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James Russell

James Russell

Male 1823 - 1897  (74 years)

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  • Name James Russell 
    Born 22 Apr 1823  Cathlawhill, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 11 May 1823  Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 7 Apr 1861  [2
    proprietor 
    Residence 10 Sep 1861  Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _UID 1C9CCFE636DB43E08DEAF9DDD799F2B20205 
    Died 18 Dec 1897  Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 20 Dec 1897  Malmsbury Cemetery, Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I25760  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2021 

    Father John Russell,   b. 29 Mar 1801, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1859, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Margaret Arthur,   b. 10 Sep 1798, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1861, Woodhead, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 19 May 1822  Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9381  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Nimmo,   b. 15 Jul 1818, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1859, Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1848  Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Catherine Margaret Russell,   b. 1849, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1859, Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 10 years)
     2. John Russell,   b. 1851, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1851, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Margaret Russell,   b. 1852, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. June Russell,   b. 1857, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1859, Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F9383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    James Russell 18 Dec 1897

  • Notes 
    • James who had returned to Scotland on the "Royal Charter" which was wrecked off Holyhead near Liverpool lost his wife and 2 daughters and most of his gold.

      James was the informant on the death of his mother in 1861


  • Sources 
    1. [S43] Baptism Entry (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S195] 1861 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3).