William Russell
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William Russell (1845 - 1914)

William Russell
Born in Scotlandmap
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Died at age 68 in Fleuve Saint-Laurent, Québec, Canadamap
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Biography

This profile is a passenger of the Empress of Ireland on May 29, 1914. He perished in the shipwreck.

In the 1901 census William (age 53), Winding Eingine Keeper, was the head of household at 9 Bogside Cottage, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire.[1] In this census return is his daughter Catherine who later married William Parker. She is the daughter in the newspaper clipping (photo attached). I think Alexander Russell in the clipping is his brother.


June 1911 Canada Census

Residents #4 Pearl St., London, Ont
Peter Kerr 36 b.Oct 1874
Wife Mary Kerr 36 b.Oct 1874
Daughter Sarah Kerr 10 b.June 1900
Son George Kerr 5 b. July 1905
Daughter Maggie Kerr 8 b. Mar 1903
Son William Kerr 2 June 1909[2]

Note: the census record also shows at the same address the following people:

Wm Russell, widower, 65 b. Dec 1845 ***
Daughter Sarah Russell, 30, b. Dec 1880
Daughter Kate Russell, 27, b Feb 1884

Per his daughter Mary's birth record, his wife was Sarah McQueen, already deceased in 1911 per the census record of that year. Sarah McQueen died in 1887 in Scotland. Her mother's maiden name was Currie.

MCQUEEN SARAH 36 CURRIE F 1887 628 / 12 CAMBUSNETHAN

Mary Currie Russell, born 30 Oct 1874 Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland[3], daughter of William Russell and Sarah McQueen.

Biographie

Ce profil est un passager de l'Empress of Ireland le 29 mai 1914, il périt lors de ce naufrage.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census"
    Parish: Cambusnethan; ED: 2A; Page: 5; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1901_253; Registration Number: 628; Household schedule number: 299; Roll: CSSCT1901_253
    Ancestry Record 1101 #3527357 (accessed 16 February 2023)
    William Russell (53), Winding Eingine Keeper, head of household at 9 Bogside Cottage in Cambusnethan registration district. Born in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire.
  2. ↑ Canada 1911 Census record
  3. ↑ ["Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ8S-YRS : 10 February 2018), Mary Currie Russell, 30 Oct 1874; citing CAMBUSNETHAN,LANARK,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516]
  • Empress of Ireland 3rd class passengers List, Compiled by Geoffrey E Whitfield and Chris Stringer, *://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/visit/floor-plan/liners/empress/ (dead link)
  • http://www.empress2014.ca/listepsc3.html




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Gillian Adam
William's Parents were Peter Russell and Margaret Thornton. This is based on a newspaper article in the Wishaw Press on the 5th of June 1914. The article has a picture of William and tells of how he went to Canada to join his son but wanted to return to Scotland. It names his father as Peter Russell and mentions 3 brothers who all became engine keepers including one who went to America and one called Alexander who still lived in Cambusnethan and 4 married sisters who still lived in the area. Russell 3790 already had a profile, I created one for Margaret Thornton and the son Peter who went to America. Happy to research the other siblings or any other family members when I have a bit more time.
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Liard-1 Danielle Liard
this gets more and more interesting, the picture of the family group was sent to me by the person who found it in the wall of their home while renovating, and that person had told me who had resided there back then. I am wondering if the people aren't the Kerr family plus the Russell father and other daughters as shown on the census. Do please keep digging for more sources, very much appreciated.
posted by Danielle Liard
Gillian Adam
I've added the photos of William, Peter and Mary and the children that were published in the local papers. Do you think they are the same people in the photo?
posted by Gillian Adam
Liard-1 Danielle Liard
could be, taken at different eras.
posted by Danielle Liard

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