Dr. William Bell

1820 - 1870  (49 years)

• Name	William Bell
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	11 Jun 1820	, Dumfrieshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Land	1861	North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 37, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Physician - Doctor - Dr.
  Residence	1862	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Death	7 Feb 1870  [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-111341P
  Died	7 Feb 1870	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5, 6, 7]
  	Cause: Cause: Typhoid Fever (29 days)
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I111341	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Bell,   b. Abt 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Carruthers,   b. Abt 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F35870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria E. Kitchen,   b. 1827, , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1913, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. George Bell,   b. 14 Apr 1847,   d. 18 Aug 1850  (Age 3 years)   2. Mary Ellen Bell,   b. 1848, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret E. Bell,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Agnes M. Bell,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Susan Katharine Bell,   b. Dec 1852, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1933, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 80 years)   6. Jessie Bell,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Charles Bell,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Maggie Bell,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Bell,   b. 26 Feb 1862, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. James Bell,   b. 27 Nov 1863,   d. 28 Nov 1865  (Age 2 years)   11. Gracie Bell,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F228363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM BELL was regarded as one of the early settlers in Ayr, although no definite date for his arrival has been determined. On January 26, 1850 the Canada Gazette announced that he had received his licence to practice, and this was probably close to the time he settled in Ayr. He was appointed coroner for the United Counties in 1852, but no further mention of him is found until 1861. According to the census of that year he was born in Scotland, was 41 years of age, wife was named Marion, and their family consisted of four daughters and one son. Also in that year the Berlin Telegraph reported that someone had mutilated the tails and manes of his horses. In 1862 another daughter was born. In May there was a report of an operation performed by him with the assistance of his partner, Dr. Bingham, and Dr, Dickson of Paris. Dr. Bingham probably entered the partnership sometime in 1859. On February 7, 1870 he died of typhoid fever. The Ayr correspondent for the Galt Reporter said the "funeral was one of the largest seen here for years. . . . all places of business were closed during the passing of the cortege." From: Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925 by Alexander D. Campbell ___________________________ Died, In Ayr, on Tuesday Morning, the 25th inst., Dr. William Bell. The Funeral Will take place at two O'Clock, P.M., on Thursday, the 27th instant, From his Residence, Ayr, to the Place of Interment, in Knox's Church Cemetery. January 25th, 1870. Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies

  
  

• Sources

  [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 16. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/West] George/ born/ April 14, 1847/ died Aug. 18, 1850/ James/ born/ Nov. 27, 1863/ died/ Nov. 28, 1865/ children of/ William & Maria Bell/ Bell/ George Douglas Black/ born/ Wilton Farm, Ayr/ 1861 - 1949/ his wife/ Mary Smith Guthrie/ born/ Goshen Farm/ died/ Wilton Farm/ 1867 - 1951/ at Rest/ Black/ [Right/South] William Bell M. D./ born In/ Dumfries Scotland/ June 11, 1820/ died/ Jan. 25, 1870/ Maria E. Kitchen/ wife of the Above/ 1827 - 1913 [Back/East] George Black/ born At/ Sillerbithall Scotland/ died At/ Wilton Farm Ayr/ Mar. 5, 1899 In his 83rd year/ Mary Edgar his wife/ born At/ Dunlop Scotland/ died At/ Wilton Farm Ayr/ Nov. 9, 1908 In Her 81st year [Left/North] John Bell/ 1826 - 1910/ his wife/ Mary Parsons/ 1831-1916/ James Black/ 1855 - 1922/ Margaret Guthrie/ his wife/ 1856 - 1886/ his wife/ Janet Rodger/ 1866 - 1947/ Elizabeth E. Black/ 1889-1985/ Mary A. Black/ 1900-1986 [S498] Map - Tremaine's 1861 Map of Waterloo County. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 7 Mar 1862. Bell: In Ayr, on Wednesday, 26th ultimo, the wife of Dr. Bell, of a daughter. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: William Bell Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1821 Birth Place: Canada Age at Death: 49 Death Date: 7 Feb 1870 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "funeral card of Dr. William Bell," 25 Jan 1870. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 69.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jun 1820 - , Dumfrieshire, Scotland Land - 1861 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 37, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Physician - Doctor - Dr. - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1862 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Typhoid Fever (29 days) - 7 Feb 1870 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth