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John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford 1766–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 July 1766

Birth Location: Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 October 1839

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Francis Tavistock

Mother: Elizabeth Keppel

Spouse(s): Georgiana Gordon

Children(s): John Russell, Louisa Russell, Francis Russell, George Russell

In 1766, John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford entered the world in Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Francis Russell Marquess Of Tavistock And Elizabeth Keppel. John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford married Georgiana Elizabethl Gordon, and had children including Francis Russell, George William Russell, John Russell, Louisa Jane Russell. John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford passed away in 1839 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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  • In 1766, John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford entered the world in Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Francis Russell Marquess Of Tavistock And Elizabeth Keppel.
  • John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford married Georgiana Elizabethl Gordon, and had children including Francis Russell, George William Russell, John Russell, Louisa Jane Russell.
  • John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford passed away in 1839 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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John Bedford's Ancestors

Self
John Bedford
1766–1839
Birth Place: Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Francis Russell Marquess of Tavistock
1739–1767
Bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Keppel
1739–1768
Bury, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Russell 4th Duke of) Bedford
1710–1771
Streatham
Gertrude Leveson
1715–1794
Trentham, Staffordshire
Great-Grandparents
John Leveson-Gower
1694–1754
Lady Pierrepont
1691–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Feilding
1668–1697
Evelyn Pierrepont
1665–1726

John Bedford's Descendants

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John (Russell 6th Duke of) Bedford (6 July 1766–20 October 1839) m. Georgiana (Elizabethl) Gordon (18 April 1781–11 October 1801)
  1. 1. John Russell 1792–1878
  2. 2. Louisa (Jane) Russell 1812–1905 m. James (Hamilton of) Abercon 1811–1885
    1. 1. Albertha (Frances Anne) Hamilton 1847–1932
    2. 2. Beatrix (Frances) Hamilton 1835–1871
    3. 3. Claud Hamilton 1843–1925
    4. 4. Cosmo Hamilton 1853–1853
    5. 5. Ernest (William) Hamilton 1858–1939
    6. 6. Frederic (Spencer) Hamilton 1856–1928
    7. 7. George (Francis) Hamilton 1845–1927
    8. 8. Georgiana (Susan) Hamilton 1841–1913
    9. 9. James Hamilton 1838–1913
    10. 10. Katherine (Elizabeth) Hamilton 1840–1874
    11. 11. Louisa (Jane) Hamilton 1836–1912 m. Willem (Henry Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott Hertog van Buccleuch en) Queensberry 1831–1914
      1. 1. Henry (Lord) Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1868–1945
      2. 2. George (Lord) Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1866–1947
      3. 3. Constance Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1877–1970
      4. 4. Walter (Henry Montagu-Douglas-Scott Earl van) Dalkeith 1861–1886
      5. 5. Frans (Lord) Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1879–1952
      6. 6. Catharina Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1875–1951
      7. 7. John (Karel Montagu-Douglas-Scott Hertog van Buccleuch en) Queensberry 1864–1935
      8. 8. Herbert (Andrew Lord) Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1872–1944 m. Marie (Josephine) Edwards 1882–1965
        1. 1. Maria (Louise) Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1908–1996 m. Andrew (Henry) Ferguson 1899–1966
    12. 12. Louisa Hamilton 1834–1913
    13. 13. Mary Hamilton 1849–
    14. 14. Maud (Evelyn) Hamilton 1850–1932
    15. 15. Ronald (Douglas) Hamilton 1849–1867
  3. 3. Francis Russell 1788–1861
  4. 4. George (William) Russell 1790–1846

John Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1766
6 July 1766
Birth of John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford in Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1839
20 October 1839
Age 73
Death of John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford in The Doune of Rothiemurchus, Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Doune of Rothiemurchus, Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 July 1766
    Event Place: Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1839
    Event Place: The Doune of Rothiemurchus, Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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