William Allen Douglass Russell (abt. 1854 - 1930)

Born about Oct 1854 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Cummings) Russell — married 1877 in Wellsend, NSW

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1930 at about age 75 in Durban, South Africa

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Biography

William was an accountant by profession and was an active Freemason. He was born in Scotland, emigrated to Australia and then later emigrated once more, this time to South Africa, where he died.

Marriage

Name: William Allen D Russell

Marriage Date: 1877

Registration Date: 1877

Registration Place: Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia

Spouse: Elizabeth Cummings

Registration Number: 4981^[1]

Freemasonry Lodge 1

Name: William Allen Douglas Russell

Gender: Male

Initiation Date: 1907

First Payment Year on Register: 1910

Year range: 1910-1921

Lodge: Skelmersdale Lodge

Lodge Location: Pietermaritzburg

Lodge Number: 1729

Folio Number: 198

Search: William Allen Douglas Russell ^[2]

Freemasonry Lodge 2

Name: William Allen Douglas Russell

Gender: Male

Initiation Date: 10 Aug 1916

First Payment Year on Register: 1916

Year range: 1910-1921

Profession: Accountant

Lodge: Port Natal Lodge

Lodge Location: Durban Natal

Lodge Number: 738

Folio Number: 28

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Learn More: Port Natal Lodge ^[3]

Death

Name: William Allen Douglass Russell

Event Type: Probate

Event Date: 1930

Event Place: Natal, South Africa

Age: 75

Birth Year (Estimated): 1855

Birthplace: Airdrie Scotland

Death Date: 21 Jul 1930

Death Place: Durban

Occupation: Retired hospital superintendant

Father: Robert Allen Douglas Russell

Mother: Frances Russell^[4]

"South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," William Allen Douglass Russell, 1930" ^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ " NSW Pioneer Index - Pioneer Series 1778 - 1888". Added by Grant McDuling October 2022.
2. ↑ " Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers"; Description: Membership Registers: Colonial and Foreign 1341-1526 to Colonial and Foreign 1530-1836; Reel Number: 62. Added by Grant McDuling Oct 2022.
3. ↑ " Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers"; Description: Membership Registers: Colonial and Foreign 705-989 to Colonial and Foreign 1022-1338; Reel Number: 61. Added by Grant McDuling Oct 2022.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} LDS: South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950, database, FamilySearch [1], Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Added by Grant McDuling November 2018.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Grant McDuling for creating WikiTree profile Russell-4548 through the import of McDuling13Feb13.ged on Feb 13, 2013.