David Bell 1844

[Gadget]

Hi Breaky

I believe that this David's father was either a Thomas Bell. He was aged 32 - i.e. b. circa 1839. This fits with the David living at home with Thomas in Dundee on the 1841 and 1851.there is also one with father Henry.  It was a Scottish boat in Northumberland waters. There was just one boat which was recorded in the census twice. I've looked at the images. David is still living in Dundee with his family in later census.

There is no other David b. Dundee in any of the censuses that fits the age range. The only one with a father called George was b. West Anstruther.

And the one b.Anstruther looks as if he's in London in the 1881:
RG11/2 F 98  P 8


Gadget

[breaky]

Hi Gadget,

I've found the family at Paddington on the 1881 census, using the ref you gave  - feel confident about using refs now, many thanks.

Breaky

[marynunn]

Turns out he died at sea in december 1885, records state he was born in Dundee, and lived in South Shields, glad to have found out what happened to him, how can I find out which boat/vessel he was on and where he was when he died

[breaky]

The Minor records cert. on Scotlands People has the ship's name as the "Burswell" - (am sending  you a pm).