In 1823 Samuel Russell, his cousin founded Russel & Co.

He and his cousin, a Jew by the name of Helam Cohen, founded the house.

Hagey's cousin, Gerry Hagey, founded the University of Waterloo.

His cousin, pianist Ellen Ambrose, founded the Duet Club of Hamilton in 1889.

His cousin, Frank Angell, founded psychology laboratories at Cornell and Stanford Universities.

Her cousin, Eglantyne Jebb (1876-1928) founded the charity Save the Children.

Her cousin, Laura Clay, founded the Kentucky Equal Rights Association in 1912, of which Madeline later became president.

Another cousin, Robert Blennerhassett, founded the long-established family of Ballyseedy, County Kerry.

In 1948 the cousins founded a new company, London & Overseas Freighters Ltd.

Cornell's distant cousin, Ezra Cornell, later founded Cornell University in New York.