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Rosel

74 named individuals sharing the Rosel surname-sound, across 2,877 entries. This grouping clusters spelling variants that sound alike; it may include distinct families that happen to share a sound, and it cannot merge unrelated spellings of one family (e.g. Bello Campo/Beauchamp), treat it as a research aid, not an assertion of kinship.

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Spellings in this family: “Roscele” · “Rosel” · “Rosele” · “Roshale” · “Rosieleye” · “Rossale” · “Rossel” · “Rossell” · “Rouseleye” · “Roussel” · “Rusale” · “Ruseel” · “Ruseell” · “Ruseley” · “Ruseleye” · “Russale” · “Russel” · “Russell”

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Family timeline (1233 to 1484, well-attested members)

The pale bar spans each person’s first to last dated entry; each tick is one entry — click a tick to open it. Same forename with separated bars usually means successive generations (father/son); overlapping bars are contemporaries.

William Russel 1242
1466
John Ruseell 1304
1403
John of Rossell 1462
1462
Thomas Russel 1252
1462
Robert Russel 1233
1484
Adam Russel 1234
1350
Alice Russel 1308
1467
Gilbert Rosel 1276
1322
Henry Russel 1266
1468
Jordan Russel 1278
1308
Laurence Russel 1333
1472
Maurice Russel 1301
1457
Simon Russel 1277
1468
Stephen Russel 1313
1404
Alan Russel 1282
1311
Amice Russel 1329
1329
Andrew Russel 1318
1400
Benedict Russel 1325
1332
David Russell 1342
1388
Edmund Russel 1274
1354
Elias Russel 1277
1310
Elizabeth Russell 1471
1471
Ellis Russel 1303
1303
Geoffrey Russel 1250
1436
Hawis de Rouseleye 1344
1344
Hugh Russel 1234
1403
Ivo Russel 1329
1329
James Russel 1275
1428
Joan Russell 1450
1450
Martin Russel 1259
1350
Matthew Russel 1332
1342
Michael Rosel 1325
1327
Nicholas Russel 1275
1475
Oliver Russel 1330
1436
Peter Russel 1270
1340
Philip Russel 1244
1433
Ralph Russel 1252
1432
Reginald Russel 1274
1312
Richard Russel 1259
1466
Roger Russel 1274
1296
Theobald Russel 1295
1432
Vivian de Roshale 1233
1233
Walter Russel 1275
1347

span of activity · one entry · entry under another married name · inferred (named through a relative)

Members by forename (medieval families reuse names; date order separates the generations)

Autocombine identities: on Spellings of one probable person are folded together (Bartholomeus with Bartholomew; index-linked surnames included). Click a combined row to see every separate spelling. Display only, the data is unchanged.

William ×8

John ×5

Thomas ×4

Robert ×3

Adam ×2

  • Adam Russel · 1234-07-01 – 1350-04-10 · 69 entries · 2 spellings, probably one person; click to separate

Alice ×2

  • Alice Russel · 1308-11-10 – 1467-11-25 · 9 entries · 2 spellings, probably one person; click to separate

Gilbert ×2

  • Gilbert Rosel · 1276-08-08 – 1322-02-08 · 14 entries · 2 spellings, probably one person; click to separate

Henry ×2

  • Henry Russel · 1266-04-13 – 1468-01-30 · 201 entries · 2 spellings, probably one person; click to separate

Jordan ×2

  • Jordan Russel · 1278-02-25 – 1308-02-28 · 13 entries · 2 spellings, probably one person; click to separate

Laurence ×2

  • Laurence Russel · 1333-05-01 – 1472-04-09 · 18 entries · 2 spellings, probably one person; click to separate

Maurice ×2

  • Maurice Russel · 1301-12-03 – 1457-07-03 · 128 entries · 2 spellings, probably one person; click to separate

Simon ×2

  • Simon Russel · 1277-10-16 – 1468-03-27 · 21 entries · 2 spellings, probably one person; click to separate

Stephen ×2

  • Stephen Russel · 1313-09-05 – 1404-03-04 · 28 entries · 2 spellings, probably one person; click to separate

Alan ×1

  • Alan Russel · 1282-05-24 – 1311-02-04 · 2 entries

Amice ×1

Andrew ×1

Benedict ×1

David ×1

Edmund ×1

Elias ×1

Elizabeth ×1

Ellis ×1

Geoffrey ×1

Hawis ×1

Hugh ×1

  • Hugh Russel · 1234-11-16 – 1403-04-05 · 45 entries

Ivo ×1

  • Ivo Russel · 1329-06-20 – 1329-06-30 · 4 entries

James ×1

Joan ×1

Martin ×1

Matthew ×1

Michael ×1

Nicholas ×1

Oliver ×1

Peter ×1

Philip ×1

Ralph ×1

Reginald ×1

Richard ×1

Roger ×1

Theobald ×1

Vivian ×1

Walter ×1

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