c.1854 Born in Newcastle son of Thomas Bell (1817-1894)
1870s Partner in Bell, Ridley and Bell
1881 John L. Bell 27, merchant and steel manufacturer, lived in Tynemouth with Mary E. Bell 26, Lowthian L. Bell 1[1]
1911 John Lowthian Bell 57, living on private means near Botley, Hants, with Mary Eliza Bell 56, Constance Mildred Bell 27, Gladys Emily Grace Bell 25[2]