James Russell

1875 - 1954  (79 years)

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• Name	James Russell
  Born	21 May 1875	Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Migration/Travel	12 Jul 1902	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  Ship: Galician ex Southampton
  Occupation	station master
  Died	12 Jun 1954	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa   [2]
  		Death Certificate of James Russell
  Buried	Aft 12 Jun 1954	Simons Town, Western Cape, South Africa   [2]
  	Dido valley cemetery
  Notes	Migrated to South Africa because marriage was not acceptable to family. Worked on railways in South Africa as an engine driver and was a station master by at least 1920 [3, 4]
  Person ID	I1092	Roy~Royes | Russell, South African Russells
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Samuel Russell           b. Est 1835, Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland           d. 21 Aug 1920, Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Margaret Whiteford           b. Est 1838, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland           d. 1920, Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	5 May 1859	Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland   [5]
  	1st Larne Presbyterian, Inver parish Rev. H W Molyneaux officiating Groom's age 24 single, bride's age 21 single Witnesses: Alexander Kirkpatrick (for husband) and John Russel (for wife, Samuel's brother) Husband occupation: Tailor Groom's father: James Russel Bride's Father: James Whiteford, occupation Farmer Note Russel (one-L) spelling throughout.
  		Marriage information for Samuel Russell and Margaret Whiteford
  Photos		Larne, with the Russells' residence and millinery shop marked
  Family ID	F14	Family Group  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Magee           b. 22 Jan 1877, Carrickfergus, Antrim, Northern Ireland           d. 23 Oct 1949, Tramore, Co Waterford, Ireland  (Age 72 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1902	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  Notes	They were married in St Marys Cathedral in Capetown. Lived in Klapmuts, Marg was born there. Kathleen and Nancy were born in Greenisland NIR. Then went to Simonstown [near Capetown] where the rest were born. Left in 1924 for Mowbray and then Woodstock (where Nancy married) and then to Heathfield and then to Fishoek [near Capetown]. [3]
  Children	1. Margaret Russell           b. 16 Dec 1903, Klapmuts, Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa           d. Abt 1990  (Age 86 years) + 2. Kathleen Russell           b. May 1906, Greenisland, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland           d. Abt 1977  (Age ~ 70 years) + 3. John Magee Russell           b. 31 Aug 1908, Simons Town, Western Cape, South Africa           d. 24 Mar 1983  (Age 74 years) + 4. Annie Teresa Russell           b. 21 Jul 1910, Greenisland, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland           d. 25 Jan 1992, Tramore, Co Waterford, Ireland  (Age 81 years) + 5. Dorothy Russell           b. 2 Apr 1912, Simons Town, Western Cape, South Africa           d. Dec 1993  (Age 81 years) + 6. Seamus Russell           b. 10 Mar 1914, Simons Town, Western Cape, South Africa           d. 1998  (Age 83 years) + 7. Rosaleen Russell           b. 1916, Simons Town, Western Cape, South Africa           d. Abt 1987  (Age 71 years) + 8. Desmond O'Gorman Russell           b. 24 Nov 1918, Simons Town, Western Cape, South Africa           d. 1952  (Age 33 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Hogan-Russell Wedding Russell family at wedding of Thomas Hogan and Nancy Russell taken in Woodstock, Cape Province, South Africa on 29 November 1929. Back row: John Russell, Margaret Russell, Tom Hogan, Jimmy Russell, Sean Maguire (who emigrated to SA with Tom Hogan) Seated: Rosaleen Russell, Dot Russell, Nancy (Russell) Hogan, Annie Russell - "my (elegant ) grandmother" writes Jack Hogan.
  		James (1875-1954) and Annie (Magee) (1877-1949) Russell
  		James Russell family From left: John, Seamus, Jimmy, Nancy, Marg, Rosaleen, Desmond, Annie, Kay, Dot
  		Russell and Roys in South Africa during the Roy migration from Larne to Cairns
  		Russell and Roy children, South Africa, 1923 When Sam and Ag Roy and family were on their way to Cairns, Queensland
  Overviews		PEDIGREE - HOGAN-Russell-Magee Pedigree chart showing the Hogan and Russell relationships
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2014 02:30:18
  Family ID	F67	Family Group  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 May 1875 - Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland Migration/Travel - Ship: Galician ex Southampton - 12 Jul 1902 - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Married - 31 Dec 1902 - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Died - 12 Jun 1954 - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Buried - Aft 12 Jun 1954 - Simons Town, Western Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		James Russell (1875-1954)
  		Jimmy Russell (1875-1954) at the wedding of Tom Hogan and Nancy Russell
  		James Russell (centre) with son-in-law Frank Homan (left) and son "Doggie" Russell (right)

  
  

• Sources

  [S103] Jack Logan, Jane Russell and siblings. [S48] Tom Cooper to Jack Hogan, Re: Info on Russells. [S39] George Roy, George & Ena Roy Family Tree Sep 2005. [S99] Jack Hogan, James Russell and family in Simonstown,Cape Province. [S25] FamilySearch  Batch M70220-6 Film 101407 Ref no. 489.