Henry Victor Russell
16 March 1905–30 July 1974 (Age 69)
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
The Life of Henry Victor
When Henry Victor Russell was born on 16 March 1905, in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, his father, John Russell, was 42 and his mother, Mary Harraway, was 34. He died on 30 July 1974, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 69.
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Family Time Line
John Russell
1862–1914
Mary Harraway
1870–1922
Victoria May Russell
1901–1980
John Harraway Russell
1903–1966
Henry Victor Russell
1905–1974
Stanley George Russell
1906–1930
Parents and Siblings
John Russell
1862–1914Male
Mary Harraway
1870–1922Female
siblings
(4)
1901–1980Female
1903–1966Male
1905–1974Male
Stanley George Russell
1906–1930Male
World Events (8)
1907
Age 2
The country becomes a dominion, or self-governing community, within the British empire.
1907 · Dominion of New Zealand
Age 2
The Dominion of New Zealand was brought about when New Zealand proclaimed itself a political independent government inside the British Empire. The Dominion of New Zealand allowed the British Government to shape its foreign policy, and it followed Britain into the First World War. Full independence was granted in 1931 and adopted by the New Zealand Parliament in 1947.
1939
Age 34
Australia joins Britain in declaration of war on Germany.
Name Meaning
1 English, Scottish, and Irish: from Rousel, a common Anglo-Norman French nickname for someone with red hair, a diminutive of Rouse with the hypocoristic suffix -el.2 Americanized spelling of German Rüssel, from a pet form of any of the various personal names formed with the Old High German element hrōd ‘renown’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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