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Sir John Russell First Earl of Bedford 1494–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 15 Aug 1556

Death Location: Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, England

Father: Sir Russell

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lady Unton

Children(s): Sir Russell^

The story of Sir John Russell First Earl of Bedford began in 1494 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Sir John Russell First Earl of Bedford married Lady Edith De Unton, and had children including Sir Thomas Russell. Sir John Russell First Earl of Bedford passed away in 1556 in Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Russell First Earl of Bedford began in 1494 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
  • Sir John Russell First Earl of Bedford married Lady Edith De Unton, and had children including Sir Thomas Russell.
  • Sir John Russell First Earl of Bedford passed away in 1556 in Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, England.

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Sir Bedford's Ancestors

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Sir Bedford
1494–1556
Birth Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Russell
1422–1502
Strensham, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert Russell
1404–1493
Strensham, Worcestershire, England
Joanne DeLaBeere
1400–1464
Stoke Abbot, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bedford's Descendants

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Sir (John Russell First Earl of) Bedford (1494–15 Aug 1556) m. Lady (Edith de) Unton (1502–8 Oct 1562)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Russell^ 1516–1574

Sir Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1494
1494
Birth of Sir John Russell First Earl of Bedford in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1556
15 Aug 1556
Age 62
Death of Sir John Russell First Earl of Bedford in Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, England
Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1556
    Event Place: Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, England

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