Sir William Russell RUSSELL (1838 – 1913)
Name
Sir William Russell RussellGender
MaleBirthdate
12 November 1838Birthplace
Sandhurst, Berkshire, EnglandDate of death
24 September 1913Parents
Partner(s)
- Harriette Julia Russell, nee Hodgskin
Children
Tertiary education
Royal Military College, SandhurstBiography
Arrived in Hawke’s Bay 1861, at Tuna Nui Station 1862-1866
Partnership with brothers dissolved 1895 – renamed his 9341 acre block “Sherenden”, sold 1907
Member of Parliament for Napier 1875-1881; for Hawke’s Bay 1884-1905
Knighthood 1902
Four daughters, seven sons
Possibly other children – Mary Cecil (born 1869), William (born 1873), Albert Edward (born 1876), Walter (born 1879)
[Information from Department of Internal Affairs – Births, Deaths and Marriages Online]
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