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Margareth St. John 1533–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 August 1562

Death Location: Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Bletsoe

Mother: Margaretha Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Lord of

Children(s): Margaretha Cumberland, Lord Russell, William Russell

The story of Margareth St. John began in 1533 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Margareth St. John married Henry Grey, Lord Francis Russel 2Nd Earl Of Bedford Sheriff Of, Roger Hillary, and had children including Lord John Russell, Margaretha Russell Countess Of Cumberland, William Russell. Margareth St. John passed away in 1562 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Margareth St. John began in 1533 in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Margareth St. John married Henry Grey, Lord Francis Russel 2Nd Earl Of Bedford Sheriff Of, Roger Hillary, and had children including Lord John Russell, Margaretha Russell Countess Of Cumberland, William Russell.
  • Margareth St. John passed away in 1562 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Margareth John's Ancestors

Self
Margareth John
1533–1562
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord John St. John van Bletsoe
1498–1527
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire
Margaretha Waldegrave
1485–1567
Smallbridge, Suffolk
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margareth John's Descendants

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Margareth (St.) John (1533–27 August 1562) m. Lord (Francis Russel, 2nd Earl of Bedford, Sheriff) of (April 1527–28 July 1585)
  1. 1. Margaretha (Russell Countess of) Cumberland 1560–1616 m. George (Clifford Earl van) Cumberland 1558–1605
    1. 1. Anna Clifford 1589–1675 m. Richard (Sackville Earl van) Dorset 1590–1624 m. Philips (I Lord Herbert Earl van Pembroke en) Montgomery 1584–1649
      1. 1. Philip Herbert 1621–1669
      2. 2. John Herbert 1624–1659
      3. 3. Anna (Sophia) Dormer –1656
      4. 4. James Herbert –1677
      5. 5. Margaret Sackville 1614–1676
      6. 6. Isabella Sackville 1612–1719
    2. 2. Francis Clifford 1584–1589
    3. 3. Robert Clifford 1585–1591
    4. 4. George Clifford 1588–1642 m. Elizabeth Nethersole 1602–1669
      1. 1. John Clifford 1614–1694
  2. 2. Lord (John) Russell 1552–1584
  3. 3. William Russell 1558–1613

Margareth John's Timeline

2 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Margareth St. John in Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1562
27 August 1562
Age 29
Death of Margareth St. John in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1562
    Event Place: Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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