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• Birth	24 Dec 1814	Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey Kent
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Composer & singer
  Died	08 Dec 1900
  Buried	Kensal Green Cemetery
  	Inscription: Henry Russell whom God called to rest Dec 7 1900. Aged 87. His songs like his acts encoraged the poor and inspired the rich. Beloved by all who knew him. He died as he lived in perfect peace. Also of his beloved wife Hannah who passed away Mar 15 1922 aged 77. Re-united. At the base of the 'chair': "I love it, I love it and who shall dare chide me for loving this old arm chair". [From his song 'The Old Arm Chair' 7 Feb 1840]
  		Russell, Henry and Hannah (nee De Lara) Status: . Ref: GA1
  Person ID	I3367	CemeteryScribes.com
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2009
  Father	RUSSELL Moses [Moshe b Michael],   b. 1771, London ,   d. 16 Mar 1857
  Mother	LEVIN Sarah,   b. 1779, Konigsberg, Russia ,   d. 20 Nov 1847
  Married	1798	New Synagogue
  Census	1841	Grafton Street, St Anne Soho, Westminster, London
  Census	1851	12 West St, St Anne Soho, London
  	Moses Russell living with son in law Isaac Levy.
  Family ID	F757	Group Sheet
  Family 1	LLOYD Isabella,   b. 1812, Warwickshire
  Married	20 Apr 1835
  Census	1861	104, Regent Street, St James, Westminster
  Census	1871	Westbourne Park Rd, Paddington
  Children	1. RUSSELL Isabella,   b. 1836, New York, USA ,   d. 1886, Brixton, London   2. RUSSELL Henry Lloyd,   b. 22 Oct 1837, New York, USA ,   d. 1923, Eltham   3. RUSSELL Charles Kirkham,   b. 21 Jun 1842, Marlebone, London ,   d. 1846, Reading, Berkshire   4. RUSSELL William Clark,   b. 24 Feb 1844, New York, USA ,   d. 1911, Bath, Somerset   5. RUSSELL Fanny Marcella,   b. 22 Dec 1844, Paddington, London   6. RUSSELL John Henry Sharp,   b. 08 Jun 1849, Boulogne, France ,   d. 1925, Johannesburg   7. RUSSELL Emma,   b. 1855, Boulogne, France
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2009
  Family ID	F2104	Group Sheet
  Family 2	De LARA Hannah,   b. 06 Sep 1844,   d. 15 Mar 1922
  Married	21 Aug 1888	Paddington
  Children	1. RUSSELL Henry,   b. 14 Nov 1871, Paddington, London ,   d. 11 Oct 1937, Kensington, London   2. RONALD Landon Russell,   b. 07 Jun 1873, Kensington, London ,   d. 1938, Paddington, London
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2009
  Family ID	F2105	Group Sheet

• Notes	See http://www.pdmusic.org/russell.html Russell Family information supplied by G. Ashbury. Henry Russell's portrait was painted by Walter Goodman see ID: I9364 found here