Hi Jo, We have been in touch recently regarding our connections to the Russells of Northallerton and I wonder if you can give me a marriage date for your Nathaniel Russel to Mary Elizabeth Boville so that I can add the marriage to my tree. My connection is through your Nathaniel Russells Great Aunt Ann Russell, my Gt. Gt. Grandmother, who was herself the daughter of an earlier Nathaniel and his wife H annah STAINTHORP, Richard Thompson and I share Hannah's parents as out common ancestor as you know. I have a total of four Nathaniel Russells in my tree if I can help you out with any information on these earlier ones then just ask. By the way the Russells owned a Grocers not a Greengrocers they also ran a café in the shop next to the grocer shop. I have a couple of photos of both shops in a book of old photos of Northallerton, one shop is now houses a branch Superdrug. I was interested to read the extract from the newspaper about the business. Regards Jenny DeAngelis. Spain. William Boville. This is where my Russell connections is. William & Elizabeth Boville's daughter Mary Elizabeth married Nathaniel Russell of Russells, Greengrocer of Northallerton. I have a photograph of him and her. > > As in 1914 a book containing these descendants was published and contained photographs. From a newspaper clippings book the following newspaper article:- > > "A change has just taken place with regard to the old-established > grocery and provisions business and seed and manure trade > carried on for the last 57 years by Messrs. N. Russell and Sons, > at Northallerton. This flourishing business has during the past