Russell John Tyrrell was born in 1884, a son to John Tyrrell and Sophia .. in Halstead, Essex, England.
1891 England & Wales Census, Chapel Street, Halstead, Essex
John Tyrrell Head Married Male 36 1855 Carpenter Halstead, Essex, England
Sophia Tyrrell Wife Married Female 41 1850 - Halstead, Essex, England
Russell Tyrrell Son - Male 6 1885 - Halstead, Essex, England
Robert Tyrrell Son - Male 4 1887 - Halstead, Essex, England
Walter Tyrrell Son - Male 0 1891 - Halstead, Essex, England
Frederic Joyce Boarder Single Male 20 1871 Clerk St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England
Isabel Wallace Boarder Single Female 26 1865 Clerk Middleham, Yorkshire, England
1901 England & Wales Census, 13 Chapel St, Halstead, Essex
Sophia Tyrell Wife F 49 Sible Hedghm, Essex
Russel Tyrell Son M 16 Halstead, Essex
Robt Tyrell Son M 14 Halstead, Essex
Harry Tyrell Son M 10 Halstead, Essex
Bessie Wiseman Boarder F 1 yr not known
He originally emigrated either to Halifax, Nova Scotia or St John, New Brunswick, Canada on April 13, 1906 off the ship Victorian, which had departed from Liverpool. then he applied for and received a Homestead Grant #240203 on August 26th, 1906 in Saskatchewan. He appears to have gone back and forth to England a few times.
1911 Canada Census, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
John Tyrrell Lodger M Single 29 Carpenter England
1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Event Place: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, Residence: 11, 29, 2, Lake Johnson
Harry Nott Head Male Married 33 England
Nellie Nott Wife Female Married 35 England
Jenny Nott (Amy Nott) Dau Female Single 5 Sask
Weeman Nott (Freeman Nott) Son Male Single 3 months Sask
Walter Tyrell Employee Male Single 24 England
John Tyrell Lodger Male Single 33 England
Russell married Hilda Agnes Cooper (daughter of Freeman Cooper and Caroline Knights) in 1916. The marriage was registered in Bosmere in the October to December quarter of 1916.
Russel J Tyrrell 37 Head Engineer born in England emigrated 1906
Hilda Tyrrell 29 Wife born in England emigrated 1920
1926 Canada Prairie Provinces Census, 10588 - 102 St, Edmonton West, Alberta
Russell John Tyrell Head Male Mar 42 England
Hilda Tyrell Wife Female Mar 34 England
His wife, Hilda, died in 1927, after they had moved to Edmonton, Alberta.
Research Notes
Birthdate confirmed on Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918 ad May 28, 1884
HOMESTEAD GRANT
Name: Russell J. Tyrrell
Application Date: 28 Aug 1906
Place: Saskatchewan, Canada
Homestead Number: 240203
Part: SW
Section: 16
Township: 25
Range: 18
Meridian: W2
Sources
[1] TYRRELL, RUSSELL JOHN (mother's maiden name = RUSSELL) GRO Reference: 1884 S Quarter in HALSTEAD Volume 04A Page 519
Cite This Record "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL7-TPZ : 22 February 2021), John Tyrrell, Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Essex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
Cite This Record "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9NY-THN : 20 May 2019), John Tyrell, Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Halstead subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
1916 Census Citation Information Detail Year: 1916; Census Place: Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw, 09; Roll: T-21931; Page: 43; Family No: 573
[2] Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, Homestead Grant Registers, 1872-1930
Cite This Record "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26F8-ZD7 : 22 May 2014), Hilda A Cooper and null, 1916; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1916, quarter 4, vol. 4A, p. 1929, Bosmere, Suffolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
Cite This Record "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRX-PXP4 : 24 September 2020), Russell John Tyrell, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; citing Census, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
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