I'm planning to have a few days in Edinburgh - anybody want to meet up?
On the coppersmiths: these are Robert Bell in Edinburgh and his son Nicol Bell in Leith in the 18th century. They probably have only a tangential relationship to my line but I've some information on them. Robert Bell was apprenticed in Edinburgh in 1722, became a burgess in 1740, and his son Nicol became burgess by right of his father in 1770.
Let me know if the names ring a bell
and I can share what I've found.Jenny