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Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford 1527 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1527

Birth Location: Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 27 Jul 1585

Death Location: Strand, Middlesex, England

Father: John Bedford

Mother: Anne Sapcote

Spouse(s): Margaret John

Children(s): William Bedford

In 1527, Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford entered the world in Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, born to John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford and Anne Sapcote. Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford married Margaret St. John, and had children including William Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford. Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford passed away in 1585 in Strand, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford entered the world in Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, born to John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford and Anne Sapcote.
  • Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford married Margaret St. John, and had children including William Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford.
  • Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford passed away in 1585 in Strand, Middlesex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Bedford's Ancestors

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Sir Bedford
1527 – 1585
Birth Place: Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford
1485 – 1555
Kingston Russel, Dorsetshire, England
Anne Sapcote
– 1559
Grandparents
Sir (James) Russel
– 1509
Dorset, England
Alice Wyse
Guy Sapcote
1459 –
Huntingdonshire, England
Margaret Wolston
1463 –
Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Russel
– 1505
Alice Froxmere
William Sapcote
1441 – 1496
Anne Semark
1433 – 1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry “Gascoigne”
1410 – 1455
Elisabeth Herring
– 1456
Richard Sapcote
1410 – 1477

Sir Bedford's Descendants

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Sir (Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of) Bedford (Abt 1527 – 27 Jul 1585) m. Margaret (St.) John (Abt 1528 – 27 August 1562)
  1. 1. William (Russell, 3rd Earl of) Bedford (20 Dec 1572 – 3 May 1627) m. Elizabeth Long (1562 – 31 Mar 1611)
    1. 1. William Russell (23 NOV 1606 – 14 FEB 1661) m. Martha
      1. 1. John Russell (1645 – 1737) m. Annas
        1. 1. William Russell (12 Oct 1667 – 20 Feb 1697) m. Sibballay Alves (6 Jul 1669 – About 1736)

Sir Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1527
Abt 1527
Birth of Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford in Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
1585
27 Jul 1585
Age 58
Death of Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford in Strand, Middlesex, England
Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1527
    Event Place: Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1585
    Event Place: Strand, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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