Charles Frederick Russ (1856 - 1901)

Born 18 Oct 1856 in Appleby, Tasman, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Leila Mills (Davies) Russ — married 22 Oct 1879 in NZ

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1901 at age 45 in Waimea West, Nelson, New Zealand

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Biography

Charles was born in 1856. He was the son of Elizabeth and Job Russ. ^[1]

He married Leila Mills Davis in 1879 ^[2]

Charles brother James Albert married Leila's sister Sylvia, and his sister Emily married Leila's brother Albert

He passed away in 1901 age 45 ^{[3] [4]} and was buried at Waimea West Cemetery.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
   • NZ Birth registration 1856/5379 (name not recorded)
2. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
   • NZ Marriage registration 1879/2677
3. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
   • NZ Death registration 1901/6871
4. ↑ Death Notice https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19011105.2.7
5. ↑ Gravestone https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139640146/charles-frederick-russ

• Curnow, Elsie S. Country Ways in Two Countries: Jonah Russ from Somerset and His New Zealand Descendants : a Family History. Nelson, New Zealand: F Ashton, 1987. p105ff.

Research Notes

Iterative searches have been done in the Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records website to confirm the specific date of the event.

The BDM Online birth record has been accepted, despite there being no given name, on the basis that the parents are correct and the date corresponds to the age at death.