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James Taverner Russell 1850 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 June 1850

Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 8 October 1940

Death Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Father: Edward Russell

Mother: Sarah Taverner

Spouse(s): Sarah Allen

Children(s): Elizabeth Russell

James Taverner Russell was born in 1850 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Edward Russell and Sarah Elizabeth Taverner. James Taverner Russell married Sarah Allen, and had children including Elizabeth Ada Russell. James Taverner Russell passed away in 1940 in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Taverner Russell was born in 1850 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Edward Russell and Sarah Elizabeth Taverner.
  • James Taverner Russell married Sarah Allen, and had children including Elizabeth Ada Russell.
  • James Taverner Russell passed away in 1940 in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Russell
1815 – 1894
Birth Location: Marden, Kent, England
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Sarah Taverner
1828 – 1897
Birth Location: Great Wigborough, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Allen
1855 – 1909
Birth Location: Tawa Flat, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Russell
1885 – 1930
Birth Location: Naenae, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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James Russell's Ancestors

Self
James Russell
1850 – 1940
Birth Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
Edward Russell
1815 – 1894
Marden, Kent, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Taverner
1828 – 1897
Great Wigborough, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Russell's Descendants

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James (Taverner) Russell (8 June 1850 – 8 October 1940) m. Sarah Allen (19 Feb 1855 – 15 Sep 1909)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ada) Russell (22 Apr 1885 – 2 Apr 1930) m. William (John) Keeling (3 Aug 1888 – 18 February 1960)
    1. 1. Percival (William) Keeling (4 Oct 1916 – 05 Sep 1942)
    2. 2. Athol (James) Keeling (1919 – 20 Aug 1988)
    3. 3. Gordon (Alfred) KEELING (10 Jun 1921 – 16 Dec 1993) m. Jean (Laureen) SHARROCK (25 Feb 1927 – 21 Jul 2009)
      1. 1. Stillborn Keeling (1953 – 1953)
      2. 2. Diana (Carol) Keeling (18 Jun 1959 – ) m. Harry (John) Waterman (08 Feb 1959 – )
        1. 1. Latisha (Jean) Keeling (15 Dec 1981 – )
      3. 3. Unknown Keeling
      4. 4. Gary Keeling m. Diana Denman
        1. 1. Scott Keeling
        2. 2. Joanna Keeling m. Unknown
        3. 3. Louise Keeling m. Scott Unknown
      5. 5. Alfred Keeling m. Diane Woods
        1. 1. Lisa Keeling m. Corren Hansen
        2. 2. Stephen Keeling
        3. 3. Amanda Keeling m. Carl Unknown
        4. 4. Twin Keeling
      6. 6. Lorraine Keeling m. Peter McKenzie
        1. 1. Aaron McKenzie
        2. 2. Alica McKenzie m. Unknown
        3. 3. Nathen McKenzie
        4. 4. Rachel McKenzie
    4. 4. Sylvia (Lee) Keeling (Jun 1926 – 9 Jun 1928)

James Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1850
8 June 1850
Birth of James Taverner Russell in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
1940
8 October 1940
Age 90
Death of James Taverner Russell in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1850
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 October 1940
    Event Place: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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