Samuel Henry Russell

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Samuel Henry Russell

Birthdate:
Birthplace: London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
Death: July 05, 1834 (54)
Shepperton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: Shepperton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of John Russell, R.A. and Hannah Russell
Husband of Cecil Charlotte Russell and unknown
Father of Rev'd Sydenham Francis Russell; Western Francis Haughton Russell; Cecil Harriet Molineux; John James Russell; Ellen Anne Russell and 2 others
Brother of John William Russell; infant Henrietta Ann Russell; Henrietta Ann Jane Shurlock; Jane De-Courcy Jowett; Ann Russell and 3 others

Occupation: Corps of Engineers, East India Co, Madras
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About Samuel Henry Russell

East India Company Officer (~9 years; 1801-1810) Originally apprenticed to William Faden (map dealer and cartographer) Charing Cross, he sailed at the age of 20 to India to take up a cadetship in the East India Company's Corps of Engineers (Madras). He resigned 12 January 1810 but stayed in India (Hyderabad) where he designed the British Residency and other Public Works. He then joined the Mercantile House of William Palmer and Company at Hyderabad. Made a lot of money then left in 1813 returning to England. Married Cecil Charlotte Pemberton in 1816. A memorial plaque for him is in the church in Shepperton where he was a benefactor.

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Samuel Henry Russell's Timeline

1780
May 14, 1780
London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
June 5, 1780
St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1817
February 15, 1817
St. Marylebone, London, England
1818
March 16, 1818
Halliford, Middlesex, United Kingdom
1820
October 16, 1820
Mortlake, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1825
November 24, 1825
Richmond, London, England
1827
November 2, 1827
France
1829
September 22, 1829
Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France
1834
July 5, 1834
Age 54
Shepperton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
July 12, 1834
Age 54
Shepperton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom