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Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John 1533–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 August 1572

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Bedfordshire**

Mother: Lady Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Sir Bedford

Children(s): Francis Bedford

In 1533, Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to Sir John Jenkins St John Sheriff Of Bedfordshire And Lady Margaret Waldegrave. Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John married Sir Francis 2Nd Earl Of Bedford Russell Earl Of Bedford, and had children including Francis Thomas Russell 2Nd Earl Of Bedford5Th Baron Bedford. Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John passed away in 1572 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1533, Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to Sir John Jenkins St John Sheriff Of Bedfordshire And Lady Margaret Waldegrave.
  • Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John married Sir Francis 2Nd Earl Of Bedford Russell Earl Of Bedford, and had children including Francis Thomas Russell 2Nd Earl Of Bedford5Th Baron Bedford.
  • Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John passed away in 1572 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Margaret John's Ancestors

Self
Margaret John
1533–1572
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir John Jenkins St. John Sheriff of Bedfordshire**
1498–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Waldegrave
1485–1567
Smallbridge, Suffolk, , England
Grandparents
William (II Waldegrave Sir Sheriff of Norfolk and) Suffolk
1462–1527
Borley, Braintree, Essex, England
Margery (Wentworth) Lady
1453–1540
Codham Hall, Essex
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret John's Descendants

1.
MJ
Margaret (Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St.) John (1533–27 August 1572) m. Sir (Francis, 2nd Earl of Bedford Russell Earl of) Bedford (1527–28 July 1585)
  1. 1. Francis (Thomas Russell 2nd Earl of Bedford5th Baron) Bedford 1527–1585 m. Juliana (Ann "Julia" Forster, Countess of Bedford Countess of) Bedford 1552–1585
    1. 1. Lady (Jane Agnes) Russell 1561–1600 m. Sir (John Jenner Gaynor Baron of) Thornbury 1556–
      1. 1. Sir (William Robert) Gaynor 1591–1630 m. Margaret Ginty 1591–1650
        1. 1. William Gaynor 1615–1681 m. Ann (Stone) Jones 1620–1684

Margaret John's Timeline

5 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
1566
25 June 1566
Age 33
Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John was married in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1572
27 August 1572
Age 39
Death of Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John in Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1831
27 Mar 1831
Age 298
Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John was christened in Pembrey,Carmarthen,Wales
Pembrey,Carmarthen,Wales
1872
26 Jan 1872
Age 339
Margaret Margaretha Russell , Countess Bedford St. John was baptized in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England
Lydney, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1872
    Event Place: Lydney, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: P209 in 1/5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Pembrey,Carmarthen,Wales
    Record Source: Wales, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 June 1566
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1572
    Event Place: Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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