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John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1485 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1485

Birth Location: Kingston Russel, Dorsetshire, England

Death Date: 14 March 1555

Death Location: Strand, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Russel

Mother: Alice Wyse

Spouse(s): Anne Sapcote

Children(s): Sir Bedford

In 1485, John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford entered the world in Kingston Russel, Dorsetshire, England, born to Sir James Russel and Alice Wyse. John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford married Anne Sapcote, and had children including Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford. John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford passed away in 1555 in Strand, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1485, John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford entered the world in Kingston Russel, Dorsetshire, England, born to Sir James Russel and Alice Wyse.
  • John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford married Anne Sapcote, and had children including Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford.
  • John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford passed away in 1555 in Strand, Middlesex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Bedford's Ancestors

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John Bedford
1485 – 1555
Birth Place: Kingston Russel, Dorsetshire, England
Parents
Sir James Russel
– 1509
Dorset, England
Alice Wyse
Grandparents
John Russel
– 1505
Alice Froxmere
Great-Grandparents
Henry “Gascoigne”
1410 – 1455
Elisabeth Herring
– 1456
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen (Gascoigne)
1380 – 1438
Alice Blynchesfield
1385 –
John Herring

John Bedford's Descendants

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John (Russell, 1st Earl of) Bedford (About 1485 – 14 March 1555) m. Anne Sapcote ( – 14 March 1559)
  1. 1. Sir (Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of) Bedford (Abt 1527 – 27 Jul 1585) m. Margaret (St.) John (Abt 1528 – 27 August 1562)
    1. 1. William (Russell, 3rd Earl of) Bedford (20 Dec 1572 – 3 May 1627) m. Elizabeth Long (1562 – 31 Mar 1611)
      1. 1. William Russell (23 NOV 1606 – 14 FEB 1661) m. Martha
        1. 1. John Russell (1645 – 1737) m. Annas

John Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1485
About 1485
Birth of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford in Kingston Russel, Dorsetshire, England
Kingston Russel, Dorsetshire, England
1555
14 March 1555
Age 70
Death of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford in Strand, Middlesex, England
Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1485
    Event Place: Kingston Russel, Dorsetshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1555
    Event Place: Strand, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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