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Margaretha St John 1524–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524 or Bet. 27 Jul 1530-1533

Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1562

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Lord John

Mother: Lady Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Lord Russell

Children(s): Elizabeth Russell

In 1524, Margaretha St John entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to Lord John Van Bletsoe St John And Lady Margaret Waldegrave. Margaretha St John married Lord Francis 2Nd Earl Of Bedford Russell, and had children including Elizabeth Russell. Margaretha St John passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Margaretha St John entered the world in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England, born to Lord John Van Bletsoe St John And Lady Margaret Waldegrave.
  • Margaretha St John married Lord Francis 2Nd Earl Of Bedford Russell, and had children including Elizabeth Russell.
  • Margaretha St John passed away in 1562 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaretha John's Ancestors

Self
Margaretha John
1524–1562
Birth Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Lord John van Bletsoe St. John
1498–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Waldegrave
1485–1565
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (John, Baron Beauchamp, Lord of Bledsoe and Bedfordshire St) John
–1525
Lady (Sybil Verch Jenkin, Lady) Bledsoe
1462–1498
Langstone, Glamorganshire (Wales), England, United Kingdom
Sir (William) Walgrave
1462–1526
Borley, Braintree District, Essex, England
Lady (Margery) Wentworth
1453–1540
Codham, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha John's Descendants

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Margaretha (St) John (1524 or Bet. 27 Jul 1530-1533–27 Aug 1562) m. Lord (Francis, 2nd Earl of Bedford) Russell (Apr 1527–14 Aug 1582)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Russell 1555–1605 m. William, (Lord Bourchier, 3rd Earl of) Bath 1555–1623
    1. 1. Edward (Bourchier 4th Lord-Fitz-Warin Earl van) Bath 1590–1636 m. Dorothea (St.) John 1601–1632
      1. 1. John Boutcher 1624–1679 m. Lady (Jeanne Ann) Cleves 1627–1667 m. Anne Biddle 1631–1680
        1. 1. Ann (Martha) Boutcher 1650–1737 m. Vincent Rongnion 1645–1713
      2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Bourchier 1626–1670
      3. 3. Lady (Dorothy) Bourchier-Grey 1626–1660
      4. 4. Willem (Bourchier Lord Fitz-Warin Earl van) Bath 1624–1689
      5. 5. John Bourchier 1630–1631
      6. 6. Lady (Anne(Cranfield)) Bourchier 1628–1662
      7. 7. William Bourchier 1595–1684
      8. 8. William (Henry) Bourchier 1624–1689
      9. 9. WILLIAM (Bradsher) BEZER 1595–1684
      10. 10. William (Henry) Bourchier 1624–1689
      11. 11. Francis Bourchier 1629–1662
      12. 12. Edward Burcher 1600–1664
      13. 13. Anne Bourchier 1628–1662
      14. 14. William Bourchier 1595–1682
      15. 15. William (Edward Bezer) (Bourchier) 1613–1664
      16. 16. Anne Bourchier 1628–1662
      17. 17. Edward Bezer 1611–1664
      18. 18. Edward Beezer 1595–1664

Margaretha John's Timeline

5 Records

1524
1524 or Bet. 27 Jul 1530-1533
Birth of Margaretha St John in Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
1543
1543
Age 19
Margaretha St John was married in Willington, Bedford, England
Willington, Bedford, England
1562
27 Aug 1562
Age 38
Death of Margaretha St John in Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1714
30 Sep 1714
Age 190
Margaretha St John was baptized in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1831
27 Mar 1831
Age 307
Margaretha St John was christened in Pembrey,Carmarthen,Wales
Pembrey,Carmarthen,Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524 or Bet. 27 Jul 1530-1533
    Event Place: Bletsoe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestors William Vermeer
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1714
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England, UK; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 180p1

    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: 1543
    Event Place: Willington, Bedford, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1562
    Event Place: Woburn, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69MRY10A001MS011529
    [2] Ancestors William Vermeer
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\q.cha211

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69MRY10A001MS011529
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\q.cha21/1

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