Brief Life History of John
When Sir John Russell was born about 1180, in Gloucestershire, England, his father, Odo de Russell, was 32 and his mother, Alica Bardolf, was 26. He married Lady Rohese de Bardolf from 8 January 1201 to 7 January 1202, in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died about 1224, in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England, at the age of 46.
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Spouse and Children
1180–1224 Male
1180–1246 Female
Children (5)
1202–1281 Male
1203– Male
1204–1231 Female
1204– Male
1220–1273 Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (2)
1215 · Magna Carta
Age 35
1224 · France Declares War on England
Age 44
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: of Norman origin, from Old French and Anglo-Norman French r(o)ussel, a diminutive of Old French rous(e) ‘red, reddish’, used either as a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion, or as a personal name. Compare Rouse . This Norman name has been established in Ireland since the 12th century. It has been reinforced in Britain and Ireland by Huguenot bearers of the name Roussel, of the same Old French origin.
English: habitational name from any of several places called Rushall (Norfolk, Staffordshire, Wiltshire) or possibly sometimes from Rusthall in Speldhurst (Kent). Rushall in Staffordshire derives from Old English rysc ‘rush, rushes’ + halh ‘nook, corner of land’. Rushall in Norfolk derives from an uncertain first element + Old English halh. Rushall in Wiltshire derives from an Old English personal name Rust (genitive Rustes) + halh. Rusthall in Speldhurst (Kent) probably derives from Old English rust ‘rust, rust color’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’, but with a change in the final element due to influence from Middle English, Old English hall ‘hall, residence’, perhaps referring to a nearby building.
Americanized form of German Rüssel, from a pet form of any of various personal names formed with the element hrōd ‘fame, renown’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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