David Russell

Brief Life History of David

When David Russell was born on 13 May 1722, in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, his father, Robert Russell, was 28 and his mother, Mary Storie, was 27. He married Janet McPherson on 5 October 1751. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters.

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Family Time Line

David Russell
1722–
Janet McPherson
1730–
Marriage: 5 October 1751
Elizabeth Russell
1752–
Margaret Russell
1754–
David Russell
1756–
Alexander Russell
1758–
John Russell
1761–
Peter Russell
1763–
Janet Russell
1766–
Jean Russell
1768–1857
Janet Russel
1770–

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  • David Russal, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish: of Norman origin, from Old French and Anglo-Norman French r(o)ussel, a diminutive of Old French rous(e) ‘red, reddish’, used either as a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion, or as a personal name. Compare Rouse . This Norman name has been established in Ireland since the 12th century. It has been reinforced in Britain and Ireland by Huguenot bearers of the name Roussel, of the same Old French origin.

English: habitational name from any of several places called Rushall (Norfolk, Staffordshire, Wiltshire) or possibly sometimes from Rusthall in Speldhurst (Kent). Rushall in Staffordshire derives from Old English rysc ‘rush, rushes’ + halh ‘nook, corner of land’. Rushall in Norfolk derives from an uncertain first element + Old English halh. Rushall in Wiltshire derives from an Old English personal name Rust (genitive Rustes) + halh. Rusthall in Speldhurst (Kent) probably derives from Old English rust ‘rust, rust color’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’, but with a change in the final element due to influence from Middle English, Old English hall ‘hall, residence’, perhaps referring to a nearby building.

Americanized form of German Rüssel, from a pet form of any of various personal names formed with the element hrōd ‘fame, renown’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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