Sir George Russell 1828

Sir George Russell 1828-1898
George was born 23 August 1828, the son of Henry Russell II and Marie Clotilde Mottet de La Fontaine, at Swallowfield, Berkshire. Sir George was the fourth Baronet Swallowfield, having succeeded to the title on the death of his brother Charles in 1883. Son George will become the fifth baronet, followed by the younger son Arther becoming the sixth baronet.
Constance Charlotte Elisa Lennox 1839-1925
Constance was born on 5 March 1839, the daughter of Lord Arthur Lennox and Adelaide Constance Campbell, in London.
I have identified the following children.

George Arthur Charles	Born 28 Jun 1868	London	Died 14 Jan 1944, unmarried
Marie Clotilde	Born abt 1873	London	Married Hon. Arthur Ernest Guinness
Arthur Edward Ian Montegu	Born 30 Nov 1878	Folkestone, Kent	Married Aileen Kerr Pechell, Cornelie de Bruign, Marjorie Elizabeth Josephine Rudman

Birth of Parents

George Russell

b: 23 Aug 1828 c: 25 Oct 1828 Swallowfield, Berkshire
son of Henry Russell II and Marie Clotilde Mottet de La Fontaine

Constance Charlotte Elisa Lennox

b: 5 Mar 1839 c: 30 Apr 1839 Saint James, Westminster, London
daughter of Lord Arthur Lennox and Adelaide Constance Campbell

Marriage

5 Mar 1867
George Russell (38)
Constance Charlotte Elisa Lennox (28)

Saint James, Westminster, London

Children

George Arthur Charles Russell

b: 28 Jun 1868 Belgravia, London
son of George Russell and Constance Charlotte Elisa Lennox

1871 Census	RG10-103	3 April 1871	Belgrave, St George Hanover Square, London
23 Wilton Place
George Russell Constance (Wife) George Plus 5 Servants	Age 42 Age 30 Age 2	Judge of County Courts	Swallowfield St Georges St Georges	Berkshire Middlesex Middlesex	23 Aug 1828 5 Mar 1839 28 Jun 1868

Marie Clotilde Russell

b: abt 1873 Brompton, London
daughter of George Russell and Constance Charlotte Elisa Lennox

Arthur Edward Ian Montegu Russell

b: 30 Nov 1878 London
son of George Russell and Constance Charlotte Elisa Lennox

1881 Census	RG11-1010	4 April 1881	Folkestone, Kent
19 Clifton Crescent
George Russell Constance C. E. (Wife) Marie Clotilde Arthur E. I. M. Charles (Brother) Plus 8 Servants	Age 52 Age 39 Age 7 Age 2 Age 54	Judge of County Courts Bart, M.P., V.C.	Swallowfield London London Folkestone Southern Hill	Berkshire Middlesex Middlesex Kent Berkshire	23 Aug 1828 5 Mar 1839 abt 1873 abt 1878 22 Jun 1826

1891 Census	RG12-1000	6 April 1891	East Swallowfield, Berkshire
Swallowfield Park
George A. C. Russell Plus 13 Servants	Age 22		Belgravia	London	28 Jun 1868

Death

Sir George Russell

Died 7 Mar 1898, Age 69, 1898 1Q Chelsea 1a 342

The Times, Tuesday, Mar 8, 1898 OBITUARIES

OBITUARY SIR GEORGE RUSSELL Sir George Russell, Bart., M.P. for the East or Wokingham Division of Berkshire and chairman of the South-Eastern Railway Company, died at his London residence, 16 Sloane Gardens, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after a short illness. On Tuesday in last week he was prevented by indisposition from going to see the Prince of Wales off for Paris, as was his custom when the Prince traveled over the South-Eastern Line, and towards the end of the week complications ensued, mainly affecting the throat, which caused the fatal termination.
Sir George Russell, who was born in 1828, was the second son of Sir Henry, the second baronet, by his second wife, Marie Clotilde, daughter of Baron Benoit Mottet de la Fontaine. He was educated at Eton and Exeter College, Oxford, and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1853. Thirteen years later he was appointed Judge of County Court Circuit Number 19, and in 1874 was transferred to Circuit Number 49, from which post he retired in 1885. He was appointed Recorder of Wokingham in 1862. He was D.L. and alderman for Berkshire, having always been intimately connected with that county, in which his family seat, Swallowfield Park, near Reading, was situated. When he ceased to be a County Court Judge Sir George stood as a Parliamentary candidate at the general election in 1885, and was returned as a Conservative for the Wokingham Division.

In the following year he was returned unopposed, but in 1892 was again called upon to contest the seat. At the last general election he was returned unopposed.
On becoming chairman of the South-Eastern Company in 1895 Sir George Russell entered with great heartiness into the various phases of the "forward policy" adopted by the directors. Among other things he presided at several conferences held with leading representatives of the agricultural interest in the districts served by the company and showed much tact and considerateness in the conduct of the negotiations, which resulted in substantial concessions being made to the farmers and others. During the time of his chairmanship, also, various improvements were effected in the South-Eastern system, such as the new afternoon service between Folkestone and Boulogne and the running of corridor trains, while Sir George also gave a cordial support for the scheme for a great extension and improvement of Folkestone Harbour, which is now being carried out. In fact the period of George Russell's chairmanship was synonymous with a spirit of enterprise on the part of the South-Eastern which was in strong contrast with its cautious policy of previous years.
Sir George Russell was the fourth baronet, having succeeded to the title on the death of his brother in 1883. He married, in 1867, Constance, daughter of the late Lord Arthur Lennox, and he is succeeded by his son, George Arthur Charles Russell, who was born in 1868.

LONDON 27 Jun 1898 Probate

RUSSELL, sir George, of Swallowfield Park, Berkshire, baronet, died 7 March 1898, at 16 Sloane-gardens, Chelsea, Middlesex, Probate London, 27 June, to Henry Dawson Greene and George Brackenbury esquires, and the right honourable Henry baron James, of Hereford.
Effects £19,640 0s. 8d.

1901 Census	RG13-1155	1 April 1901	Swallowfield, Berkshire
Swallowfield Park
Charles Russell Constance (Mother)(Widow) Marie Clotilde (Sister) Juliana T. Schanby (Visitor) Plus 11 Servants	Age 33 Age 60 Age 27 Age 45	Living on own means Living on own means Governess	Belgravia St James Brompton Germany	London London London	28 Jun 1868 5 Mar 1839 abt 1873 abt 1855

Death

Constance Charlotte Elisa (Lennox) Russell

Died 20 Jun 1925, Age 86, 1825 2Q Wokingham 2c 442

LONDON 28 Dec 1925 Probate

RUSSELL, dame Constance Charlotte Elizabeth, of Swallowfield Park, Berkshire, widow, died 20 June 1925, Probate, London, 28 December, to Arthur Edward Ian Montague Russell esquire, the honourable Marie Clotilde Guiness (wife of the honourable Arthur Ernest Guiness), the said honourable Arthur Ernest Guiness, George Langton Brackenbury and Horace Randall Kerr Pechell, esquires.
Effects £13,3119 14s. 1d. Resworn £11,785 0s. 4d.

SPECIAL THANKS to Penny Graham, of England, for inspiring the research of this family, and for many of the details provided.