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William James Russell 1866–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 September 1866

Birth Location: Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 16 February 1942

Death Location: Inverell, New South Wales

Father: James Russell

Mother: Elizabeth Austin

Spouse(s): Mary Burn

Children(s): William Russell, Frank Russell, John Russell, Norman Russell, James Russell, Elizabeth Russell

William James Russell was born in 1866 in Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the child of James Russell And Elizabeth Austin. William James Russell married Mary Jane Josephine Burn, and had children including Elizabeth Rose Russell, Frank Herbert Russell, James Russell, John Rudolph Russell, Norman Roy Russell, William Burn Russell. William James Russell passed away in 1942 in Inverell, New South Wales.

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Biography

  • William James Russell was born in 1866 in Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the child of James Russell And Elizabeth Austin.
  • William James Russell married Mary Jane Josephine Burn, and had children including Elizabeth Rose Russell, Frank Herbert Russell, James Russell, John Rudolph Russell, Norman Roy Russell, William Burn Russell.
  • William James Russell passed away in 1942 in Inverell, New South Wales.

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William Russell's Ancestors

Self
William Russell
1866–1942
Birth Place: Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
James Russell
1844–1904
Parish of St Patrick, County of Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia
Elizabeth Austin
1844–1911
Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
James Russell
1826–1886
Parramatta, Cumberland County, NSW, Australia
Rosanna Duggan
1823–1868
Ahoghill, Antrim, Ireland
john austin
1820–1860
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Catherine Hynes
1815–1888
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James (Convict)
1797–1834
Margaret Moore
1807–1845
John Duggan
1805–
Jane Casey
1806–1864
John Austin
1761–1831
Mary Greenwood
1799–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laurence Moore
1783–1836
Mary Farrell
1784–1852
William Duggan
1776–
Margaret Duggan
1771–
John Casey
–1865
Samuel Greenwood
1768–1826
Lois Chamberlain
1772–1838

William Russell's Descendants

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William (James) Russell (14 September 1866–16 February 1942) m. Mary (Jane (Josephine)) Burn (1866–23 October 1933)
  1. 1. William (Burn) Russell 1889–1946 m. Ivy (Isabella) Phillips 1889–1968
    1. 1. Barry Russell 1935–2001 m. Catherine (Mabel) MacDonald 1934–2019
    2. 2. Herbert (Burn) Russell 1920–1921
    3. 3. Arthur (Stanley) Russell 1913–1913
    4. 4. Ronald (Claude) Russell 1926–1948
    5. 5. Cedric (Milton) Russell 1912–1996 m. Hannah (May) Carless 1914–2001
    6. 6. Alfred (William) Russell 1910–1987
    7. 7. Raymond Russell –2016
    8. 8. Daphne (Pearl) Russell 1915–
    9. 9. Ivy Russell –2014
  2. 2. Frank (Herbert) Russell 1897–1975
  3. 3. John (Rudolph) Russell 1900–1923
  4. 4. Norman (Roy) Russell 1901–1958
  5. 5. James Russell 1887–1944 m. Gertrude (Ethel Maud) Britnell. 1883–1923
    1. 1. Rita (Minnie 'May') Russell. 1915–1980 m. William (Edward) Knight 1920–1995
    2. 2. Roy (James) Russell. 1909–1980
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Rose) Russell 1892–1962

William Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1866
14 September 1866
Birth of William James Russell in Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1942
16 February 1942
Age 76
Death of William James Russell in Inverell, New South Wales
Inverell, New South Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 September 1866
    Event Place: Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1942
    Event Place: Inverell, New South Wales
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

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