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Alexander Russell

Male 1845 - 1930  (85 years)


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  • Name Alexander Russell 
    Birth 3 Mar 1845  , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism Glassford, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation
    • Ministry, thus a Reverend
    Death 5 Aug 1930  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 8 Aug 1930  Midhurst, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I618  wilkie
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2016 

    Father Andrew Russell,   b. 31 Mar 1812, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1886, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Isabel Dick,   b. 27 Jan 1816, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1892, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 1836  , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rebecca Matilda Tassie,   b. Abt 1853, Nelson Twp, Halton County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1894 (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jun 1881  Nelson Twp, Halton County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Marriage Source: Ontario Marriage Index 1858-1899, Reg # 003934, Archives Film 36 hw
      Name: Alexander Russell
      Spouse Name: Rebecca Matilda Tassie
      Marriage Date: 22 June 1881
      Marriage Location: Nelson Township
      Reg # 003934
    Children 
     1. Willilam Eager Russell,   b. 25 Oct 1884, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Andrew Dick Russell,   b. 18 Oct 1886, Bothwell Twp, Kent County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Alexander Russell,   b. 9 Dec 1888, Bothwell Twp, Kent County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F434  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2009 

    Family 2 Edith Thomson,   b. Abt 1870, Litchfield, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 20 Mar 1894  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Marriage Source: Ontario Marriage Index 1858-1899, Reg # 002290, Archives Film 81 hw
      Name: Alexander Russell
      Spouse Name: Edith Thomson
      Marriage Date: 20 March 1894
      Marriage Location: Ottawa, Ontario
      Reg. # 002290, Archvies Film 81
    Children 
     1. W. Russell
     2. William Mcgillivray Russell,   b. 13 Feb 1895, New Lowell, Sunnidale Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Flora Isabel Russell,   b. 17 Aug 1896, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Orlie John Russell,   b. 17 Jun 1900, New Lowell, Sunnidale Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Edith Matilda Russell,   b. 9 Apr 1902, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Mabel Ellen Russell,   b. 30 Apr 1904, Dawn, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2009 

  • Notes 
    • 1881 Cdn Census; Wellesley Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada
      FHL Film 1375901 NAC C-13265 Dist 162 SubDist B Div 2 Page 36, Fam 163

      Alexander Russell, Male Age 35, Scottish, Birthplace Scotland, Occ. Presbyt. Minister, Religion C. Presbyterian

      Alex. Russell was residing in the household of Richard Thompson and his family 6 children plus a wife. Richard Thompson was a Bailiff and his wife a school teacher


      Death certificate: Source Ontario Deaths 1869-1932 #006081; 379, 4826 hw
      Place: County York, Toronto City, 3 Sultan Street
      Name: Alexander Russell
      Residence: 3 Sultan Street, Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada
      Sex: Male, White, Married
      Birthplace Scotland
      Age: about 83 years
      Date of Birth - blank
      Occupation: Retired Clergyman
      Father: Andrew Russell, Scotland
      Mother: Not known
      Informant: Walter Russell, 3 Sultan Street, Son
      Burial: Midhurst, Ontario, August 7, 1930
      Date of Death: August 5, 1930
      Cause of Death: Cerebral Arterio Schrosis, Hemiplegia, x 2 years; BronchoPneumonia
      E. S. Jeffrey, MD

  • Sources 
    1. [S612] Alexander Russell death 1930, Ontario Deaths 1869-1932 #006081 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S629] Alex Russell & Rebecca Tassie marriage 1881, Ontario Marriage Index 1858-1899, Reg # 003934; Archives Film 36 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S628] Alex. Russell & Edith Thomson marr 1894, Ontario Marriage Index 1858-1899, Reg # 002290, Archives film 81 (Reliability: 3).



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