John was born in 1750 to John Russel and Janet Leing.[1] He passed away in 1822.[2] Ancestry trees have listed his children as Merrion, Anne, John, Isobel, James, Robert, William, Alexander, Agnes and Ebenezer.
Sources
↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, ancestry.com, Name: John Russel, Gender: Male, Baptism Date 28 Oct 1750, Baptism Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, Father: John Russel, Mother: Janet Leing, Parish: Whitburn 673
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133172962/john-russell: accessed 19 June 2023), memorial page for John Russell (unknown–16 Feb 1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133172962, citing Whitburn South Parish Churchyard, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; Maintained by Memorium (contributor 47853990).
Family trees Ancestry, most are unsourced
Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014. Ancestry.com. Name John Russell, Death date 16 Feb 1822, Burial or cremation date, 16 Feb 1822, west lothian , scotland.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: