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Lord William Russell 1639–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1639

Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 2 Aug 1683

Death Location: Bedford Chapel, St Michael Churchyard, Chenies,  Chiltern District,  Buckinghamshire,  England

Father: Lord PC

Mother: Anne Carr

Spouse(s): Lady Wriothesley

Children(s): Lord KG, Elizabeth Vaughan, Rachel Russell, Catharine Russell

In 1639, Lord William Russell entered the world in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, born to Lord William Russell First Duke Of Bedford Kg Pc And Anne Carr. Lord William Russell married Lady Rachel Wriothesley, and had children including Catharine Russell, Elizabeth Vaughan, Lord Wriothesley Russell 2Nd Duke Of Bedford Kg, Rachel Russell. Lord William Russell passed away in 1683 in Bedford Chapel, St Michael Churchyard, Chenies,  Chiltern District,  Buckinghamshire,  England.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Lord William Russell entered the world in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England, born to Lord William Russell First Duke Of Bedford Kg Pc And Anne Carr.
  • Lord William Russell married Lady Rachel Wriothesley, and had children including Catharine Russell, Elizabeth Vaughan, Lord Wriothesley Russell 2Nd Duke Of Bedford Kg, Rachel Russell.
  • Lord William Russell passed away in 1683 in Bedford Chapel, St Michael Churchyard, Chenies,  Chiltern District,  Buckinghamshire,  England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord PC
1616–1700
Birth Location: Thornhaugh Hall, Northamptonshire, England
LP
Anne Carr
1615–1684
Birth Location: London, England
AC

Spouses(s)

Lady Wriothesley
1637–1723
Birth Location: Place House, Titchfield, Hampshire, England
LW

Children(s)

Lord KG
1680–1711
Birth Location: London, England
LK
Elizabeth Vaughan
1665–
Birth Location: St Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex, England
EV
Rachel Russell
1674–1723
Birth Location: St. Giles-In-The-Feild, Middlesex, London, England
RR
Catharine Russell
1676–1711
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
CR

Lord Russell's Ancestors

Self
Lord Russell
1639–1683
Birth Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Lord William Russell, First Duke of Bedford, KG, PC
1616–1700
Thornhaugh Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Anne Carr
1615–1684
London, England
Grandparents
Francis Russell
1587–1641
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Baroness ("Honorable Lady" Catharine) Brydges
1580–1657
Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire, England
Sir (Robert Carr 1st and last Earl of Somerset, 1st Viscount Rochester, Keeper of Westminster Palace,Privy Counsellor, Treasurer) of
1587–1645
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Francis Howard
1590–1632
Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kerr
1529–1586
Janet Scott
1546–1596
Lord Walden
1561–1626
Alice Britton
1566–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Surrey
1536–1572
Margaret Audley
1545–1564

Lord Russell's Descendants

1.
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Lord (William) Russell (29 Sep 1639–2 Aug 1683) m. Lady (Rachel) Wriothesley (1637–8 Oct 1723)
  1. 1. Lord (Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford) KG 1680–1711 m. Elizabeth Howland 1682–1724
    1. 1. Lord (John) Russell 1710–1771 m. Gertrude Leveson-Gower 1715–1737 m. Diana Spencer 1710–1735 m. Elizabeth Keppel 1768–1796
      1. 1. Duchess (Caroline) Russell 1743–1811 m. George (Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough, Earl of) Sunderland 1739–1817
        1. 1. George (Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough, Earl of) Sunderland 1766–1840 m. Lady (Susan Stewart Duchess of) Marlborough 1767–1841
        2. 2. Lady (Caroline) Spencer 1763–1813
        3. 3. Elizabeth Spencer 1764–1812
        4. 4. Charlotte Spencer 1769–1802
        5. 5. Henry (John) Spencer 1770–1795
        6. 6. Anne Spencer 1773–1865 m. Cropley (Ashley) Ashley-Cooper 1768–1851
        7. 7. Francis (Almeric) Spencer 1779–1845
        8. 8. Amelia (Sophia) Spencer 1785–1829 m. Henry (Pytches) Boyce 1786–1858
      2. 2. Francis (Russell,Marquis of) Tavistock 1739–1767 m. Elizabeth Keppel 1739–1768
        1. 1. John (Russell Lord 6th Duke of Bedford KG, PC,) FSA 1766–1839 m. Georgiana (Elizabeth) Byng 1768–1801
        2. 2. Francis Russell 1765–1802
        3. 3. William Russell 1767–1840
      3. 3. Granville Russell 1745–1745
      4. 4. John Russell 1731–1732
    2. 2. Rachael Russell 1700–1777
    3. 3. William Russell 1703–1703
    4. 4. William Russell 1705–1707
    5. 5. Wriothesley Russell 1708–1732
    6. 6. Jane (Powlett) Russell 1712–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Vaughan 1665–
  3. 3. Rachel Russell 1674–1723
  4. 4. Catharine Russell 1676–1711

Lord Russell's Timeline

4 Records

1638
14 Mar 1638
Lord William Russell was christened in Llanfihangel in Talley, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Llanfihangel in Talley, Carmarthenshire, Wales
1639
29 Sep 1639
Birth of Lord William Russell in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
1683
21 Jul 1683
Age 44
Death of Lord William Russell in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England
Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England
1683
2 Aug 1683
Age 44
Burial of Lord William Russell in Bedford Chapel, St Michael Churchyard, Chenies,  Chiltern District,  Buckinghamshire,  England
Bedford Chapel, St Michael Churchyard, Chenies,  Chiltern District,  Buckinghamshire,  England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1639
    Event Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1638
    Event Place: Llanfihangel in Talley, Carmarthenshire, Wales
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 22 Aug 2024), entry for Lord William Russell, person ID L41D-CPC.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1683
    Event Place: Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1683
    Event Place: Bedford Chapel, St Michael Churchyard, Chenies,  Chiltern District,  Buckinghamshire,  England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 22 Aug 2024), entry for Lord William Russell, person ID L41D-CPC.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 22 Aug 2024), entry for Lord William Russell, person ID L41D-CPC.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 22 Aug 2024), entry for Lord William Russell, person ID L41D-CPC.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 22 Aug 2024), entry for Lord William Russell, person ID L41D-CPC.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 22 Aug 2024), entry for Lord William Russell, person ID L41D-CPC.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Golden Grove, Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire, Wales
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 22 Aug 2024), entry for Lord William Russell, person ID L41D-CPC.
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