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Margaret Russell

Margaret Russell

Female 1883 - 1945  (62 years)

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  • Name Margaret Russell 
    Born 7 Feb 1883  Entryfoot, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1891  Cathlaw Lodge, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 11 Mar 1906  Mill Road Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 5 Mar 1912  39 Crammond Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Emigration 5 Dec 1912  [4
    • Left London onborard the "Australind" destination Fremantle
    Residence 1916  Hardey Road Belmont, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1925  Hardey Road Belmont, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Dec 1926  Kalannie, , Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID EC6C2AD4A05444D8A21445BD5B9E4F92F8E1 
    Died 9 Mar 1945  Bassendean, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Mar 1945  Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Perth, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I13220  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2020 

    Father Alexander Russell,   b. 24 Nov 1852, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1901, Entryfoot, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Isabella Russell,   b. 1842, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 26 Nov 1875  Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F4590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Shanks,   b. 24 Dec 1878, Woodside Cottage, Torphicen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1963, Guildford, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1903  Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Isabella Russell Shanks,   b. 11 Mar 1906, Mill Rd, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1974, Bassendean, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. William Shanks,   b. 22 Aug 1907, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1982, Onslow, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Margaret Shanks,   b. 13 May 1910, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1997, Midland, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Alexander Russell Shanks,   b. 5 Mar 1912, 39 Crammond Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1913, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     5. Mary Russell Shanks,   b. 2 Jun 1916, Hardy Road, Belmont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 2006, Helena Valley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 31 May 2010 
    Family ID F2619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Margaret and her husband and children went to Australia between 1912 and 1913

      Burial Notes: MARGARET SHANKS - Application Number KB00076750
      Aged 62, Date of Death 09/03/1945 in suburb of BASSENDEAN
      KARRAKATTA CEMETERY, GENERAL Denomination, Section CA, Grave Number 0078.
      Grant Number K0039936, Status EXPIRED, Date of Expiry 20/04/1995
      General Notes: Margaret Russell was born in 1883. She was bought up by a maiden Aunt and Uncle due to poverty. They were strict Presbyterians. She grew up in Linlithgow, Scotland.

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S59] Passenger Manifest (Reliability: 3).