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Francis Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron Bedford 1527–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1527

Birth Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 27 Jul 1585

Death Location: Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Father: Sir Bedford

Mother: Margaret John

Spouse(s): Juliana Bedford

Children(s): Lady Russell

In 1527, Francis Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron Bedford entered the world in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Francis 2Nd Earl Of Bedford Russell Earl Of Bedford And Margaret Margaretha Russell Countess Bedford St John. Francis Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron Bedford married Juliana Ann Julia Forster Countess Of Bedford Countess Of Bedford, and had children including Lady Jane Agnes Russell. Francis Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron Bedford passed away in 1585 in Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Francis Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron Bedford entered the world in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Francis 2Nd Earl Of Bedford Russell Earl Of Bedford And Margaret Margaretha Russell Countess Bedford St John.
  • Francis Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron Bedford married Juliana Ann Julia Forster Countess Of Bedford Countess Of Bedford, and had children including Lady Jane Agnes Russell.
  • Francis Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron Bedford passed away in 1585 in Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Bedford's Ancestors

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Francis Bedford
1527–1585
Birth Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis, 2nd Earl of Bedford Russell Earl of Bedford
1527–1585
Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret (Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St.) John
1533–1572
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John Russell, Lord Russell, 1st Earl van Bedford Sherriff van Somersetshire en) Dorsetshire
1485–1554
Kingston Russell, Dorsetshire
Lady (Anne Countess of Bedford Sapcote "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth) I
1499–1558
Huntingdonshire
Sir (John Jenkins St. John Sheriff of) Bedfordshire**
1498–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Waldegrave
1485–1567
Smallbridge, Suffolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Baron
1450–
Alice 16xggm
1459–1505
Sir Huntingdonshire,
1470–1505
Margaret Wolston
1470–1508
William Suffolk
1462–1527
Margery Lady
1453–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wyse
1429–1460
Lady Fulford
1440–1465

Francis Bedford's Descendants

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Francis (Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron) Bedford (April 1527–27 Jul 1585) m. Juliana (Ann "Julia" Forster, Countess of Bedford Countess of) Bedford (1552/1555–1585)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane Agnes) Russell 1561–1600 m. Sir (John Jenner Gaynor Baron of) Thornbury 1556–
    1. 1. Sir (William Robert) Gaynor 1591–1630 m. Margaret Ginty 1591–1650
      1. 1. William Gaynor 1615–1681 m. Ann (Stone) Jones 1620–1684
        1. 1. Samuel (William) Gainer 1640– m. Elizabeth Eldridge 1642–1694

Francis Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1527
April 1527
Birth of Francis Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron Bedford in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
1585
27 Jul 1585
Age 58
Death of Francis Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron Bedford in Bedford house, Strand, Middlesex, England
Bedford house, Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1527
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1585
    Event Place: Bedford house, Strand, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alnwick, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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