Following the death of his grandfather (in 1878), Russell was raised by his grandmother, Lady Russell. Educated at first privately, and later at Trinity College, Cambridge, Russell obtained first class degrees both in mathematics and in the moral sciences.
Pagkatapos ng kamatayan ng kanyang lolo (sa 1878), Russell ay itataas sa pamamagitan ng kanyang lola, Ina Russell. Edukado sa unang pribado, at mamaya sa Trinity College, Cambridge, Russell nakuha na first class degree pareho sa matematika at sa moral siyensiya.