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Lydia Russell, Duchess of Bedford 1917–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 17, 1917

Birth Location: Chelsea, London, England

Death Date: 25 Jul 2006

Death Location: Chertsey, Surrey, England

Father: Honourable Buller

Mother: Jessie Smither

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In 1917, Lydia Russell, Duchess of Bedford / entered the world in Chelsea, London, England, born to Honourable John Reginald Lopes 3Rd Baron Churston Yarde Buller And Jessie Duchess Of Leinster Denise Orme Smither. Lydia Russell, Duchess of Bedford / passed away in 2006 in Chertsey, Surrey, England.

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  • In 1917, Lydia Russell, Duchess of Bedford // entered the world in Chelsea, London, England, born to Honourable John Reginald Lopes 3Rd Baron Churston Yarde Buller And Jessie Duchess Of Leinster Denise Orme Smither.
  • Lydia Russell, Duchess of Bedford // passed away in 2006 in Chertsey, Surrey, England.

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Lydia Bedford's Ancestors

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Lydia Bedford
1917–2006
Birth Place: Chelsea, London, England
Parents
Honourable John Reginald Lopes 3rd Baron Churston Yarde Buller
1873–1930
St George, Hanover Square, London, England
Jessie (Duchess of Leinster Denise Orme) Smither
1885–1960
Beechlands, 156 Upper Osbaldeston Road, Hackney, London, England
Grandparents
Alfred (John) Smither
1855–1924
Marylebone, London, England
Jessicah (Henrietta) Pococke
1857–1937
Walthamstow, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1917
October 17, 1917
Birth of Lydia Russell, Duchess of Bedford // in Chelsea, London, England
Chelsea, London, England
2006
25 Jul 2006
Age 89
Death of Lydia Russell, Duchess of Bedford // in Chertsey, Surrey, England
Chertsey, Surrey, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 17, 1917
    Event Place: Chelsea, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 2006
    Event Place: Chertsey, Surrey, England

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