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Lord William Russell\Russel I, Earl of Bedford 1650–1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1650

Birth Location: Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 21 Jun 1708

Death Location: Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

Father: Lord Russell

Mother: Lady Carr

Spouse(s): Anna Reid

Children(s): Ninian Russell, George Russell, Alexander Russell, William Russell

The story of Lord William Russell\Russel I, Earl of Bedford began in 1650 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England. Lord William Russell\Russel I, Earl of Bedford married Anna Reid, and had children including Alexander Russell, George Russell, John Russell, Ninian Russell, William Russell. Lord William Russell\Russel I, Earl of Bedford passed away in 1708 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord William Russell\Russel I, Earl of Bedford began in 1650 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England.
  • Lord William Russell\Russel I, Earl of Bedford married Anna Reid, and had children including Alexander Russell, George Russell, John Russell, Ninian Russell, William Russell.
  • Lord William Russell\Russel I, Earl of Bedford passed away in 1708 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Russell
1611–1700
Birth Location: Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
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Lady Carr
1615–1684
Birth Location: London, England
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Spouses(s)

Anna Reid
1653–
Birth Location: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Children(s)

Ninian Russell
1675–1741
Birth Location: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
NR
George Russell
1680–
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Russell
1678–
Birth Location: –
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William Russell
1670–
Birth Location: Leith South, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Lord Bedford's Ancestors

Self
Lord Bedford
1650–1708
Birth Place: Saxmundham, Suffolk, England
Parents
Lord William Russell
1611–1700
Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Anne Elizabeth ( Duchess Bedford)) Carr
1615–1684
London, England
Grandparents
Agnes Blanchard
1582–1611
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Robert (Kerr Carr , KG, Earl of) Somerset
1587–1645
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Frances Ann Howard, Countess of) Warwick
1590–1632
Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ferniehurst
1529–1586
Lady Buccleuch
1546–1597
Lord Walden
1561–1626
Lady Walden
1564–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Kerr
1500–1562
Katherine Lady
1510–1565
William Buccleuch
1522–1552
Lady Bethune
1520–1579
Thomas III
1536–1572
Lady Audley
1540–1564
Sir Knyvett
1537–1598

Lord Bedford's Descendants

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Lord (William Russell\Russel I, Earl of) Bedford (14 Apr 1650–21 Jun 1708) m. Anna Reid (Abt 1653–)
  1. 1. Ninian Russell 1675–1741 m. Jean Brothwick 1679–1801 m. Bessie Hall 1683–1708
    1. 1. James Russell 1710–1784 m. Margaret Kay 1710–1791
      1. 1. David Russell 1743–1837 m. Mary Dougald 1747–
        1. 1. William Russell 1771–1837 m. ISOBEL RANKIN 1777–1841
    2. 2. Ninian Russell 1707–
    3. 3. Janet Russell 1706–
    4. 4. William Russell 1702–
    5. 5. James Russell 1704–
    6. 6. Alexander Russell 1701–
  2. 2. George Russell 1680–
  3. 3. Alexander Russell 1678–
  4. 4. William Russell 1670–

Lord Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1650
14 Apr 1650
Birth of Lord William Russell\Russel I, Earl of Bedford in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England
Saxmundham, Suffolk, England
1708
21 Jun 1708
Age 58
Death of Lord William Russell\Russel I, Earl of Bedford in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England
Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1650
    Event Place: Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1708
    Event Place: Saxmundham, Suffolk, England
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