Brief Life History of Francis
When Francis Russell was born on 27 September 1739, in Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Lord John Russell, was 28 and his mother, Gertrude Leveson-Gower, was 24. He married Elizabeth Keppel on 9 June 1764, in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. In 1761, his occupation is listed as bailiff to the board of the bedford level corporation in 1761. He died on 22 March 1767, in London, Middlesex, England, at the age of 27, and was buried in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (5)
- Francis Russell in entry for Francis Russell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Francis Russell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Frank Russell in entry for Mary E., "United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874"
Spouse and Children
1739–1767 Male
1739–1768 Female
Children (4)
1763– Female
1765–1802 Male
1766–1839 Male
1767–1840 Male
Parents and Siblings
1710–1771 Male
1715–1794 Female
Siblings (3)
1739–1767 Male
1743–1811 Female
1745–1745 Male
World Events (2)
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 13
1754 · Seven Years' War
Age 15
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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