Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir Maurice Russell (2 February 1356 – 27 June 1416) of Kingston Russell, Dorset and Dyrham, Glos. was a prominent member of the Gloucestershire gentry, 3rd but eldest surviving son and heir of Sir Ralph Russell (1319–1375) and his wife Alice (d.1388). He was knighted between June and December 1385 and served twice as Knight of the Shire for Gloucestershire in 1402 and 1404. He held the posts of Sheriff of Gloucestershire, 4 times, Coroner and Justice of the Peace, Tax Collector and Commissioner of Enquiry. His land holdings were extensive in Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Berkshire & Buckinghamshire. He was descended from an ancient line which can be traced back to 1210, which ended on the death of his son Thomas, from his 2nd marriage, as a young man without male issue. Most of his lands, having been earlier entailed, had passed at his death into the families of his 2 daughters from his 1st marriage.. }
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- Maurice_Russell,_knight abstract "Sir Maurice Russell (2 February 1356 – 27 June 1416) of Kingston Russell, Dorset and Dyrham, Glos. was a prominent member of the Gloucestershire gentry, 3rd but eldest surviving son and heir of Sir Ralph Russell (1319–1375) and his wife Alice (d.1388). He was knighted between June and December 1385 and served twice as Knight of the Shire for Gloucestershire in 1402 and 1404. He held the posts of Sheriff of Gloucestershire, 4 times, Coroner and Justice of the Peace, Tax Collector and Commissioner of Enquiry. His land holdings were extensive in Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Berkshire & Buckinghamshire. He was descended from an ancient line which can be traced back to 1210, which ended on the death of his son Thomas, from his 2nd marriage, as a young man without male issue. Most of his lands, having been earlier entailed, had passed at his death into the families of his 2 daughters from his 1st marriage.".