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Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather)(churchhill) 1587–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 October 1587

Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 May 1641

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: William Bedford)

Mother: Lady Russel

Spouse(s): Honorable Bridges, Elizabeth Gerard, Elizabeth Smallpage, Catharine Thornhaugh

Children(s): William Bedford, JOHN state), Francis Russell, Lady Millington, Diana Russell, Lady Russell, Sir Barbados, Edward Russell, Lady Montagu, John Russell, William Russell

Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather)(churchhill) was born in 1587 in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Blanchard Russell 1St Earl Of Thornhaugh 2Nd Earl Of Thornhaugh And 3Rd Earl Of Bedford And Lady Elizabeth Longe Countess Of Bedford Russel. Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather)(churchhill) married Catharine Brydges Dudley Baroness Russell Thornhaugh, Elizabeth Gerard, Elizabeth Smallpage, Honorable Lady Catharine Margaret Russell Baroness Of Thornhaugh Bridges, and had children including Diana Twin Russell, Edward Russell, Francis Russell, John Russell, John Russell Authored Seperation Of Church And State, Lady Ann Russell Digby Millington, Lady Catherine Ann Russell, Lady Margaret Russell Montagu, Sir Francis Russell Governor Of Barbados, William 1St Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl And First Duke Of Bedford, William Russell. Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather)(churchhill) passed away in 1641 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather)(churchhill) was born in 1587 in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Blanchard Russell 1St Earl Of Thornhaugh 2Nd Earl Of Thornhaugh And 3Rd Earl Of Bedford And Lady Elizabeth Longe Countess Of Bedford Russel.
  • Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather)(churchhill) married Catharine Brydges Dudley Baroness Russell Thornhaugh, Elizabeth Gerard, Elizabeth Smallpage, Honorable Lady Catharine Margaret Russell Baroness Of Thornhaugh Bridges, and had children including Diana Twin Russell, Edward Russell, Francis Russell, John Russell, John Russell Authored Seperation Of Church And State, Lady Ann Russell Digby Millington, Lady Catherine Ann Russell, Lady Margaret Russell Montagu, Sir Francis Russell Governor Of Barbados, William 1St Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl And First Duke Of Bedford, William Russell.
  • Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather)(churchhill) passed away in 1641 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bedford)
1558–1613
Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
WB
Lady Russel
1562–1611
Birth Location: Shingay, Cambridgeshire, England
LR

Spouses(s)

Honorable Bridges
1580–1657
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
HB
Elizabeth Gerard
1586–1626
Birth Location: Chippenham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
EG
Elizabeth Smallpage
1590–1652
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
ES
Catharine Thornhaugh
1580–1657
Birth Location: Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
CT

Children(s)

William Bedford
1616–1700
Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire
WB
JOHN state)
1616–1676
Birth Location: London, England
Js
Francis Russell
1612–1616
Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
FR
Lady Millington
1612–1697
Birth Location: Thornbaugh Castle, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
LM
Diana Russell
1624–1696
Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
DR
Lady Russell
1615–1676
Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
LR
Sir Barbados
1624–1696
Birth Location: ThornhaughCastle, Northamptonshire, England
SB
Edward Russell
1628–1665
Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
ER
Lady Montagu
1620–1696
Birth Location: Brockett Hall, Hertfordshire, England
LM
John Russell
1618–1686
Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
JR
William Russell
1613–1700
Birth Location: England
WR

Lord grandfather)(churchhill)'s Ancestors

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Lord grandfather)(churchhill)
1587–1641
Birth Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Blanchard Russell, 1st Earl of Thornhaugh, 2nd Earl of Thornhaugh and 3rd Earl of Bedford)
1558–1613
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Longe (Countess of Bedford)) Russel
1562–1611
Shingay, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Francis Russell
1527–1585
Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret Russell
1533–1572
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
William Longe
1542–1618
Oxfordshire, England
Annys (Tomchyn) Touchyn
1540–1618
Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Anne Sapcote
1489–1559
John Russell
1515–1575
John Bletsoe
1498–1527
Margaretha Waldegrave
1485–1567
John 15GGF
1510–1582
Anne Basse
1520–1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sapcote
1460–1503
Margaret Wolston
1463–1508
Sir Hamilton
1476–1529
Janet Beaton
1482–1529
John Knight
1473–1512
Jane John
1478–1544
Thomas Hên
1470–1545
Elizabeth Hên
1487–1545
Gulielini Slade
1480–
Edward Basse
1500–1548
Alicia Drake
1500–1556

Lord grandfather)(churchhill)'s Descendants

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Lord (Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great) grandfather)(churchhill) (19 October 1587–9 May 1641) m. Honorable (Lady Catharine Margaret Russell, Baroness of Thornhaugh) Bridges (1580–29 January 1657) m. Elizabeth Gerard (1586–1626) m. Elizabeth Smallpage (November 1590–12 October 1652) m. Catharine (BRYDGES Dudley, Baroness Russell) Thornhaugh (12 May 1580–29 January 1657)
  1. 1. William (1st Duke Of Bedford Russell Fifth Earl and First Duke of) Bedford 1616–1700 m. Anne (Carr Countess of) Bedford 1615–1684
    1. 1. Sir (Lord Robert William 3rd Duke Bedford Russell 5th Earl\1st Duke of) Russell 1639–1683
    2. 2. Lord (Francis) Russell 1638–1678
    3. 3. John Russell 1641–1642
    4. 4. Lord (Edward) Russell 1643–1714
    5. 5. Lord (Robert) Russell 1645–1703
    6. 6. Anne (Countess Russell) Bedford 1650–1657
    7. 7. Lord (James) Russell 1651–1712
    8. 8. George Russell 1652–1692
    9. 9. Lady (Diana) Russell 1652–1701 m. Greville Verney 1634–1684
      1. 1. Diana Warburton 1676–1705 m. George Warburton 1675–1743
        1. 1. Diana Warburton –1730
        2. 2. Dockwra Warburton 1705–
        3. 3. Giles Warburton 1703–
      2. 2. Giles Alington 1680–1691
      3. 3. Catharine Napier 1677–1724 m. Nathaniel Napier 1668–1728
        1. 1. Gerard (Napier) MP 1701–1759
        2. 2. Diana Napier 1699–1740
        3. 3. William Napier 1696–1753
        4. 4. Wyndham Napier –1734
      4. 4. William Verney 1668–1683
    10. 10. Lady (Margaret) Russell 1656–1702
    11. 11. Lord (William) Russell 1650–1679
    12. 12. Katherine Russell 1640–
    13. 13. Margaret Springer 1658–1698
    14. 14. Mathew Russell 1652–
    15. 15. Lady (Margaret) Russell 1635–1701
  2. 2. JOHN (RUSSELL (authored - seperation of church and) state) 1616–1676
  3. 3. Francis Russell 1612–1616
  4. 4. Lady (Ann Russell Digby) Millington 1612–1697 m. George Digby 1612–1677 m. Lord (Thomas) Millington 1620–1704
    1. 1. Anne Spencer 1646–1715 m. Robert (Spencer (Born Spencer 2nd Earl of) Sunder 1641–1702
      1. 1. Elizabeth (MacCarty, Countess) O 1671–1704
      2. 2. Robert (Spencer,) Lord 1666–1688
      3. 3. Lady (Clantary Countess Spencer McCarthy Countess) Clancarty 1672–1704
      4. 4. Anne Spencer 1666–1690
      5. 5. Charles (III) Spencer 1675–1722 m. Anne Spencer 1683–1716 m. Arabella Spencer 1673–1698 m. Anne (Lady Duchess of Marlborough) Churchill 1682–1716
        1. 1. Diana Russell 1710–1735 m. John (Russell - 4th Duke of) Bedford 1710–1771
        2. 2. Frances Howard 1696–1742
        3. 3. John Spencer 1708–1746
        4. 4. Charles Spencer 1706–1758 m. Elizabeth Trevor 1713–1761
        5. 5. Robert Spencer 1701–1729
        6. 6. Ann Spencer 1702–1769
        7. 7. Charles Spencer 1706–1758 m. Elizabeth Trevor 1713–1761
        8. 8. Diana ((Duchess of Bedford)) Spencer 1710–1735 m. John (Russell Hertog van) Bedford 1710–1771
        9. 9. John (Anthrop) Spencer 1708–1746 m. Georgiana (Caroline) Clavering-Cowper 1716–1780
        10. 10. Robert Spencer 1701–1729
        11. 11. Frances Spencer 1696–1742 m. Henry Howard 1694–1758
      6. 6. Edward Spencer 1666–1752
      7. 7. Henry Spencer 1670–
      8. 8. Lady (Isabella) Spencer 1668–1684
      9. 9. Mary Spencer 1675–1690
      10. 10. Sir (Henry) Spencer 1670–
    2. 2. John Digby 1634–1698 m. Alice Bourne 1625–1658 m. Rachael Wyndham 1636–1708
    3. 3. Francis Digby 1637–1672
    4. 4. Thomas Millington –1714
  5. 5. Diana ((twin)) Russell 1624–1696 m. Francis Newport 1620–1708 m. William Newport 1619–1708
    1. 1. Anne Newport 1659–
    2. 2. Diana Newport 1653–1731
    3. 3. Elizabeth Newport 1649–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Newport 1661–
    5. 5. Francis Newport 1650–
    6. 6. Katherine Newport 1653–1716
    7. 7. Richard Newport 1644–1723
    8. 8. Thomas Newport 1654–1719
  6. 6. Lady (Catherine Ann) Russell 1615–1676 m. Robert Greville 1607–1643
    1. 1. Thomasin Brooke 1644–1669
    2. 2. Francis (Greville, 3rd Baron) Brooke 1631–1658
    3. 3. Robert (Greville, 4th Baron) Brooke 1638–1676
    4. 4. Algermon Greville 1645–1662
    5. 5. Edward Greville 1635–1655
    6. 6. Fulke Greville 1643–1710
    7. 7. Thomasin (Thomasina) Greville 1643–1669
  7. 7. Sir (Francis Russell, Governor of) Barbados 1624–1696
  8. 8. Edward Russell 1628–1665 m. Penelope Hill 1625–
    1. 1. Edward Russell 1652–1727
  9. 9. Lady (Margaret Russell) Montagu 1620–1696 m. Robert (Greville) Brooke 1608–1643 m. Edward (Montagu 2nd Earl of) Manchester 1603–1671 m. James (Hay 2nd Earl of) Carlisle 1600–1660
    1. 1. Robert (Greville) Brooke 1643–1676
    2. 2. Fulke (Greville) Brooke 1643–1710
    3. 3. Francis (Greville) Brooke 1643–1658
    4. 4. Thomasine Brooke 1644–1669
  10. 10. John Russell 1618–1686
  11. 11. William Russell 1613–1700

Lord grandfather)(churchhill)'s Timeline

2 Records

1587
19 October 1587
Birth of Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather)(churchhill) in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1641
9 May 1641
Age 54
Death of Lord Francis Henry Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th earl of Bedford *gf (Princes Diana's 9th great grandfather)(churchhill) in St Ann Blackfriars, London, England
St Ann Blackfriars, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1587
    Event Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1641
    Event Place: St Ann Blackfriars, London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
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