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- 1 2 RUSSELL, Thomas (1577-1632), of Strensham, Worcs. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981
- ↑ RUSSELL, William (c.1602-1669), of Great Witley, Worcs.; later of Strensham, Worcs. and Charing Cross, Westminster. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010
- ↑ RUSSELL, Thomas (fl.1613-1623), of Truro, Cornw. and London. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010.
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