Michael Russell
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Michael Russell (abt. 1819 - abt. 1881)

Michael Russell
Born about in Tipperary, Irelandmap
Husband of — married 27 Apr 1841 (to 1852) in St Mary's Church Sydneymap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 62 in Bathurst, New South Walesmap
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Biography

Michael emigrated to NSW with his parents and siblings in 1839 [1] Michael married twice, to Johanna Gorman in 1841, and after her death to Margaret Murray 1853 at St Michael's, Kelso, Co. Bathurst. The Russells were close neighbours of the Gormans at Truscott Flats.

The NSW BDM records show Michael and Johanna had the following children, two boys and Joannah all die in 1852 - a complicated birth?

    • 2284/1842 V18422284 61 RUSSEL MARY MICHAEL JOHANNA
    • 1918/1846 V18461918 63 RUSSEL CATHARINE MICHAEL JOHANNA
    • 533/1852 RUSSELL ,MICHAEL, MICHAEL, JOHANNA,
    • 534/1852 ,RUSSELL,RICHARD MICHAEL, JOHANNA,
  • He is likely to be the Michael Russell who dies in 1881 in Bathurst. Parents not recorded. The Russell family arrived in NSW as assisted immigrants in 1839:
    • RUSSELL Ann 1839 19 (Tipp) Christopher R / Anne BLACKBURN On board this ship. Parents & siblings on board. Ship = Aliquis
    • RUSSELL Anne 1839 40 (Tipp) William BLACKBURN / Anne xx F= farmer at Tip. {+husb=Chris,42 & 7 chn listd sep.} Ship = Aliquis
    • RUSSELL Catherine 1839 23 (Tipp) Christopher R / Anne BLACKBURN On board this ship. Parents & siblings on board. Ship = Aliquis
    • RUSSELL Christopher 1839 42 Ballymere Michael R. / Catherine CONDON F=farmer at Ballymere. {+wife= Anne,40 & 7chn listed sep.} Ship = Aliquis
    • RUSSELL Ellen 1839 15 (Tipp) Christopher R / Anne BLACKBURN On board this ship. Parents & siblings on board. Ship = Aliquis
    • RUSSELL James 1839 13 (Tipp) Christopher R / Anne BLACKBURN On board this ship. Parents & siblings on board. Ship = Aliquis
    • RUSSELL Johannah 1839 6 (Tipp) Christopher R / Anne BLACKBURN On board this ship. Parents & siblings on board. Ship = Aliquis
    • RUSSELL Mary 1839 17 (Tipp) Christopher R / Anne BLACKBURN On board this ship. Parents & siblings on board. Ship = Aliquis
    • RUSSELL Michael 1839 21 (Tipp) Christopher R / Anne BLACKBURN On board this ship. Parents & siblings on board. Ship = Aliquis

Research Notes

--Michael is recorded at Nationstudy DNA [1] This site gives his parents as RUSSELL, Christopher R, b. 1797, Ballywere, Co Tipperary, Ireland; Mother BLACKBURN, Ann, b. 1799, Ballywere, Co Tipperary, Ireland d. 10 May 1853 (Age 54 years) Ballywere is Baile Uí Mhaghair, and GEDmatch Ref: 1781610 : P794, descendants of Margaret m John Coyle b 1834

--A Mary Russell, Born 1841 in Rockley, New South Wales, Died Mar 19 1863 in Truscotts Flat Georgiana, New South Wales,

--possible brother Russell, John, Born Feb 15 1814 in Shronell, Tipperary, Ireland, Died Sep 19 1891 in Walbrook, Georgiana, NSW

--A John RUSSELL farmer is listed at Truscotts Flat in Greville's Post Office Directory 1872 SWALLOWS NEST.



Sources

  1. RUSSELL Michael 1839 21 (Tipp) Christopher R / Anne BLACKBURN On board this ship. Parents & siblings on board. Ship = Aliquis Tipperary emigrants list http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maddenps/TIPPEM5.htm
  • NSW BDM V1841341 130/1841
  • NSW BDM 1881/4973




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