Alexander Russell, born in Fife c.1792. His parents’ names are not known. His first-born son is named John, so this may be his father’s name. There is an Alexander Russell born in Dunfermline on 22 September 1793, son of John Russell and Mary Main.
Jane Wilson, born in Cairneyhill, Fife on 21 September 1794, daughter of James Wilson and Agnes Kirkland.
Alexander and Jane were proclaimed for marriage in the parish of Dunfermline on 24 December 1813. Alexander is a Coal Hewer in Berrielaw.
Alexander and Jane are in Milesmark, Dunfermline on the 1841 Census.
Jane, now widowed, is in Parkneuk, Dunfermline on the 1851 Census, in Elgin Colliery on the 1861 Census and at 1 Blackburn, Dunfermline on the 1871 Census.
CHILDREN
John Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife on 19 October 1814.
John died before 1825.
James Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife c.1816.
James married Ann Morris (b. Dunfermline, Fife c.1816), daughter of Thomas Morris and Aminta Burt. They were proclaimed for marriage in the parish of Dunfermline on 21 December 1839.
Agnes Morris was born to Thomas Morris and Aminta Burt in Dunfermline on 2 June 1816. Agnes and Ann may be the same person.
James and Ann are in Parkneuk, Dunfermline on the 1841 Census, at 40 Brick Row, Forth Iron Works, Carnock, Fife on the 1851 Census, in Golfdrum Street, Dunfermline on the 1861 Census, in Whitemyre, Dunfermline on the 1871 Census and at 43 Blackburn, Dunfermline on the 1881 Census.
James died at 71 Parkneuk, Dunfermline on 2 January 1887, age 72.
Ann is possibly at 181 Baldridgeburn, Dunfermline on the 1891 Census.
Ann died at 220 Baldridgeburn, Dunfermline on 23 March 1894, age 78.
Agnes Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife on 20 October 1818.
David Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife c.1820.
David is in Milesmark, Dunfermline on the 1841 Census.
John Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife c.1825.
Thomas Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife c.1825.
Thomas is in Milesmark, Dunfermline on the 1841 Census.
Alexander Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife c.1828
Alexander is in Milesmark on the 1841 Census and in Parkneuk on the 1851 Census.
Agnes Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife c.1829.
Agnes is in Milesmark, Dunfermline on the 1841 Census.
Agnes married James Hynd (b. Beath, Fife c.1830), Coal Miner. They were proclaimed for marriage in the parish of Dunfermline on 6 August 1849.
Agnes and James are in Parkneuk on the 1851 Census, in Milesmark on the 1861 Census, at 12 South Row on the 1871 Census, at 32 Parkneuk on the 1881 Census and at 26 Stable Row on the 1891 Census.
Agnes, now widowed, is at 48 Blackburn on the 1901 Census.
Agnes died in Parkneuk on 28 November 1912, age 83.
Peter Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife on 31 May 1831.
Peter’s date of birth is recorded in his record of death.
Peter is in Milesmark on the 1841 Census and in Parkneuk on the 1851 Census.
Peter married Janet Stark (b. Dunfermline on 4 June 1835), daughter of Robert Stark and Catherine Sinclair. They were married in Blackburn, Dunfermline on 5 October 1855. Peter’s occupation is Coal Miner.
Peter and Janet are in Baldridgeburn on the 1861 Census.
Peter died in Rumblingwell, Dunfermline on 29 July 1863, age 32.
Jane Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife c.1836
Jane is in Milesmark on the 1841 Census and in Parkneuk on the 1851 Census.
Jane married Adam Hutton (b. Dollar, Clackmannanshire c.1825). They were proclaimed for marriage in the parish of Carnock on 8 October 1854 and in the parish of Dunfermline on 23 October 1854.
Jane and Adam are in Carnock, Fife on the 1861 and 1871 Census, in Dunfermline on the 1881 Census and in Golfdrum, Dunfermline on the 1891 Census. Adam was an Iron Stone Miner, but on the 1891 Census his occupation is Retired Swimming Bath Keeper.
Jane died in Dunfermline in 1911, age 75.
Elizabeth Gibson Russell, born in Dunfermline, Fife c.1842
Elizabeth is in Milesmark on the 1841 Census, in Parkneuk on the 1851 Census and in Elgin Colliery on the 1861 Census.
Elizabeth married Peter Fenton (b. Dunfermline, Fife c.1841), Power Loom Mechanic, son of John Fenton and Elizabeth Houston, in Dunfermline on 12 October 1866.
Elizabeth and Peter are in Grieve Street, Dunfermline on the 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 Census.
Elizabeth died in Dunfermline in 1914, age 72.
DEATHS
Alexander presumably died between 1841 and 1851. There is an OPR record for an Alexander Russell died in Golfdrum on 28 March 1847 but his age is given as 73, which is too old for the above Alexander Russell.
Jane died in Grieve Street, Dunfermline on 10 July 1880, age 85.