Hello Bess
No! not related to the Bell Butchers or Shipping Company, unfortunately, only as they are of the same surname. My fathers originate and I have traced them to around Lockerbie in the Borders of Scotland to the year 1791.
I am trying to piece together the voyages of the Three Bells so any data or confirmation of data is useful.
Three Bells left Glasgow 22/26th November 1850.
She arrived Port Adelaide March 5th 1851.
The Three Bells went on to Melbourne and arrived 2nd April.
Passengers details I have begin with a Doctor Colquhoun, W, Cowdell etc to Adelaide with other passengers to Melbourne some of which i have no data.The list begins with Mr W.Gordon, Mr Vanded? etc. If you can confirm dates Passengers etc that would be great.
I can list the passengers for comparisons with you.
There are only two pictures of the ship that i know of, One in the National Maritime Museum London and one in the Museum of South Australia, although the NMM in Lodon holds ship plans, but these do not show enough detail of the ship. The diagram of the rigging gives i suppose a good idea of what she may have looked like.
The Three Bells left Melbourne,(1851,) for Newcastle NSW arriving there on the 28th May, she then left 7th June for Calcutta, London and Glasgow.
The next info i have is that she arried Victoria Australia June 1852 Captain Campbell?, but i Have no other data
Her next Australan voyage that i have is again to Victoria Australia June 1856 Captain McCallum, and no data
All above data does need confirmation!
Thanks for your time and apologies for the delay in making a reply.
If there is anything i can help you with back here in the UK, just ask
Regards Jim Bell, Leicestershire England.