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David Alexander Russell 1879 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 FEB 1879

Birth Location: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 31 JAN 1923

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Russell

Mother: Christina Culbert

Spouse(s): Isabella Wright

Children(s): James Russell, Christina Russell

The story of David Alexander Russell began in 1879 in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland. David Alexander Russell married Isabella Calder Wright, and had children including James Russell, Christina C Russell. David Alexander Russell passed away in 1923 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of David Alexander Russell began in 1879 in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland.
  • David Alexander Russell married Isabella Calder Wright, and had children including James Russell, Christina C Russell.
  • David Alexander Russell passed away in 1923 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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David Russell's Ancestors

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David Russell
1879 – 1923
Birth Place: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Russell
1840 – 1940
Kettle, Fife, Scotland
Christina Culbert
1838 – 1916
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
David Culbert
1809 – 1891
Dunino, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Robertson
1808 – 1892
Carnbee, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Cuthbert
1784 – 1862
Elizabeth Melvill
1784 – 1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cuthbert
1747 – 1815
Isabel Sim
1750 – 1850

David Russell's Descendants

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David (Alexander) Russell (8 FEB 1879 – 31 JAN 1923) m. Isabella (Calder) Wright (19 JAN 1880 – 18 NOV 1946)
  1. 1. James Russell (11 SEP 1903 – BEF 2003) m. Beatrice [________] (ABT 1903 – BEF 2003)
    1. 1. Michael (D J) Russell (1931 – )
      1. 1. A_______] (J) Russell (AFT 1951 – )
  2. 2. Christina (C) Russell (1905 – 1971) m. Donald McLaren (ABT 1905 – BEF 2005)
    1. 1. Christina McLaren (25 APR 1926 – 9 JUL 2006) m. William Clark (10 JUL 1924 – 8 APR 1986)
      1. 1. Donald Clark (AFT 1946 – )

David Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1879
8 FEB 1879
Birth of David Alexander Russell in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
1923
31 JAN 1923
Age 44
Death of David Alexander Russell in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1879
    Event Place: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 JAN 1923
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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