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Margaret "Countess of Bedford" St John 1533–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1562

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: John Sir

Mother: Margaret Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Francis Russell

Children(s): Edward Russell, John Russell, Anne Dudley, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, William Russell, Margaret Clifford

In 1533, Margaret "Countess of Bedford" St John entered the world in Bedfordshire, England, born to John Saint John Sir And Margaret Waldegrave. Margaret "Countess of Bedford" St John married Francis Russell, and had children including Anne Russell Dudley, Edward Russell, Elizabeth Russell Bourchier, Francis Russell, John Lord Russell, Margaret Russell Clifford, William Russell. Margaret "Countess of Bedford" St John passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1533, Margaret "Countess of Bedford" St John entered the world in Bedfordshire, England, born to John Saint John Sir And Margaret Waldegrave.
  • Margaret "Countess of Bedford" St John married Francis Russell, and had children including Anne Russell Dudley, Edward Russell, Elizabeth Russell Bourchier, Francis Russell, John Lord Russell, Margaret Russell Clifford, William Russell.
  • Margaret "Countess of Bedford" St John passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret John's Ancestors

Self
Margaret John
1533–1562
Birth Place: Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Saint John Sir
1494–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Waldegrave
1485–1564
Smallbudge, Bures, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John (Saint John Sir Knight of the) Bath
1450–1525
Bedfordshire, England
Sybil (verch) Morgan
1462–1502
Langstone, Glamorganshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
John John
1426–1488
Alice Bradsaw
1426–1511
Morgan Jenkin
1413–1472
Margred Mathew
1422–1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir John
1400–1440
Margaret Beauchamp
1405–1482
Thomas Bradshagh
1368–1426
Alice Sherburne
1402–1507
Sir Mathew)
1392–1464
Gwenllian Dafydd
1411–1440

Margaret John's Descendants

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Margaret ("Countess of Bedford" St) John (1533–27 Aug 1562) m. Francis Russell (1527–28 July 1585)
  1. 1. Edward Russell 1551–1572
  2. 2. John (Lord) Russell 1553–1584
  3. 3. Anne (Russell \) Dudley 1548–1604
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Russell \) Bourchier 1555–1605
  5. 5. Francis Russell 1548–1585
  6. 6. William Russell 1560–1613
  7. 7. Margaret (Russell \) Clifford 1560–1616

Margaret John's Timeline

2 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Margaret "Countess of Bedford" St John in Bedfordshire, England
Bedfordshire, England
1562
27 Aug 1562
Age 29
Death of Margaret "Countess of Bedford" St John in Woburn, Bedfordshire, , England
Woburn, Bedfordshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1562
    Event Place: Woburn, Bedfordshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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