| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1847 | 51 | 2310 | (133) | 5 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Bell, J.G. |  | Also known as: Captain J.G. Bell |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Gaige has a John Bell, 1827-1883, English. Williams has 'Bell, Capt., J.G.B.' |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Williams, Souvenir of the Bristol Club, page 139 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [CPC], vol. 4, no. 8, Aug. 1843, page 242 |  
   | [CPC], vol. 8, no. 31, 31 July 1847, page 240 |  
   | [CPC], vol. 9, no. 2, Feb. 1848, page 48 |  
   | [CPC], vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1854, page cover |  
   | [CPC], vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1855, page cover |  
   | [CPM], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1867, page 65 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 11, no. 273, 24 July 1847, page 59 |  
   | [IZL], vol. 9, no. 221, 25 Sep. 1847, page 208 |  |  |