Henry Russell PC (1751 - 1836)

Born 8 Aug 1751 in Dover, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1836 at age 84 in Swallowfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sir Henry Russell was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Henry Russell, 1st Baronet.^[1]

Henry Russell, the son of MICHAEL RUSSELL, merchant, and HANNAH HENSHAW, was born on 8 August 1751 at Dover, Kent, England. He was baptised on 11 September 1751 at Dover, Kent.^[2]

Marriage 1
He married Ann Amelia Skinner on 1 August 1776.

Marriage 2
He married Anne Barbara Whitworth on 23 July 1782.^[3] They had children:

• Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Bt 1783-1852
• Charles Russell 1786-1856
• Francis Whitworth Russell 1790-1852
• Katherine Russell d. Sep 1845
• Caroline Russell d. 6 Mar 1869
• Henrietta Russell b. 1797
• Rose Aylmer Russell
• Reverend Whitworth Russell 1795-1847
• George Lake Russell 1801-1878

In 1797 Russell was knighted and appointed a judge of the Bengal Supreme Court. He arrived in India in 1798 and lived at Chowringhee, Calcutta.

In 1812 he was created 1st Baronet Russell of Swallowfield, co. Berkshire in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The following year he returned to England permanently, living in London.

In the mid 1820s he purchased Swallowfield Park in Berkshire.

Henry Russell died in 1836.

He was buried at All Saints Churchyard, Swallowfield, Wokingham Borough, Berkshire.^[4]

His son, Henry Russell became the second Baronet.

Sources

1. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Russell, Sir Henry, first baronet (1751–1836), judge in India by Stephen Wheeler, rev. Ainslie T. Embree https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-24311
2. ↑ Henry Russell Birth Date 8 Aug 1751; (Parents) Mich Russell and Hannah; Event Type Christening; Event Date 11 Sep 1751; Event Place Dover, Kent, England; Event Place (Original) Saint Mary The Virgin, Dover, Kent, England "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL2Q-HMY : 3 February 2023), Henry Russell, 1751
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538-1973" Ann Whitworth & Henry Russell Marriage: July 23 1782 St. Andrew's, Holborn, Middlesex, England Wife: Ann Whitworth; Marital status: Single; Husband: Henry Russell; Marital status: Widowed Source: England Marriages, 1538-1973 MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/collection-30043/england-marriages-1538-1973 Record: https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/record-30043-11965979/ann-whitworth-and-henry-russell-in-england-marriages Ann Whitworth & Henry Russell Country: United Kingdom; State: England; Film: 374369 Citation: Henry Russell Marriage: July 23 1782 - St. Andrew's, Holborn, Middlesex, England Wife: Ann Whitworth
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239025761/henry-russell: accessed 01 November 2023), memorial page for SR Henry Russell I (8 Aug 1751–18 Jan 1836), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239025761, citing All Saints Churchyard, Swallowfield, Wokingham Borough, Berkshire, England; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 50618993)

• A walk round St Mary's. Stephen Young 1985. St Mary's Church Fort St George, Chennai - 600 009. Tel: 5382023.

• Russells of Swallowfield Park

• Swallowfield Case Study

• Asiatic Register, 1808; Calcutta: a Poem, London, 1811, p. 109.

• East India Company at home

Research Notes

Appears to have been created a baronet in 1812, when still living in India, but did not take ownership of Swallowfield Park until the 1820s. The designation "of Swallowfield" may have been retrospectively added to the Baronetcy roll.