[an error occurred while processing this directive] THE RUSSELL FAMILY
of Co. Limerick, Ireland.

Descended from Thompson Russell and Marianne Blood.

Thompson was the son of John Norris Russell and Maria Thompson

Marianne was a 5th great-granddaughter of Edmund Blood fo Makeney; for her ancestry see The Bloods of Brickhill.

Marianne was not the only connection between the Russell and the Blood families/


  1. Thompson RUSSELL,
    son of John Norris Russell and Maria Thompson,
    b. 23 Feb 1801, Faha, Co. Limerick, Ireland.
    m. Marianne BLOOD,
    b. 1804, Co. Limerick, Ireland.
    Married 2 Dec 1832, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and had issue:

    1. Frances Gertrude RUSSELL,
      b. 1834, Co. Limerick, Ireland.
      m. Thomas Wise GUBBINS.
      For Thomas' ancestry, see The Gubbins Family.
      Further information unknown.

    2. Maria Thomasine RUSSELL,
      b. 1837, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 5 Oct 1889.
      Maria did not marry.

    3. John Norris RUSSELL,
      b. 27 May 1840, Co. Limerick, Ireland.
      m. (1) Alice Milne LONGBOTTOM,
      daughter of John Longbottom.
      Married 18 Jan 1871, Co. Limerick, Ireland, And had issue:

      1. Marianne Frances RUSSELL,
        b. 11 Oct 1884, Co. Limerick, Ireland.
        m. John Lett SOUTH.
        Further information unknown.

      2. Elizabeth Meta RUSSELL,
        b. abt. 1885, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. Jul. 1957.
        Further information unknown.

      m. (2) Juliet Maria STUDDERT,
      daughter of Robert Studdert and Elizabeth Hallam.
      of Lough Graney House, Co. Clare, Ireland.
      A NOTE: The information here was obtained from a website on the Russells of Limerick.
      This website is no longer online, but I note that the information on Alice Longbottom,
      including the date of her marriage to John Norris Russell, does not appear in such
      sites as ancestry.com The date I have shown for John and Alice's marriage is also
      listed elsewhere as the date of John and Julia's marriage.
      For Juliet's ancestry, see The Studdert Family"

    4. Edmund Maghlin RUSSELL,
      b. 27 Dec 1843, Milford House, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 4 Jun 1926.
      m. Maria Ann BLOOD,
      b. 13 Jul 1851, Ballykilty, Co. Clare, Ireland; d. 15 Nov 1922.
      For Maria's ancestors, see
      Blood of Ballykilty.
      Edmund and Maria were 4th cousins;
      they married on 14 Jan 1874,
      and had issue:

      1. Henry Thompson RUSSELL,
        b. 6 Mar 1875, Milford House, Co. Limerick, Ireland; d. 30 May 1953.
        m. (1) Alicia Agnes STUDDERT,
        b. 1 Jan 1878, Bunratty Castle, Co. Clare, Ireland.
        For Alicia's ancestry, see The Studdert Family.
        Married on 15 Jan 1902, and had issue:

        1. Joan Helen Beatrice RUSSELL,
          b. 9 Jan 1903;
          m.
          Andrew Gray FRASER
          Married 18 Apr 1936, in Ceylon.
          No further information.

        2. Richard Henry RUSSELL,
          b. 18 May 1904.
          m. Emily Suzette SHELTON,
          daughter of Oliver Shelton-Agar.
          and had issue:

          1. Sally RUSSELL,
            b. 29 Sep 1935.
            No further information.

          2. Jessica Thomasina RUSSELL,
            b. 12 Jan 1954.
            No further information.


        3. Frederick Charles RUSSELL
          ,
          b. 10 Oct 1906, Brussels, Belgium.
          m. Peggy LUCE,
          daughter of H. J. Clayton.
          Married 23 Jun 1934.
          No further information

        4. Geoffrey Norris RUSSELL,
          b. 13 Dec 1918, Dunkathel, Co. Cork, Ireland.
          m. Mary Elizabeth NORTH,
          daughter of George Eustace Dudley North.
          Married on 12 OCt 1948.
          and had issue:

          1. John Norris RUSSELL,
            b. 25 May 1951.
            m. Annabel TYRELL,
            and had issue:

            1. Marcus RUSSELL.
              No further information.

            2. Elizabeth RUSSELL.
              No further information.

          2. Francis Guilford RUSSELL,
            b. 8 Oct 1954.
            No further information.

          3. Philip Brownlow RUSSELL,
            b. 7 Mar 1959.
            m. Mary Jane IRELAND.
            and had issue:

            1. Tarka Elizabeth RUSSELL,
              b. 18 Sep 1989.
              No further information.

            2. Robin Geoffrey Alan RUSSELL,
              b. 19 Apr 1992.
              No further information.

            3. Alexander Reginald Patrick RUSSELL,
              b. 11 Aug 2000.
              No further information.

      m. (2) Marian LEE,
      daughter of Patrick Lee, of Whitehall House, Crumlin, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
      and had issue:

      1. Fifinella Patricia RUSSELL,
        b. 1927.
        m. Robert CERET.
        b. Bordeaux, France.
        and had issue:

        1. Anne CERET,
          b. 28 Nov 1954, d. 1954.
          Died in infancy.

    5. Reginald Edward Maghlin RUSSELL.
      b. 2 Sep 1879, d. 24 Nov 1950.
      m. Dorothy BARRINGTON-CRAKE,
      daughter of Edward Barrington-Crake.
      Married 29 Oct 1918
      and had issue:

      1. Victoria Winifred RUSSELL,
        b. 19 Sep 1919.
        m.
        Mark BARING,
        son of Windham Baring.
        Married 9 Feb 1949.
        No further information.

      2. John Barrington RUSSELL,
        b. 5 Oct 1922; d. 23 Apr 1943, North Africa.
        John did not marry.

    6. Edmund Neptune RUSSELL,
      b. est. 1880-1890; d. 20 Feb 1960, New Zealand.
      m. Winifred EDWARDS,
      b. 1880-1900, Wellington, New Zealand.
      Married 1 Aug 1919, and had issue:

      1. Inez Patricia RUSSELL,
        b. 17 Aug 1923; d. 22 Feb 1966.
        m. Ronald Stephen FORREST,
        son of Stephen Forrest.
        Married 6 Sep 1947.
        Further information unknown.

      2. Anne Sheila RUSSELL,
        b. 9 Sep 1926, Wellington, New Zealand.
        No further information.

    7. Inez RUSSELL,
      b. 30 Oct 1891, Ashford, Kent, England; d. 25 Feb 1955.
      m. Edward Henry Cecil CLEEVE,
      son of Thomas Henry Cleeve.
      b. 30 Apr 1887; d. 1955.
      Married 8 Jun 1921, and had issue:

      1. Anthony Thomas Russell CLEEVE,
        b. 1923; d. 1 Mar 1945.
        No further information.


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