Author Topic: Cecil Henry St Leger Russell b Trinidad 1862 and John Russell b 1839 Kent  (Read 1046 times)

Offline barnoldswick

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I am trying to connect the two Russell's above. Cecil attended Lancing College as did John Russell's sons Charlie, Hubert, and Leonard - see below. In the Lancing Register it refers to Charlie, Hubert and Leonard as being cousins of Cecil Henry, but I cannot find how this connection works - perhaps the register meant second cousins ? John Russell became a well known brewer in Kent.


Extracts from the Lancing Register covering 1848 - 1900 ( from the web site  https://archive.org/stream/registerofsnicho00lancuoft/registerofsnicho00lancuoft_djvu.txt) :-

791.Russell, Cecil Henry St. Leger, born 8 April, 1862, eldest son of
Richard Russell, Esq., Receiver-General of Trinidad, entered S. H. as
Exhibitioner, Sept., 1873, lef t July, 1881 (Football XL, 1877-81 ;
Cricket XL, 1877-81 ; Captain, 1879-81 ; Prefect, 1878 ; Captain of
School, 1879-81). Scholar of Trinity College, Oxon, 1881 ; Second
Class Mods.; Second Class Lit. Hum.; Chancellor's Latin Verse, 1883;
Gaisford Greek Verse, 1883 ; Gaisford Greek Prose, 1884; Tutor to Lord
Hugh Cecil, 1885-86; Assis- tant Master St. Paul's School, 1887-94 J
VIth Form Master, Clifton, since 1894. Married, 29 July, 1890,
Blanche Wellsted, daughter of Arthur H. Wansey, Esq., of Stoke Bishop,
Bristol. Address 40, Clifton Park Road, Clifton, Bristol.
1076. Russell, Harley, born 24 Sept., 1865, second son of Richard
Russell, Esq. (see No. 791), entered S. H. Jan., 1 88 1. Died at
Lancing 14 March, 1882 buried in Lancing Churchyard. (Brother of
791.)

1208. Russell, Charlie, born 12 June, 1870, son of John Russell, Esq.,
of Rosherville, Kent, entered S. H. Jan., 1883, left Dec., 1886.
Subsequently in Switzerland. Now Brewer and Maltster. Address
Hillside, Milton next Gravesend, Kent. (Brother of 1209 and 1344 ;
cousin of 791, &c.)

1209. Russell, Hubert, born 31 Aug., 1871, son of John Russell, Esq.
(above), entered S. H. Jan., 1883, left July, 1887. Address
Glenthorne, Gravesend. (Brother of 1208 and 1344 ; cousin of 791,
&c.)

1344. Russell, Leonard, born Christmas Day, 1872, son of John Russell,
Esq., of The Mount, Rosherville, entered S. H. Sept., 1885, left Dec.,
1888. Subse- quently at R. M. A., Sandhurst ; 2nd Lieut. East
Lancashire Regt., 1895; Lieut. 2nd Batt., 1897. Address Rhani Ket,
Bengal, India. (Brother of 1208 and 1209 ; cousin of 791, etc

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Re: Cecil Henry St Leger Russell b Trinidad 1862 and John Russell b 1839 Kent
« Reply #1 on: Monday 04 January 16 08:34 GMT (UK) »
Linking to earlier thread which has more details on Richard Russell:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=725749.0
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Re: Cecil Henry St Leger Russell b Trinidad 1862 and John Russell b 1839 Kent
« Reply #2 on: Friday 15 January 16 08:33 GMT (UK) »
1841 Census Hammersmith
James Russell, 40, Grocer, not born in county
Mary, wife, 50 not born in county
James 15
John 15
William 14
Thomas 12
Richard 7
Children all born in county.
*So they are cousins as their parents John and Richard are brothers.

Baptism St Paul Hammersmith
James Russell 6 April 1823
John Richard 3 July 1825
William Frederick 3 April 1828
Thomas Henry 25 December 1830
Richard 29 December 1833, born 1 August 1833
All children of James and Mary Russell. In 1823 and 1825 the father is a Tallow Chandler.

You probably already have this:
Probate 9 October 1843 James Russell of Hammersmith, mentions sons James, John Richard, William Frederick, Thomas Henry and Richard. His property is to be sold, no wife is mentioned, so she must have died before 1843.

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Re: Cecil Henry St Leger Russell b Trinidad 1862 and John Russell b 1839 Kent
« Reply #3 on: Friday 15 January 16 13:04 GMT (UK) »
*So they are cousins as their parents John and Richard are brothers.


That doesn't appear to be the case. John Russell , brewer of Milton and father of Charlie , Hubert and Leonard, was born about 1839 in Swanscombe, Kent. There is a John Russell in the Swanscombe baptisms 20 Jul 1838 , parents William Edward and Mary.
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