Fantastic! Thank you! This family is looking more and more likely. They disappear from the UK after 1841 which suggests they emigrated. There is an 1843 passenger record for New York with Christ. Russell 50, Mrs. 49, Sarah 19, Ann 17, Christ. 15, Rebecca 11, & David 9. Then there is an 1851 Ontario census record showing Christopher 59, Rebecca 57, and a Russell male of 19 whose first name I cannot read. Sadly, they do not show up on Canadian census records after 1851. My GGG Grandparents were Christopher & Rebecca Russell. They died in Ontario on Apr 10, 1872 & Aug 11, 1862 respectively. Their son, David, born Jan 13, 1834 in England, named his first child Jonathan, born in Ontario. My theory is that they arrived in New York and made their way to Canada, although I don't really understand why I haven't been able to find more of David's siblings in Canada. But this is the first breakthrough I've had on this for a while. Delighted.
I am kicking myself because I did not record where I got Christopher's birth date of Dec 26, 1793, but it matches the information you kindly gave me. Where did you find the birth date you got for him? The IGI gives only a year as far as I could see. Thanks so much for all your help. I will pin this down yet!
