Bell family in Scotland.

[Ruskie]

Bell was a very common surname in that area of Scotland and also NE England. I have some Bells from Northumberland. My brother in law has some from Dumfriesshire.

You need to take care that you are tracing the correct lines.

[sancti]

The earliest surviving baptism record for Bell in Dumfries is

BELL
GEORG
son of
ALEXANDER BELL/

26/10/1608
821
10 / 25
DUMFRIES

No records for an Archibald until

BELL
ARCHBALD
son of
JOHN BELL/

20/10/1737
847
10 / 41
ST MUNGO
DUMFRIES

There are no surviving marriage records for an Archibald Bell in Dumfries from 1553-1854

[Forfarian]

I have done very extensively family research work on both Bell Families of Dumfries County, and also on Arkimholme near Langhorn Scotland

Do you mean Arkinholm or Erkinholme in the parish of Langholm in Dumfries-shire?

'Holm' is a Scandinavian place name element meaning a small island. The parish of Langholm is full of places ending in -holm. On modern maps Arkinholme is spelled Erkinholme - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NY3684