On 25 August 1879, George Russell married Anna Maria Noble at Brodies Hotel, Warialda, New South Wales.  George was a young man and at the time was residing at Sand Holes near Moree.  Anna was just 16 years of age when she married with her father's consent.  Anna was also residing at Sand Holes.

Anna was born on 24 May 1863 on a property called Negoa at Muswellbrook, New South Wales to George Noble and Mary McGarry.  George Noble worked as a Stockman for the Hall brothers on many of their properties throughout New South Wales.  The life of a Stockman was difficult and at times dangerous, and led the family from one place to another.  George and Mary Noble did eventually settle in Mungindi near St George, Queensland but that wasn't until the late 1880s.

Anna's mother Mary had been sent to Australia as an Irish Orphan aboard the Tippoo Saib.  Mary arrived in 1850 and was only 15 years of age when she landed.  Mary's two older sisters, Catherine and Bridget, had been sent out to Australia in the previous year.  Their parents had died during the famine and the girls found themselves in the Boyle Workhouse in Roscommon.

George worked hard and was a Carrier for most of his life possibly working for the Hall brothers - William and Thomas.  Their father, George Hall had established cattle runs in northern New South Wales in Manilla and Moree in the 1830s.  Eventually the run extended from Sydney up through to the Darling Downs in Queensland.  The brothers continued to operate the vast pastoral empire as a family for many years after George Hall died.

Anna provided George with their first son, George Henry born on 18 May 1880 at Currawildi Station, St George, Queensland.  Anna's mother, Mary was the nurse maid.  Interestingly, Mary herself was pregnant at the time with her last child Ernest Patrick said to be born at Dirranbandi near St George.

Currawildi, on the Balonne Minor River, was a stopping place for pack horse mail between St George in the north and Hebel to the south.  The town site of Currawildi, surveyed in 1885, was established to service the wool industry and was named Dirranbandi.

In the following year the Russell's were at Walgett, where their next child Maud Mary was born.  Maud was born on 19 October 1881 at Llanillo Station.  In the 1880s, Charles Wesley Chase managed Llanillo with the owners probably being a big pastoral company.  Llanillo was a huge property and the corners met three others just about where Lightning Ridge is today.

The family kept on the move and another four children were born to George and Anna - Charlotte Jane on 12 September 1883 at Whalen Station near Moree, Agnes May born on 2 May 1885 at Tulerrgah, Queensland, another son Charles James was born on 10 May 1887 at Quirindi, and Eveline Catherine born on 15 July 1889 at Gunnedah.

In the early days Anna would take the children and travel with George while he was working.  Now with six children it was proving to be more difficult to continue roaming the countryside.  The family stayed for a short time at Narrabri where two more children were born - Edward Ernest born 19 September 1892 and Herbert John Harris born 18 October 1894.

A few years later the family were on the move again when Frederick Percy Leo was born on 25 January 1897 at Old Angledool.  The family then made the long trip to Miles in Queensland where Anna's sister Eveline was living with her husband William Akers.  Anna stayed in Miles for a few years and had another two children - Thomas William born on 19 January 1902 and Joseph Raymond born on 19 April 1903.

By this time in her life, Anna was 40 years of age and had given her husband eleven children.  It was no longer possible to continue travelling and so the family headed to Roma in Queensland.  George continued roaming, while Anna stayed at home and raised their children.  George would often come back to visit the family but it obviously wasn't in his nature to stay in one spot for too long.  As George became older he also became more difficult in nature.  He was critical of those around him and he seemed to have distanced himself from his own family.

By 1930, George was living in Cunnamulla when he boarded the train headed for Brisbane.  George wanted to live out the last of his days at  Dunwich Benevolent Asylum.  Dunwich was a home for the poor people who because of age, accident or infirmity were unable to care for themselves.  In those days, family were interviewed so that each case could be accessed.  Why George was accepted is not known but he certainly had a family who cared for his welfare.

When the train arrived in Roma, his son Herbert (known as Brassy) was there to meet the train to collect his father and take him back home.  But the old man wouldn't budge and continued on his journey to Brisbane where he arrived on 13 May 1930.  George was collected from central station by an officer of the Salvation Army and taken to the old men's home in Stanley Street, South Brisbane.  On the same day George wandered off from the home and was noted as missing.  A newspaper article stated that his body was found in the Brisbane River the following afternoon around 2.00pm.  However according to his death certificate George died on 17 May 1930.  He was buried two days later at the Toowong Cemetery.

Anna was known to be a real lady who had a lovely nature and a strong faith in God.  She was often left on her own to raise her family as George was away working.  Anna worked very hard around the home and to raise her family.  It was said that she scrubbed the floors until you could see your own reflection!  Later in life Anna suffered with face cancer and held a handkerchief to cover her face.  She died on 19 August 1947 at the Russell Estate in Roma.  She was buried the next day at the Roma Cemetery.