In 1851, he is in listed in his parents' household. His birthplace is Crieff, according to the Ancestry.com transcriptions.
In 1861, there is an Alexander Bell, born Crieff, 1845 listed as a servant/agricultural laborer in Dunblane, Perth in the Finlayson household. Note: there was a Thomas Finlayson, a bookmaker, listed as a lodger in the Bell household in 1851 and there may be some relation here.
In 1871, he is back in his father's household in Crieff, and is listed as a coachman.
In 1881, there is a single Alexander Bell living alone in Crieff, listed as a general laborer, and born in 1845.
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