?)
THOMPSON (minister only)
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// First page
FAMILY REGISTER
PARENTS NAMES
HUSBAND: Andrew Wilson BELL
BORN: _____________________
WIFE: Jane Anderson GIBB
BORN: _____________________
MARRIED: On the 27th July Ad 1857
by the Reverend George THOMPSON
of the Village of Renfrew in the
County of Renfrew
// end page one
// page two
CHILDRENS NAMES
Margaret Hope BELL Born 9th January 1863
Clementina Sophia BELL Born 18th July 1867
Jane Isabella BELL Born 14th February 1869
// end page two
// page three
MARRIAGES
Marg't Hope BELL to
Peter McRAE [? unclear] May 7th 1884
// end page three
// page four
DEATHS
[page four is blank]
END
