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Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford 1587–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 October 1587

Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Anglija, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 May 1641

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: William Thornhaugh

Mother: Lady Russel

Spouse(s): Catherine Brydges

Children(s): Willem Bedford, Diana Russell, John Russell, Katherine Greville, Margaret Montagu, Anne Digby, Edward Russell, Francis Russell

The story of Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford began in 1587 in Thornhaugh, Anglija, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford married Catherine Brydges, and had children including Anne Digby, Diana Russell, Edward Russell, Francis Russell, John Russell, Katherine Greville, Margaret Montagu, Willem Lord Russell Hertog Van Bedford. Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford passed away in 1641 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford began in 1587 in Thornhaugh, Anglija, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford married Catherine Brydges, and had children including Anne Digby, Diana Russell, Edward Russell, Francis Russell, John Russell, Katherine Greville, Margaret Montagu, Willem Lord Russell Hertog Van Bedford.
  • Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford passed away in 1641 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Francis Bedford's Ancestors

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Francis Bedford
1587–1641
Birth Place: Thornhaugh, Anglija, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Russell Lord, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh
1560–1611
Chenies, Buckinghamshire, , England
Lady (Elizabeth Longe (Countess of Bedford)) Russel
1562–1611
Shingay, Cambridgeshire, England
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Francis Bedford's Descendants

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Francis (Russell 4th Earl of) Bedford (19 October 1587–9 May 1641) m. Catherine Brydges (1580–29 January 1657)
  1. 1. Willem (Lord Russell Hertog van) Bedford 1616–1700 m. Anne Carr 1615–1684
    1. 1. William (Russell Lord) Russell 1639–1683 m. Rachel Wriothesley 1637–1723
      1. 1. Wriothesley (Russell Hertog van) Bedford 1680–1711
      2. 2. Rachel Russell 1674–1725
      3. 3. Maria Russell 1670–
      4. 4. Catharine Manners 1676–1711
  2. 2. Diana Russell 1625–1694 m. Francis (1st Earl of Bradford) Newport 1619–1708
    1. 1. Richard (2nd Earl of Bradford) Newport 1644–1723
    2. 2. Thomas (Newport, 1st and Last Baron) Torrington 1655–1719
    3. 3. Elizabeth Newport 1670–1723
    4. 4. Catherine ((Lady)) Newport 1653–1716
  3. 3. John Russell 1618–1686
  4. 4. Katherine Greville 1618–1676
  5. 5. Margaret Montagu –1676
  6. 6. Anne Digby –1696
  7. 7. Edward Russell –1665
  8. 8. Francis Russell –1698

Francis Bedford's Timeline

3 Records

1587
19 October 1587
Birth of Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford in Thornhaugh, Anglija, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Thornhaugh, Anglija, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1641
9 May 1641
Age 54
Death of Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1829
14 Jun 1829
Age 242
Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford was baptized in Oxford, St Thomas, Oxfordshire, England
Oxford, St Thomas, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1587
    Event Place: Thornhaugh, Anglija, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1829
    Event Place: Oxford, St Thomas, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR2171R2/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1641
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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