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Margaret StJohn Countess Russell 1533–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1562

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Bedfordshire**

Mother: Lady Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Francis RUSSELL

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

In 1533, Margaret StJohn Countess Russell entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, born to Sir John Jenkins St John Sheriff Of Bedfordshire And Lady Margaretha Wentworth Waldegrave. Margaret StJohn Countess Russell married Francis Russell, and had children including Anne Dudley, Edward Russell, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, John Russell Lord Russell Burgess Of Bridport, Margaret Clifford. Margaret StJohn Countess Russell passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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  • In 1533, Margaret StJohn Countess Russell entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, born to Sir John Jenkins St John Sheriff Of Bedfordshire And Lady Margaretha Wentworth Waldegrave.
  • Margaret StJohn Countess Russell married Francis Russell, and had children including Anne Dudley, Edward Russell, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, John Russell Lord Russell Burgess Of Bridport, Margaret Clifford.
  • Margaret StJohn Countess Russell passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Margaret Russell's Ancestors

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Margaret Russell
1533–1562
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir John Jenkins St. John Sheriff of Bedfordshire**
1498–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Margaretha Wentworth) Waldegrave
1485–1567
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
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Margaret Russell's Descendants

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Margaret (StJohn Countess) Russell (1533–27 Aug 1562) m. Francis RUSSELL (1527–28 Jul 1585)
  1. 1. John (Russell, Lord Russell, Burgess of) Bridport 1549–1584
  2. 2. Edward Russell 1551–1572
  3. 3. Anne Dudley 1548–1604
  4. 4. Elizabeth Bourchier –1605
  5. 5. Francis Russell –1585
  6. 6. Margaret Clifford 1560–1616
  7. 7. Francis Russell 1553–1603 m. ANN (-) Forester- 1555–1605
    1. 1. Edward Russell 1572–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Russell 1574–1608 m. JOHN (-) Roote-- 1575–1640
      1. 1. Mary ROOTE 1600–1616
      2. 2. Jonathan ROOTES 1648–1729
      3. 3. Thomas ROOTES 1647–1683
      4. 4. Bethia ROOTES 1644–
      5. 5. Josiah ROOTES 1642–1685
      6. 6. John Root 1607–1684
      7. 7. Thomas ROOTE 1608–1694
      8. 8. Susannah ROOTE 1603–1697
      9. 9. Thomas ROOTE 1555–1609 m. Ann BURRELL 1559–1611
      10. 10. Mary (Roote) Cook 1620–1646 m. JOHN Cook 1618–1644
        1. 1. Jno Cooke –1759
        2. 2. Mary Cooke –1715
        3. 3. Mary (Freelove) Cook 1643–1691
        4. 4. Elizabeth Cook 1641–1715
        5. 5. Sarah Cook 1640–
        6. 6. John Cook 1636–
        7. 7. PATIENCE CooK 1635–1699 m. James Stimpson 1635–1691 m. James STIMSON 1647–1720 m. ISAAC GoodalE 1633–1679
    3. 3. Ann BURRELL 1559–1611 m. John Root 1605–1694 m. Thomas ROOTE 1555–1609
      1. 1. Edmund Roote 1579–1609
      2. 2. JOHN (-) Roote-- 1575–1640 m. Mary (Ann) Russell 1574–1608 m. Mary Jones 1597–1635

Margaret Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Margaret StJohn Countess Russell in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
1562
27 Aug 1562
Age 29
Death of Margaret StJohn Countess Russell in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] 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:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] 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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