Edward Russell (abt. 1815 - 1894)

Born about 22 Dec 1815 in Marden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Taverner) Russell — married 15 Mar 1845 in Wellington, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1894 at about age 78 in Alicetown, Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Edward Russell was born in Marden, Kent, England.

Edward Russell was born on 22 Dec 1815 in Marden, Kent, England to parents Henry Russell and Ann Morton. Edward was christened on 2 February 1817. ^[1]

He married Sarah Taverner in New Zealand in 1845. ^[2][3]

Children: Mary Ann, Edward,^[4] James Tavener,^[5] Martha,^[6] Susan,^[7] Charles.

He died on 18 Dec 1894 in Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.^[8][9]

Obituary: Mr. Edward Russell, at the ripe age of 79. He was a native of Kent and came to New Zealand in the ship Lord William Bentinck in 1841. In the primitive times he commenced road-making from Wellington to Kaiwarra. Afterwards he bought land at the Nai Nai, and was married to Sarah Tavenor in 1845. Later on he went further to the backwoods, and took up a larger area of land at Stokes' Valley. About three years ago his health began to fail, and he came down again to the Lower Hutt, to be near medical aid. He leaves a widow and a grown-up family of seven— three sons and four daughters, all of whom are married. He will be buried in the Lower Hutt Anglican Cemetery, by the side of his brother, to-morrow.^{[10] [11]}

Edward's will mentions his oldest daughter, Mary Ann Collett.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD2-1NT7 : 10 December 2017), Edward Russell, 02 Feb 1817; citing Christening, Marden, Kent, England, Kent Archives Office, Maidstone; FHL microfilm 1,473,759.
2. ↑ Marriage - 1845/27 Sarah Taverner Edward Russell bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-JWQR : 4 October 2016), Edward Russell and Sarah Taverner, 1845; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1845/27, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
4. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-JHDL : 27 November 2017), Edward Russell in entry for Edward Russell, 1848; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1848/992, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-JV9W : 27 November 2017), Edward Russell in entry for James Tavenar Russell, 1850; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1850/2332, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
6. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-V9V9 : 27 November 2017), Edward Russell in entry for Martha Russell, 1853; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1853/4306, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
7. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-VW6Q : 27 November 2017), Edward Russell in entry for Susan Russell, 1855; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1855/3779, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
8. ↑ Death - Name: Edward Russell Death Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1894 Registration Place: Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Folio Number: 1997 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Ancestry.co.uk
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156768874/edward-russell: accessed 02 August 2022), memorial page for Edward Russell (18 Jan 1817–18 Dec 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #156768874, citing St. James Churchyard, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand.
10. ↑ Evening Post, Volume XLVIII, Issue 147, 20 December 1894, Page 2
11. ↑ "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLGY-PTH2 : 8 September 2019), Edward Russell, 18 Dec 1894; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.
12. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:Q28H-MPJ5 : 9 March 2021), Entry for Edward Russell, 1895; citing , Wellington Probate Files [First Sequence], 1843-1939, record number 4575, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.