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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Mother's Given Name(s) | Father's Given Name(s) | Still Birth | |
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| 1916/17176 | Russell | Arthur Harold | Leonora Evelyn Johanna | Benjamin Byron Edward | - | Order Product |
| 1871/22443 | Russell | Harold Arthur | Harriet Julia | William Russell | - | Order Product |
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| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | |
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| 1897/2571 | Eva | Nelson | Harold Arthur | Russell | Order Product |
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1938/24253 | Russell | Harold Arthur | 1871 | 67Y | Order Product |
| 1917/8138 | Russell | Arthur Harold | 1917 | 11M | Order Product |
Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)
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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's Who
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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)
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Tributes Online (obituaries)
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
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Te Papa Collections - People
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Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Shadows of Time
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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DigitalNZ
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Russell, Harold Arthur Death Notice 1938 | RUSSELL. On July 14, 1938, at “Little Flaxmere,” Harold Arthur, eldest son of the late Sir William Russell. Funeral at Havelock North Cemetery, 10 a.m. To-morrow (Saturday). P. Tong and Sons, Funeral Directors Hastings. | Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank | |
| Harold Arthur Russell | A portrait of the Hon. Harold Arthur Russell, M.L.C. (1891-92). | Courtesy S. P. Andrew, Wellington | Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho / Lincoln University | |
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Eva Russell 1897 | Eva Russell, wife of Harold Arthur Russell | Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank | |
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Harold Russell | Mr. HAROLD ARTHUR RUSSELL, Captain of the Hawke’s Bay Polo Club and Master of the Hounds for the Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club, is the eldest surviving son of Sir William Russell, and was born at “Flaxmere ” homestead on the 29th of January, 1871. He was educated at Wellington College and Bradfield College, near Reading, England at which latter ins... | Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank | |
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Four of the wedding guests: Mr. F. Herrick, Mr. V. Hoadley, Mr. Justice Johnston and the Hon. H. A. Russell | Weddings guests, from left: Mr. F. Herrick, Mr. V. Hoadley, Mr. Justice Johnston, who proposed the toast of the bride and bridegroom at the reception, and the Hon. H. A. Russell | Auckland Weekly News | Kura Heritage Collections Online / Auckland Libraries |
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Newspaper Article 1938 – Polo Interests | Polo Interests. A keen polo player and foundation member of the Hawke’s Bay Polo Club, which came into existence in 1892, he played with and captained the provincial team which won the Savile Cup in 1906 and subsequent years. Later he became secretary and then president in 1918, two years later he gave up active participation in the ... | Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank | |
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Newspaper Article 1938 – Death of MLC | DEATH OF M.L.C. THE HON. H.A. RUSSELL FARMER AND SPORTSMAN PROMINENT BREEDER [BY TELEGRAPH – OWN CORRESPONDENT] HASTINGS, Thursday The death has occurred of the Hon. Harold Arthur Russell, M.L.C. Mr Russell, who was a prominent Hawke’s Bay sheepfarmer, was born at Hastings in 1871, his father b... | Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank | |
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Hastings Diamond Jubilee Show & Carnival 1923 (The Hawke's Bay Tribune) | Special Illustrated Number HASTINGS DIAMOND JUBILEE SHOW & CARNIVAL MR. HAROLD ARTHUR RUSSELL, president of the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society. He is the eldest surviving son of the late Sir William Russell, and was born at […] …his father in the management of the estates and in 1906 was in charge of Shere... | Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank | |
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Newspaper Article 1938 – Hon. H A Russell Dies | Hon. H. A. Russell Dies HIS MANY INTERESTS Leading H.B. Sportsman and Pastoralist A “MAN’S MAN” The death occurred last night at his home, “Little Flaxmere,” following a very short illness of the Hon. Harold Arthur Russell, M.L.C., one of Hawke’s Bay’s leading sportsmen and pastoralists, and a man of many and wid... | Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank |
Russell, Harold Arthur Death Notice 1938
RUSSELL.
On July 14, 1938, at “Little Flaxmere,” Harold Arthur, eldest son of the late Sir William Russell.
Funeral at Havelock North Cemetery, 10 a.m. To-morrow (Saturday).
P. Tong and Sons, Funeral Directors Hastings.
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank
Eva Russell 1897
Eva Russell, wife of Harold Arthur Russell
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank
Harold Russell
Mr. HAROLD ARTHUR RUSSELL, Captain of the Hawke’s Bay Polo Club and Master of the Hounds for the Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club, is the eldest surviving son of Sir William Russell, and was born at “Flaxmere ” homestead on the 29th of January, 1871. He was educated at Wellington College and Bradfield College, near Reading, England at which latter ins...
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Four of the wedding guests: Mr. F. Herrick, Mr. V. Hoadley, Mr. Justice Johnston and the Hon. H. A. Russell
Weddings guests, from left: Mr. F. Herrick, Mr. V. Hoadley, Mr. Justice Johnston, who proposed the toast of the bride and bridegroom at the reception, and the Hon. H. A. Russell
Auckland Weekly News
Kura Heritage Collections Online / Auckland Libraries
Newspaper Article 1938 – Polo Interests
Polo Interests.
A keen polo player and foundation member of the Hawke’s Bay Polo Club, which came into existence in 1892, he played with and captained the provincial team which won the Savile Cup in 1906 and subsequent years. Later he became secretary and then president in 1918, two years later he gave up active participation in the ...
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Newspaper Article 1938 – Death of MLC
DEATH OF M.L.C.
THE HON. H.A. RUSSELL
FARMER AND SPORTSMAN
PROMINENT BREEDER
[BY TELEGRAPH – OWN CORRESPONDENT]
HASTINGS, Thursday
The death has occurred of the Hon. Harold Arthur Russell, M.L.C. Mr Russell, who was a prominent Hawke’s Bay sheepfarmer, was born at Hastings in 1871, his father b...
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Hastings Diamond Jubilee Show & Carnival 1923 (The Hawke's Bay Tribune)
Special Illustrated Number
HASTINGS DIAMOND
JUBILEE SHOW & CARNIVAL
MR. HAROLD ARTHUR RUSSELL, president of the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society. He is the eldest surviving son of the late Sir William Russell, and was born at […]
…his father in the management of the estates and in 1906 was in charge of Shere...
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank
Newspaper Article 1938 – Hon. H A Russell Dies
Hon. H. A. Russell Dies
HIS MANY INTERESTS
Leading H.B. Sportsman and Pastoralist
A “MAN’S MAN”
The death occurred last night at his home, “Little Flaxmere,” following a very short illness of the Hon. Harold Arthur Russell, M.L.C., one of Hawke’s Bay’s leading sportsmen and pastoralists, and a man of many and wid...
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank / Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank
Legacy.com NZ Obituaries
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)
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| Name | Born | Died | Cemetery | Cemetery location | Region |
| Harold Arthur Russell | 29 Jan 1871 🔍 | 14 Jul 1938 🔍 📰 | Havelock North Cemetery | Havelock North, Hastings District | Hawke's Bay |
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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| Russell, Harold Arthur, 1871-1938 | 1938 | Auckland People and Events |
| Russell, Hon. Harold Arthur, M.L.C. | Index Cards |
Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage Collections
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NZ Electronic Text Centre
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Archives NZ
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High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland Miscellaneous files - annual number series
Napier High Court > Napier probate files [third sequence]
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| Russell, Harold Arthur | 1933 ‑ 1938 | Wellington | Open |
Justice Department > Coroners Inquests, case files
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| Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... | 1958 | Wellington | Open |
Hamilton High Court > Hamilton Land Sales / Land Valuation Proceedings Files
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| Claude George Ethelbert Kennedy, Harold Arthur John Kennedy and Rosa Kennedy to Robert Henry Russell Trotter | 1946 ‑ 1947 | Auckland | Open |
Tinui History
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Masterton Anglican History
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Tasman Heritage
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West Coast NZ History
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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Canterbury Museum Collections - People
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Lower Hutt MyRecollect
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
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Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ
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| Harold Arthur Russell | RUSSELL, HAROLD ARTHUR (1871-1938) was born at Hastings, the son of Sir William Russell (q.v.). Educated at Bradfield College, England, and Lincoln Agricultural College, Canterbury, he learned farming on his father's property, Sherenden, which he afterwards managed. He farmed for himself at Puketapu (1908-18), and then moved to his father's estate at Flaxmere, which he afterwards managed for himself. He also owned Apley station on the Mangaone river, where he raised black cattle. While he managed the Flaxmere stud for his father it produced one of the greatest steeplechasers in the Dominion (Nadador), as well as Tigritiya, Corazon, Bells of Shannon, and others. He took an interest also in the breeding of remounts. Russell hunted and played polo for many years, and was a gentleman rider with some success. He was president of the Hawkes Bay jockey club (1923-24), a life member of the Hawkes Bay hunt club, and president (1922-24). He captained the polo team which won the Savile cup (1906), founded the Hawkes Bay polo club in 1892, and was president in 1918, and a member of the committee of the New Zealand polo association. He was president of the Hawkes Bay Agricultural and Pastoral association (1921-28) and served on the Hawkes Bay county council, the Napier harbour board, the Napier High School and Te Aute College boards, and the licensing committee. Russell married (1897) Eva (d. 1935), daughter of William Nelson. He was called to the Legislative Council (1934). His death occurred on 14 Jul 1938. N.Z.P.D., 14, 15 Jul 1938; Who's Who N.Z. 1932; Dominion and Evening Post, 15 Jul 1938 (p); Daily Telegraph (Napier), 15 Jul 1938. Portrait: Parliament House. | Volume 2, page 135 |
RUSSELL, HAROLD ARTHUR (1871-1938) was born at Hastings, the son of Sir William Russell (q.v.). Educated at Bradfield College, England, and Lincoln Agricultural College, Canterbury, he learned farming on his father's property, Sherenden, which he afterwards managed. He farmed for himself at Puketapu (1908-18), and then moved to his father's estate at Flaxmere, which he afterwards managed for himself. He also owned Apley station on the Mangaone river, where he raised black cattle. While he managed the Flaxmere stud for his father it produced one of the greatest steeplechasers in the Dominion (Nadador), as well as Tigritiya, Corazon, Bells of Shannon, and others. He took an interest also in the breeding of remounts. Russell hunted and played polo for many years, and was a gentleman rider with some success. He was president of the Hawkes Bay jockey club (1923-24), a life member of the Hawkes Bay hunt club, and president (1922-24). He captained the polo team which won the Savile cup (1906), founded the Hawkes Bay polo club in 1892, and was president in 1918, and a member of the committee of the New Zealand polo association. He was president of the Hawkes Bay Agricultural and Pastoral association (1921-28) and served on the Hawkes Bay county council, the Napier harbour board, the Napier High School and Te Aute College boards, and the licensing committee.
Russell married (1897) Eva (d. 1935), daughter of William Nelson. He was called to the Legislative Council (1934). His death occurred on 14 Jul 1938.
N.Z.P.D., 14, 15 Jul 1938; Who's Who N.Z. 1932; Dominion and Evening Post, 15 Jul 1938 (p); Daily Telegraph (Napier), 15 Jul 1938. Portrait: Parliament House.
Volume 2, page 135NZ War Graves
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Wellington City Council Archives
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Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
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| Harold Arthur Russell | 16 Jul 1938 🔍 📰 | Havelock North Cemetery | Hawke's Bay |
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
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| RUSSELL, Harold Arthur 🔍 | 25 Jul 1938 | NZ Probates |
Puke Ariki Collections - People
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Hocken Digital Collections
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| Name | Born (approx.) | Died | Age | Type | Buried/Cremated | Plot | Cemetery | Region |
| Harold Arthur Russell | 1871 | 16 Jul 1938 🔍 📰 | 67 | Burial | F/#/45 | Havelock North Cemetery | Hawke's Bay Region |
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| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Eva Nelson | 🌳 Harold Arthur Russell | Hastings | 1897 | 45 | 602 | 33 |