Brief Life History of William
When Hon. Sir William Oldnall-Russell D.C.L., Chief Justice of Bengal was born about 1785, in England, United Kingdom, his father, Rev Samuel Oldnell, was 31 and his mother, Mary Russell, was 31. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Louisa Maria Williams. In 1832, at the age of 48, his occupation is listed as chief justice of bengal. He died on 22 January 1833, at the age of 49.
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- William Oldnall Russell, Late Sir in entry for Henry Steward Oldnall Russell, Esq, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
- William Oldnall Russell in entry for Henry Steward Oldnall Russell, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
- William Oldnall Russell in entry for Henry Stewart Oldnall Russell, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
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World Events (5)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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