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Lady Countess Clara Margaret Jane Saint John-Russell of Bedford, Countess of Bedford 1524–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524 or Bet. 27 Jul 1530-1533

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1562

Death Location: Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Sir Bedfordshire**

Mother: Lady Waldegrave

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Children(s): Elizabeth Bath

In 1524, Lady Countess Clara Margaret Jane Saint John-Russell of Bedford, Countess of Bedford entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to Sir John Jenkins St John Sheriff Of Bedfordshire And Lady Margaretha Wentworth Waldegrave. Lady Countess Clara Margaret Jane Saint John-Russell of Bedford, Countess of Bedford had children including Elizabeth Russell Daughter Of Francis 2 Wife Of William Bourchier Earl Of Bath. Lady Countess Clara Margaret Jane Saint John-Russell of Bedford, Countess of Bedford passed away in 1562 in Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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  • In 1524, Lady Countess Clara Margaret Jane Saint John-Russell of Bedford, Countess of Bedford entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to Sir John Jenkins St John Sheriff Of Bedfordshire And Lady Margaretha Wentworth Waldegrave.
  • Lady Countess Clara Margaret Jane Saint John-Russell of Bedford, Countess of Bedford had children including Elizabeth Russell Daughter Of Francis 2 Wife Of William Bourchier Earl Of Bath.
  • Lady Countess Clara Margaret Jane Saint John-Russell of Bedford, Countess of Bedford passed away in 1562 in Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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Lady Bedford's Ancestors

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Lady Bedford
1524–1562
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir John Jenkins St. John Sheriff of Bedfordshire**
1498–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Margaretha Wentworth) Waldegrave
1485–1567
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
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Lady Bedford's Descendants

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Lady (Countess Clara Margaret Jane Saint John-Russell of Bedford, Countess of) Bedford (1524 or Bet. 27 Jul 1530-1533–27 Aug 1562)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Russell, daughter of Francis, #2 wife of William Bourchier Earl of) Bath 1555–1605 m. William, (Lord Bourchier, 3rd Earl of) Bath 1555–1623
    1. 1. Edward (Bourchier, 4th Lord Fitz-Warin Earl van) Bath 1575–1636
      1. 1. Edward Bezer 1595–1664 m. Jean Lawrence 1611–1684
        1. 1. John Bezer 1641–1684 m. Susanna (Withers) Bezer 1633–1693
        2. 2. William Bezer 1648–1683
        3. 3. Edward (John) Bezer 1641–1688
        4. 4. Frances Bezer 1639–1689

Lady Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524 or Bet. 27 Jul 1530-1533
Birth of Lady Countess Clara Margaret Jane Saint John-Russell of Bedford, Countess of Bedford in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
1562
27 Aug 1562
Age 38
Death of Lady Countess Clara Margaret Jane Saint John-Russell of Bedford, Countess of Bedford in Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524 or Bet. 27 Jul 1530-1533
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1562
    Event Place: Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

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