Harold James Russell [Parents] was born 1 on 25 Sep 1896 in Rockley, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. He died 2 on 29 Dec 1978 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. He married Daisy A Thompson in 1932 in Grenfell,New South Wales,Australia.
N.S.W.BDM Index Birth #34333-1896
(2)N.S.W.BDM Index Marriage #1037-1932
Daisy A Thompson was born in 1909 in Young,New South Wales,Australia. She died on 2 Jun 1983 in Bathurst,New South Wales,Australia. She married Harold James Russell in 1932 in Grenfell,New South Wales,Australia.
They had the following children:
M i Living F ii Living M iii Albert John Russell M iv Bruce Edward Russell M v Harold John Russell F vi Living F vii Living M viii Living F ix Living M x Living
Norman Gladstone Russell [Parents] was born 1 on 28 Jan 1903 in Nevertire, New South Wales, Australia. He died 2 in 1984 in Grafton Hospital, Granfton, New South Wales, Australia. He was buried in New South Wales, Australia. He married 3 Jessie Johnston Blair on 3 Jun 1925 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Manse, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia.
N.S.W.BDM Index Birth #7992-1903
(2)N.S.W.BDM Index Marriage #6371-1925Norman was born into a railway family continuing his fathers footsteps.
Norman came from a very strict Salvation Army family and was a very strict disciplinarian.
Occuptaion: Railway Fettler.
(Andrew Graham)
Jessie Johnston Blair [Parents] was born 1 on 14 Jun 1903 in 230 Hilltown, Dundee, Scotland. She died 2 on 23 Jan 1973 in Nepean Hosptial, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. She was buried in New South Wales,Australia. She married 3 Norman Gladstone Russell on 3 Jun 1925 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Manse, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia.
Jessie came to Australia when she was 21 years old with a girlfriend, Jeannie Ross Wills, and another young lady, Annie Hay. They travelled from Sydney to Grenfell, accompanied by the Rve. George Cowie of the Grenfell Presbyterian Church and arrived there on Wednesday, 30th of July 1924. They were the first girls to be sponsored to Australia by the Grenfell Presbyterian Church. They were to work as domestic servants for the members of the local community.
They were minor celebrities at the time appearing in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Sun, the Daily Telegraph and the Grenfell Recorder.
Jessie Subsequently married Norman, her friend Jean remained in Greenthorpe and married Bill Baker about 1927.
Norman and Jessie and the family moved after the war because of Norman's job; living in Taree, Tamworth and finally moving to St. Mary's.
Arrived: 28th July 1924, Sydney, NSW- C of A Archives- Passanger List.
Emmigration 17 June 1924- SS Jervis Bay.
Occupation Domestic Servant and homemaker.
(Andrew Graham)
They had the following children:
M i Reuben Johnston Russell M ii Jack Leslie Russell M iii Living F iv Living F v Living
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living M ii Living
Albert John Russell [Parents] was born on 17 Dec 1934 in Grenfell,New South Wales,Australia. He died 1 on 27 May 1970 in Bathurst, NSW, Australia. He was buried in Bathurst,New South Wales,Australia. He married Living on 17 May 1958 in Bathurst,New South Wales,Australia.
Bathurst cemetary: Salvation Army: Albert John (Bert) Russell, died 27 May
1970, from Carol, Debbie, Steven, Darryl & Susan.
They had the following children:
F i Living M ii Living M iii Living F iv Living
Bruce Edward Russell [Parents] was born 1 on 19 Jun 1937 in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia. He died 2 on 10 Nov 1989 in Carringbah, New South Wales, Australia. He married 3 Living on 27 Apr 1963 in St Phillips, Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia.
They had the following children:
F i Living F ii Living
Harold John Russell [Parents] was born 1 on 1 Sep 1939 in Grenfell,New South Wales,Australia. He died 2 on 19 Dec 1968 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. He was buried in Bathurst,New South Wales,Australia. He married 3 Living on 2 Aug 1960 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
Buried Salvation Army portion Bathurst cemetary.
They had the following children:
M i Living F ii Living F iii Living
Living [Parents]
Living [Parents]
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F i Living F ii Living
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living M ii Living M iii Living
Living [Parents]
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F i Living M ii Living F iii Living