In 1893, he was staying in
Strathpeffer,
Scotland, to convalesce. He was joined there by his old friend
Sir William Henry Marsh, who had also been a senior official in Hong Kong. Russell had two heart attacks in the last week of August 1893, but by 1 September 1893 was feeling better and went down for breakfast. He had another heart attack and died a few hours later. He was 50 years old at the time. His body was taken back to
Ulster by his brother and interred in the graveyard of
Broughshane First Presbyterian Church in
County Antrim. ==Russell Street==