Frederick Valentine Russ (1885 - 1953)

Born 14 Feb 1885 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Caroline (Bliss) Russ — married 5 Mar 1910 in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 3 May 1953 at age 68 in Ealing

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Biography

John Doran supplied this biography located at and downloadable from https://belvoirparish.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/13-Frederick-Valentine-Russ.docx . This also includes more detail on balloonists in wartime.

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Frederick Valentine Russ. Army and RFC(RAF)

Frederick Valentine Russ was born on the 14th February 1885, son of Christian Charles Gottlieb Russ and Emily Callaway.

He married Helen Caroline Bliss on the 5th March 1910 and they had one child Frederick Basil Russ on 23rd November 1910. Two other children followed, in 1918 Rita Constance Muriel and 1920 Brenda Doris.

All three children lived to old age, Frederick and Rita to 90years old and Brenda to 87 years old. Frederick himself died on 3rd May 1953 (aged 68) and his wife Helen Caroline on 10th March 1971(aged 86).

On June 21 1902, Fred entered apprenticeship at Mr Thomas Owen Cabinet Maker 18 Oldbury Place Marylebone, Premium £50, £25 on signing and £25 in 6 months repayable as wages 1st year 4/- week, 2nd year 7/- week, 3rd year 10/- week.

At the outbreak of War, Frederick, who was still living at home, volunteered for the army. He would fight in the trenches in Belgium. After his second bout of pneumonia, however, the army refused to send him back to the front, so he became a balloonist in the Royal Flying Corps.

Fred was married by the start of the War. He moved from Hemel Hempstead [poultry farming] to Ealing probably close to the outbreak of the War.

He qualified as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Flying Corps (later the Inaugural Royal Air Force). Frederick Valentine Russ was employed by the Office of Works, after his discharge from the Armed Forces in 1919-20, as a technical officer.

His office/department had responsibility for 'English Heritage including Wales & Scotland' and had a distinguished career in this service.

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Sources

• Rita (Russell (family source)

• Birth Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
  Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Page: 696; Volume: 1a
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8912 #48054332 (accessed 19 October 2023)
  Frederick Valentine Russ birth registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1885 in Marylebone, London, England.

• 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
  The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 105; Folio: 40; Page: 42; GSU roll: 6095215
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #7616428 (accessed 24 October 2023)
  Frederick Rass (6) son in household of Charles Rass (48) in St Marylebone in Marylebone registration district in London, England. Born in London, England.

• 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
  Class: RG13; Piece: 2157; Folio: 23; Page: 6; ED, institution, or vessel: 3; Household schedule number: 40
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #11898545 (accessed 19 October 2023)
  Frederick V Russ (15) boarder in household of John Eddy (27) in Shebbear in Torrington registration district in Devon, England. Born in London, Middlesex, England.

• Marriage: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
  City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STG/PR/7/82
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61867 #1204589 (accessed 19 October 2023)
  Frederick Valentine Russ (24) marriage to Helen Caroline Bliss on 5 Mar 1910 in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England.

• Military: "UK, RAF Officer Service Records, 1918-1919"
  The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; AIR 76: Air Ministry Department of the Master-General of Personnel: Officers' Service Records; Series Number: AIR 76; Piece Number: 439
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 62606 #96276 (accessed 19 October 2023)
  Military Start Date: 20 Jun 1919; Military End Date: 14 Apr 1920; Rank: 2 Lieut. (Adm).; Name: Frederick Valentine Russ; Birth Date: 1885; Military Service Branch: Royal Air Force.

• Military: "UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940"
  The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Kew, Surrey, England; Air Ministry: Air Member For Personnel and Predecessors: Airmen's Records; Series Number: Air 79
  Ancestry uk Record 61400 #27724 (accessed 19 October 2023)
  Gender: Male; Spouse: Helen Caroline; Relation to Airman: Wife; Service Number: 28267; Next of Kin: Helen Caroline; Birth Place: Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England; Birth Date: 1884; Name: Frederick Valentine Russ; Service Date: 12 May 1916; Age: 31.

• Source information

ID: 6777516 Reference: AIR 79 Title: British RAF Airmen 1912-1919 Description: Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers and airmen in the Royal Air Force (RAF) between 1912 and 1919. The record set contains records of more than 300,000 airmen, who were born in over 30 countries. UPP: GBM/AIR79/224277 Credit: © The National Archives

• Military: "British Royal Air Force, Airmen's Service Records 1912-1939"
  Reference: AIR 79/286
  FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 19 October 2023)
  Attestation date: 12 May 1916; Next of kin first name(s): Helen Caroline,Fredk Basil,Rita Constance Muriel; Birth parish: Marylebone; Birth county: Middlesex; Last name: Russ; Child 2 birth date: 22 Jan 1918; Spouse's first name(s): Helen Caroline; First name(s): Frederick Valentine; Occupation: Cabinet maker for selicol; Marriage date: 05 Mar 1910; Child's birth date: 23 Nov 1910; Child's first name(s): Fredk Basil; Child 2 first name(s): Rita Constance Muriel; Birth date: ? ? 1884; Service number: 28267; Birth town: London; Attestation age: 31; Next of kin last name: Russ; Country: England.

• 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
  The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; ED, institution, or vessel: 06; Registration District Number: 127; Piece: 6776
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #39466290 (accessed 19 October 2023)
  Frederick Valentine Russ (26), married, Wholesale Cabinet Manufacturer, head of household in The Orchard, Murray Road, Northwood, Middlesex, Ruislip, Middlesex, England. Born in London, Middlesex, England.

• Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
  General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5e; Page: 167
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7579 #23228124 (accessed 19 October 2023)
  Frederick V Russ death registered Apr-May-Jun 1953 in Ealing (age 68).

Research Notes

From russ family.net

Husband: Frederick Valentine RUSS died at age: 68 Born: 14 Feb 1885 at 27 Clifton Hill St John's Wood Baptized: at St George's Hanover Square 2 Died: 3 May 1953 Resided: during WW II in Stevenage Herts Resided: 22 Jun 1910 at The Orchard, Murray Rd Northwood Resided: 22 Oct 1912 at Kilncotes, Bennetts End Hemel Hempstead Herts Resided: 1914 - 1953 at 73 Kingsley Ave West Ealing Cause of death: Cerebral haemorrhage Education: Shebbear College, North Devon Education: apprenticed as cabinet maker 2a Occupation: Civil Servant HM Ministry of Works 3 Military: 1914 - 1918 Army and Royal Flying Corps 4 Father: Christian Carl Gottfried RUSS Mother: Emily CALLAWAY