Brief Life History of Willie
When Willie Russell was born on 30 September 1903, in Lisbreen, County Antrim, Ireland, his father, Mr William Russell, was 37 and his mother, Agnes Marcus, was 31. He died on 1 September 1970, in Broughshane, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, at the age of 66, and was buried in Broughshane, Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- William Russell in household of William Russell, "Ireland Census, 1911"
- Willie Russell, "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913"
Spouse and Children
1903–1970 Male
–1990 Female
Parents and Siblings
1866–1916 Male
1872–1934 Female
Siblings (3)
1898– Female
1900– Male
1903–1970 Male
World Events (8)
1908
Age 5
1919
Age 16
1922
Age 19
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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