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GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL 1837 – 1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Feb 1913

Death Location: Camberwell, Victoria, Australia

Father: JOHN RUSSELL

Mother: MARGARET ARTHUR

Spouse(s): SARAH MCRAE, ELIZABETH SHANNON

Children(s): Margaret Russell, GEORGE RUSSELL, JAMES RUSSELL, ROBERT RUSSELL, MARY RUSSELL, JAMES RUSSELL, RUBY RUSSELL, HERBERT RUSSELL, JESSIE RUSSELL, Walter RUSSELL, ARTHUR RUSSELL, JOHN RUSSELL, MINNIE RUSSELL

In 1837, GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL entered the world in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland, born to JOHN RUSSELL and MARGARET ARTHUR. In 1841, GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL resided in West Lothian, Scotland. GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL married SARAH RANKIN MCRAE, ELIZABETH MINNIE SHANNON, and had children including Margaret Russell, GEORGE RUSSELL, JAMES RUSSELL, ROBERT ALEXANDER RUSSELL, MARY RUSSELL, JAMES RUSSELL, RUBY VICTORIA RUSSELL, HERBERT RUSSELL, JESSIE RUSSELL, Walter McRae RUSSELL, ARTHUR BERNIE RUSSELL, JOHN THOMAS RUSSELL, MINNIE JOSEPHINE RUSSELL. GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL passed away in 1913 in Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1837, GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL entered the world in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland, born to JOHN RUSSELL and MARGARET ARTHUR.
  • In 1841, GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL resided in West Lothian, Scotland.
  • GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL married SARAH RANKIN MCRAE, ELIZABETH MINNIE SHANNON, and had children including Margaret Russell, GEORGE RUSSELL, JAMES RUSSELL, ROBERT ALEXANDER RUSSELL, MARY RUSSELL, JAMES RUSSELL, RUBY VICTORIA RUSSELL, HERBERT RUSSELL, JESSIE RUSSELL, Walter McRae RUSSELL, ARTHUR BERNIE RUSSELL, JOHN THOMAS RUSSELL, MINNIE JOSEPHINE RUSSELL.
  • GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL passed away in 1913 in Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN RUSSELL
1801 – 1859
Birth Location: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
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MARGARET ARTHUR
1798 – 1861
Birth Location: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

SARAH MCRAE
1853 – 1914
Birth Location: Kyneton, , Victoria, Australia
SM
ELIZABETH SHANNON
– 1867
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Margaret Russell
1874 – 1883
Birth Location: Kyneton, , Victoria, Australia
MR
GEORGE RUSSELL
1876 – 1965
Birth Location: Lauriston, , Victoria, Australia
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JAMES RUSSELL
1878 – 1884
Birth Location: Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia
JR
ROBERT RUSSELL
1880 – 1887
Birth Location: Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia
RR
MARY RUSSELL
1882 – 1960
Birth Location: Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia
MR
JAMES RUSSELL
1886 –
Birth Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
JR
RUBY RUSSELL
1887 – 1888
Birth Location: Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia
RR
HERBERT RUSSELL
1888 – 1937
Birth Location: Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia
HR
JESSIE RUSSELL
1888 – 1966
Birth Location: Kyneton, , Victoria, Australia
JR
Walter RUSSELL
1891 – 1983
Birth Location: Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia
WR
ARTHUR RUSSELL
1863 – 1929
Birth Location: Coliban, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
AR
JOHN RUSSELL
1864 – 1914
Birth Location: Coliban, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
JR
MINNIE RUSSELL
1867 – 1867
Birth Location: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
MR

GEORGE RUSSELL's Ancestors

Self
GEORGE RUSSELL
1837 – 1913
Birth Place: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
JOHN RUSSELL
1801 – 1859
Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
MARGARET ARTHUR
1798 – 1861
Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
JAMES RUSSELL
1770 – 1850
West Lothian, Scotland
ISOBEL ARTHUR
1770 – 1854
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Robert ARTHUR
1771 –
, Scotland
Elizabeth Bennet
1771 –
Great-Grandparents
JAMES ARTHUR
1732 – 1815
ELIZABETH WHYTE
1740 – 1778
ARTHUR
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ARTHUR

GEORGE RUSSELL's Descendants

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GEORGE (BURNS) RUSSELL (18 Oct 1837 – 4 Feb 1913) m. SARAH (RANKIN) MCRAE (1853 – 27 Nov 1914) m. ELIZABETH (MINNIE) SHANNON ( – 1867)
  1. 1. Margaret Russell (1874 – 1883)
  2. 2. GEORGE RUSSELL (1876 – 1965)
  3. 3. JAMES RUSSELL (1878 – 1884)
  4. 4. ROBERT (ALEXANDER) RUSSELL (1880 – 1887)
  5. 5. MARY RUSSELL (1882 – 1960)
  6. 6. JAMES RUSSELL (1886 – )
  7. 7. RUBY (VICTORIA) RUSSELL (1887 – 1888)
  8. 8. HERBERT RUSSELL (1888 – 1937)
  9. 9. JESSIE RUSSELL (1888 – 1966) m. Charles (Edgar) WAIN (1888 – 1970)
    1. 1. Charles (Russell (Russell)) WAIN (1 Feb 1923 – 21 Dec 2002) m. Sheila (Wilson) HYLAND (About 1923 – 19 July 2004)
      1. 1. Jennifer (Russell) WAIN (About 1949 – ) m. Charles REID
        1. 1. Rupert (Russell Donald) REID
        2. 2. Annabel (Bronner) REID
      2. 2. William (Hyland) WAIN (About 1951 – 14 May 2000)
      3. 3. Kathryn (Leslie) WAIN (About 1953 – 2002) m. Julius FEKETE
        1. 1. Sophie (Michael) FEKETE
        2. 2. Sarah (Lucinda (Lucy)) FEKETE
      4. 4. Sarah (Louise) WAIN (About 1955 – ) m. James ((Jim)) BUCKLAND
      5. 5. Georgina (Belinda) WAIN (About 1957 – ) m. Driscole AZZUBAIR
        1. 1. Iman AZZUBAIR
    2. 2. Mary (Winifred) WAIN (abt 1925 – )
    3. 3. Peter (Russell) WAIN (About 1927 – ) m. Audrey MACCLURE
  10. 10. Walter (McRae) RUSSELL (1891 – 1983) m. Pauline (Rita) JEFFREYS (abt 1892 – 1935)
    1. 1. Donald (McRae) RUSSELL (22 July 1919 – 2 Feb 1943) m. Margaret (Helen Elizabeth) HAMILTON
  11. 11. ARTHUR (BERNIE) RUSSELL (1863 – 1929)
  12. 12. JOHN (THOMAS) RUSSELL (1864 – 1914)
  13. 13. MINNIE (JOSEPHINE) RUSSELL (1867 – 1867)

GEORGE RUSSELL's Timeline

5 Records

1837
1 Nov 1837
GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL was christened in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
1837
18 Oct 1837
Birth of GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 4
GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL resided here in West Lothian, Scotland
West Lothian, Scotland
1913
Feb 1913
Age 76
Burial of GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL in Malmsbury Cemetery, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
Malmsbury Cemetery, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
1913
4 Feb 1913
Age 76
Death of GEORGE BURNS RUSSELL in Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1913
    Event Place: Malmsbury Cemetery, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1837
    Event Place: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Camberwell, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census
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