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John Bedford Russell 1766 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1766

Birth Location: Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 20 Oct 1839

Death Location: Rothiemurchus, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: Francis Russell

Mother: Elisabeth Keppel

Spouse(s): Georgina Gordon

Children(s): Louisa Russell

In 1766, John Bedford Russell entered the world in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, born to Francis Tavistock Russell and Elisabeth Elizabeth Keppel. John Bedford Russell married Georgina Elisabeth Gordon, and had children including Louisa Jane Russell. John Bedford Russell passed away in 1839 in Rothiemurchus, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1766, John Bedford Russell entered the world in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, born to Francis Tavistock Russell and Elisabeth Elizabeth Keppel.
  • John Bedford Russell married Georgina Elisabeth Gordon, and had children including Louisa Jane Russell.
  • John Bedford Russell passed away in 1839 in Rothiemurchus, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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John Russell's Ancestors

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John Russell
1766 – 1839
Birth Place: Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Francis Tavistock Russell
1739 – 1767
Bedford, Bedfordshire, , England
Elisabeth (Elizabeth) Keppel
1739 – 1768
Abermarle, Surrey, England
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John Russell's Descendants

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John (Bedford) Russell (6 Jul 1766 – 20 Oct 1839) m. Georgina (Elisabeth) Gordon (18 Apr 1781 – 24 Feb 1853)
  1. 1. Louisa (Jane) Russell (8 July 1812 – 31 March 1905)
    1. 1. Duke (James Hamilton II of) Abercorn (24 August 1838 – 3 January 1913)
      1. 1. James (Albert Edward Hamilton) Abercorn (30 Nov 1869 – 12 September 1953) m. Rosaline (Rosalind Cecilia Caroline brh Duchess of Abercorn) Bingham (26 February 1869 – 18 January 1958)
        1. 1. Cynthia (Ellinor Beatrix) Hamilton (16 Aug 1897 – 4 Dec 1972) m. Albert (Edward John) Spencer (23 May 1892 – 9 Jun 1975)

John Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1766
6 Jul 1766
Birth of John Bedford Russell in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
1839
20 Oct 1839
Age 73
Death of John Bedford Russell in Rothiemurchus, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Rothiemurchus, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1766
    Event Place: Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1839
    Event Place: Rothiemurchus, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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