The Brown Tree » Alexander RUSSELL (1811-1899)
Personal data Alexander RUSSELL
Source 1Sources 2, 3- He was born on August 14, 1811 in Drumgor, Seagoe, Co. Armagh, Ireland.
- Resident in the year 1851: Armagh, Northern Ireland.Source 2
- He died on July 15, 1899 in Drumgor,Seagoe,Co.Armagh, he was 87 years old.
- Will September 1899 naar Armagh N Ireland.
Probate of the Will of Alexander Russell late of Drumgor County Armagh Farmer who died 15 July 1899 granted at Armagh to Samuel Best of Balteagh and Thomas Holmes of Clanrole both said County Farmers.
- A child of Robert RUSSELL and Susanna LYNISS
Household of Alexander RUSSELL
He is married to Dinah Grayson GRACEY.
They got married on August 12, 1838 at Seagoe Parish, Ireland, he was 26 years old.
Child(ren):
- William RUSSELL 1839-????
- Rebecca RUSSELL 1841-????
- Margaret RUSSELL 1844-????
- Elizabeth RUSSELL 1851-????
- Dinah RUSSELL 1856-????
- Rachel RUSSELL 1859-????
Notes about Alexander RUSSELL
1 UID 06A74579BC9F8947A39AE8BC7C68C7557707 1 UID DBF3EC82DFD50E49AF51C60F1B7EF80CB9A7 1 UID C98FDECBDA44594C8149C8610B038506508F Source of data: Seagoe Archives Seagoe Archives Place of birth: Drumgor, Seagoe, Co Armagh Place of baptism: Place of death: Drumgor, Seagoe, Co Armagh Notes: Spouse name: Dinah Grayson Place of marriage: Seagoe C of I, Co Armagh Date of marriage: 12 Aug 1838 Divorced: No farmer/labourer 1 UID 6037F24AC1F5F64283891ACDC4976B0E88E5 1 UID 8928CB8C902BAE429159C9AC0D9E38160B72 1 UID 28F875FDFC7B3442BB586B062FBE1F596827
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Sources
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- Ireland, 1841/1851 Census Abstracts (Northern Ireland), Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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Historical events
Birthday August 14, 1811
- The temperature on August 14, 1811 was about 16.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1811: Source: Wikipedia
- March 1 » Leaders of the Mamluk dynasty are killed by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali.
- March 2 » Argentine War of Independence: A royalist fleet defeats a small flotilla of revolutionary ships in the Battle of San Nicolás on the River Plate.
- March 5 » Peninsular War: A French force under the command of Marshal Victor is routed while trying to prevent an Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese army from lifting the Siege of Cádiz in the Battle of Barrosa.
- May 5 » Peninsular War: In the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, the British-Portuguese Army repels an attempt by the French Army of Portugal to relieve the besieged city of Almeida.
- July 5 » The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is adopted by a congress of the provinces.
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Day of marriage August 12, 1838
- The temperature on August 12, 1838 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1838: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- January 6 » Alfred Vail and colleagues demonstrate a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
- January 26 » Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States.
- February 28 » Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Quebec).
- April 30 » Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.
- November 3 » The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
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Day of death July 15, 1899
- The temperature on July 15, 1899 was about 19.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
- March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
- May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
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- November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
- November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
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