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Robert Russell 1808–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1808

Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: David Russell

Mother: Helen White

Spouse(s): Anne Shaw

Children(s): Agnes Russell, David Russell, Helen Russell, Livingston Russell, Margaret Russell, Janet Russell, Catherine Russell, Elizabeth Russell

Robert Russell was born in 1808 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of David Russell And Helen White. In 1851, Robert Russell resided in Maggies Haugh, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Robert Russell married Anne Shaw, and had children including Agnes Russell, Catherine Russell, David Russell, Elizabeth Russell, Helen Russell, Janet Russell, Livingston Russell, Margaret Russell. Robert Russell passed away in 1885 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Russell was born in 1808 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of David Russell And Helen White.
  • In 1851, Robert Russell resided in Maggies Haugh, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Robert Russell married Anne Shaw, and had children including Agnes Russell, Catherine Russell, David Russell, Elizabeth Russell, Helen Russell, Janet Russell, Livingston Russell, Margaret Russell.
  • Robert Russell passed away in 1885 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Russell's Ancestors

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Robert Russell
1808–1885
Birth Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
David Russell
1775–
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Helen White
1786–
Grandparents
Livingston Russel
1746–
Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Wat
1704–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Russell's Descendants

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Robert Russell (17 Mar 1808–1885) m. Anne Shaw (1809–1894)
  1. 1. Agnes Russell 1851–1915 m. John McConnell 1849–1932
    1. 1. James McConnell 1883–1957 m. Jessie Cunningham 1903–1965 m. Annie Borland 1882–1908
      1. 1. Robert (Russell) McConnell 1932–1991 m. Isabella (Compston) Baird 1933–2005
      2. 2. John McConnell 1924–1943
      3. 3. Ann McConnell 1922–1986
    2. 2. Robert (Russell) McConnell 1875–1952
    3. 3. David (Russell) McConnell 1881–1954
      1. 1. Agnes (Russell) McConnell 1913–1982
        1. 1. David (Andrew McConnell) Jamieson 1939–2018 m. Elizabeth (Caroline) Stevenson 1942–2022
    4. 4. Livingston McConnell 1885–1976
    5. 5. William McConnell 1893–
    6. 6. Thomas Mcconnell 1896–
    7. 7. John McConnell 1872– m. Christina Jamieson 1874–
      1. 1. Annie (Shaw) McConnell 1904–
      2. 2. Agnes Mcconnell 1898–
      3. 3. Alexander Mcconnell 1900–
      4. 4. Robert (Russell Wright) McConnell 1906–1970 m. Margaret (Paterson) Whitby 1908–1974
      5. 5. David McConnell 1908–1962 m. Janet (Gunn) Milne –1992
    8. 8. Ann (Shaw) McConnell 1877–1942
      1. 1. John (McConnell) Gemmell 1905–
      2. 2. Agnes (Russell) Gemmell 1903–
    9. 9. Janet (Casky) McConnell 1879–1950 m. William Jackson 1876–
      1. 1. Agnes Jackson 1899–1974 m. William (C McA) Sharp 1897–1971
        1. 1. James (Clarke) Sharp 1921–1942
      2. 2. Alexander Jackson 1898–1898
      3. 3. Maggie Jackson 1900–
  2. 2. David Russell 1831–
  3. 3. Helen Russell 1837–
  4. 4. Livingston Russell 1839–
  5. 5. Margaret Russell 1842–
  6. 6. Janet Russell 1845–
  7. 7. Catherine Russell 1848–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Russell 1848–

Robert Russell's Timeline

7 Records

1808
17 Mar 1808
Birth of Robert Russell in Shotts, Lanark
Shotts, Lanark
1808
17 Mar 1808
Birth of Robert Russell in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 43
Robert Russell resided here in Maggies Haugh, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Maggies Haugh, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 53
Robert Russell resided here in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 63
Robert Russell resided here in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 73
Robert Russell resided here in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1885
1885
Age 77
Death of Robert Russell in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1808
    Event Place: Shotts, Lanark
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census
    [4] 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1808
    Event Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Maggies Haugh, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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