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Sir John Earl of Bedford Sheriff of Somersetshire Russell 1485–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1485

Birth Location: Kingston Russell, Dorset, England

Death Date: 14 Mar 1555

Death Location: Russell House, Strand, Middlesex, England

Father: James Russell

Mother: Alice Wyse

Spouse(s): Lady Sapcote

Children(s): Francis Russell

Sir John Earl of Bedford Sheriff of Somersetshire Russell was born in 1485 in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England, the child of James Russell And Alice Wyse. Sir John Earl of Bedford Sheriff of Somersetshire Russell married Lady Anne Sapcote, and had children including Francis Russell. Sir John Earl of Bedford Sheriff of Somersetshire Russell passed away in 1555 in Russell House, Strand, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Earl of Bedford Sheriff of Somersetshire Russell was born in 1485 in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England, the child of James Russell And Alice Wyse.
  • Sir John Earl of Bedford Sheriff of Somersetshire Russell married Lady Anne Sapcote, and had children including Francis Russell.
  • Sir John Earl of Bedford Sheriff of Somersetshire Russell passed away in 1555 in Russell House, Strand, Middlesex, England.

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Sir Russell's Ancestors

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Sir Russell
1485–1555
Birth Place: Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
Parents
James Russell
1455–1509
Kingston Russell, Dorset, , England
Alice Wyse
1459–1505
Sydenham, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Russell
1432–1505
Kingston Russell, Dorsetshire
Alix Froxmere
1440–1515
Kingston Russell, Dorsetshire
John Wyse
1429–1460
Sydenham, Devon, England
Thomasine Fulford
1444–1465
Great Fulford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Russell
1405–1463
Elizabeth Herring
1410–1456
Thomas Wise
1330–1421
Margaret Britt
1330–1429
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Baron Russell
1380–1438
Alice Tour
1385–

Sir Russell's Descendants

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Sir (John Earl of Bedford Sheriff of Somersetshire) Russell (Apr 1485–14 Mar 1555) m. Lady (Anne) Sapcote (1495–14 Mar 1559)
  1. 1. Francis Russell 1527–1585 m. Countess (Margaret John) Russell 1524–1572
    1. 1. Janet Russell 1536–1569 m. Robert Colville 1532–1584
      1. 1. Margaret Colville 1558–1623 m. john Livingstone 1553–1620
        1. 1. Elizabeth Livingstone 1582–1623 m. David (major of mathers) Barclay 1580–1660

Sir Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1485
Apr 1485
Birth of Sir John Earl of Bedford Sheriff of Somersetshire Russell in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
1555
14 Mar 1555
Age 70
Death of Sir John Earl of Bedford Sheriff of Somersetshire Russell in Russell House, Strand, Middlesex, England
Russell House, Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1485
    Event Place: Kingston Russell, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1555
    Event Place: Russell House, Strand, Middlesex, England

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