Samuel Russell

1874 - 1918  (44 years)    Has 6 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Samuel Russell
  Born	1874	Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland
  	as per age in 1901 census
  Gender	Male
  Census	31 Mar 1901	1 Bank Rd, Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland
  Census Years 1901 Antrim Larne Bank Road Residents of a house 1 in Bank Road (Larne, Antrim) Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Russell Harriett 22 Female Daughter Presbyterian Antrim - Read and write - Not Married - Russell Victoria 20 Female Daughter Presbyterian Antrim - Read and write - Not Married - Wylie Jane 6 Female Grand Daughter Presbyterian Antrim Scholar Read and write - Not Married - Wylie Hugh 4 Male Grand Son Presbyterian Antrim - - - Not Married - Russell Samuel 64 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Antrim Dairyman Read and write - Married - Russell Samuel 26 Male Son Presbyterian Antrim fireman BNCR railway Read and write - Not Married - Russell Margaret 60 Female Wife Presbyterian Antrim Housekeeper Read and write - Married -
  Migration/Travel	Bef 1918	Australia
  maybe before 1911 since he does not appear in that census
  Died	1918	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  Buried	1918	Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa
  	Dido valley cemetery
  Notes	Story is that he left his wife after the wedding on the basis that he was drunk when he had agreed to marry her. He married in 1906. He was a bit of a lad. He migrated from NIR (date unknown) to settle in Australia. He visited family in South Africa and died in the Cape during the big flu epidemic (the Black flu was in 1918 "so he was still quite young"). Occupation unknown. He is buried in Dido Valley Cemetery, Simonstown. We have found him in the 1901 Larne census so we can now say he died at age 43-44. Train driver on marriage record. [1, 2, 3]
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: James Russell b. 1784 Maternal Line: Wall
  Person ID	I1108	Roy~Royes | Russell
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2018

  
  

  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 1840, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland           d. 1920, Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	5 May 1859	Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes McAlpin           b. 1 May 1867, Carrickfergus, Antrim, Northern Ireland
  Married	21 Mar 1906	Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland
  	1st Presbyterian Witnesses Samuel Russell Roy, Mary McAlpin Rev Samuel Edgar Stewart officiated
  		Details of wedding of Samuel Russell and Agnes McAlpin
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1874 - Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland Census - 31 Mar 1901 - 1 Bank Rd, Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland Married - 21 Mar 1906 - Larne, Antrim, Northern Ireland Migration/Travel - Bef 1918 - Australia Died - 1918 - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Buried - 1918 - Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Sam Russell
  		Sam Russell

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] Correspondent Jack Hogan, Jack Hogan. [S124] AncestryIreland.com. [S39] KGR family research, George Roy.