John RUSSELL = Margaret Bennet

Married 31 Jan 1850, inverness

John RUSSELL:

Born 1820
Died 4 May 1893
Artist
John Russell was brought up by Jean, and Jean stayed with him when he was an adult.

John Russell died in Fochabers, Spey Cottage 4/5/1893.He was buried in a plot of James Russell in Bellie Graveyard.

Since Uncle John Fraser's Failure the Bank, where my credit is, have come upon William Russell for the money and I am struggling hard to pay it off. I have one lot of three large paintings with rich frames all but ready to send away to assist in the affairs. I will get at least from 20 to £30 for them and others will be ready to supply their place when sold.

[John Fraser could be a brother of his mother or his mother's cousin at Kintore; William Russell could be his grand father or uncle]

Extract from article by James Russell in Scalan News:
John Russell moved about a lot on painting contracts - astride a big white horse, according to Jeannie his youngest daughter. At various times he worked atAberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inver-ness, Port Glasgow, Buckie and Foch-abers. Russell wrote regularly to Bishop Kyle between 1847 and 1856. Subjects covered included his mother's state of health; the financial difficulties of an artist waiting to be paid; his first marriage to Margaret Bennet; and the children, John and Charles, who became the responsibility of his mother when their mother died.







John Russell selfportrait


John Russell


Margaret Bennet:

Born 1826
Died 1855, Wester Ardoch, Cardross, Dunbarton
Farmers Daughter
died aged 29 in Cardross district of Dunbarton, maiden name West

John B RUSSELL = Agnes > Family

John B RUSSELL:

Born 1851, Dumbarton (bapt by Rev Cody)
After living in Dumbarton and Aberdeen, John had his photographers business in Thurso, Grantown and Kirkwall in Orkney. (reprimanded by judge for throwing his wife out on the street in Granton. Family tale that she drank a lot?)
According to family knowledge he married and there were two girls who departed with him to America, leaving his wife in Kirkwall. Reasons obscure> He wrote letters from America from 1908 onwards. Photographers firm Russell & Co, 311 Fulton St, Cor, Johnson, Brooklyn NY
a court case in Orkney involving John and a Miss Wylie. His business once called Russell and Wylie




John Russell, Photographer

= > Family

Charles, RHA, RUSSELL = Agnes GEOGHAN > Family

Charles, RHA, RUSSELL:

Born 1852, Dumbarton (bapt Rev Cody)
Died 1910
RHA
Artist, lived in Dublin. Painted Catholic churches.
Descendents of this branch live in Ireland


Agnes GEOGHAN:

Born 12 August 1855

John Russell married Margaret Bennett 31/1/1850 Mains of Buckie. The Banns were called in Inverness and Rathven. John Russell names the day of the marriage as 30/31st January in a letter to Bishop Kyle of the North, written in Inverness, 4 Gordon Place, Monday 6th Jan 1850.
Marriage certificate signed by Bishop Kylie