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Francis Russell 1593–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1593

Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 9 May 1641

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Russell

Mother: Lady Bedford)

Spouse(s): Catherine Brydges

Children(s): Lady Russell

In 1593, Francis Russell entered the world in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir William Russell And Lady Elizabeth Long Countess Of Bedford. Francis Russell married Catherine Brydges, and had children including Lady Anne Bristol Russell. Francis Russell passed away in 1641 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1593, Francis Russell entered the world in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir William Russell And Lady Elizabeth Long Countess Of Bedford.
  • Francis Russell married Catherine Brydges, and had children including Lady Anne Bristol Russell.
  • Francis Russell passed away in 1641 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Russell's Ancestors

Self
Francis Russell
1593–1641
Birth Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir William Russell
1553–1613
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Long (Countess of) Bedford)
1555–1611
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, Sheriff of Bedfordshire and) Buckinghamshire
1527–1585
Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England, or Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Margaretha Margaret St. John Countess Russell of) Bletsoe
1538–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
LordJohn Bedford
1485–1555
Anne Sapcote
1489–1559
Sir Bletsoe
1498–1562
Lady Essex
1485–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Russell's Descendants

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Francis Russell (Apr 1593–9 May 1641) m. Catherine Brydges (1597–29 Jan 1656)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne Bristol) Russell 1613–1697 m. Sir (George Digby 2nd Earl of) Bristol 1612–1677

Francis Russell's Timeline

5 Records

1587
19 Oct 1587
Francis Russell was baptized in St Marys,Watford,Hertford,England
St Marys,Watford,Hertford,England
1593
Apr 1593
Birth of Francis Russell in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
1641
9 May 1641
Age 48
Death of Francis Russell in St Ann Blackfriars, London, England
St Ann Blackfriars, London, England
1829
14 Jun 1829
Age 236
Francis Russell was baptized in Oxford, St Thomas, Oxfordshire, England
Oxford, St Thomas, Oxfordshire, England
1862
07 Sep 1862
Age 269
Francis Russell was baptized in Compton Greenfield, All Saints, Gloucestershire, England
Compton Greenfield, All Saints, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1593
    Event Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1587
    Event Place: St Marys,Watford,Hertford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Compton Greenfield, All Saints, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England, Gloucestershire, Saintbury
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 186

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saintbury Maydon, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 186

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Rainsford family : with sidelights on Shakespeare, Southampton, Hall and Hart

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1641
    Event Place: St Ann Blackfriars, London, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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