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Sir John Strensham Russell 1494–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 August 1556

Death Location: Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Strensham

Mother: Elisabeth Baynham

Spouse(s): Lady Unton

Children(s): Thomasine\Thomasina Russell, Lady 9V1K-MD7

Sir John Strensham Russell was born in 1494 in Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Russell Of Strensham And Elisabeth Baynham. Sir John Strensham Russell married Lady Edith Unton, and had children including Lady Agnes Russell 9V1K Md7, Thomasine Thomasina Russell. Sir John Strensham Russell passed away in 1556 in Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.

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  • Sir John Strensham Russell was born in 1494 in Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Russell Of Strensham And Elisabeth Baynham.
  • Sir John Strensham Russell married Lady Edith Unton, and had children including Lady Agnes Russell 9V1K Md7, Thomasine Thomasina Russell.
  • Sir John Strensham Russell passed away in 1556 in Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Russell's Ancestors

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Sir Russell
1494–1556
Birth Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Russell of Strensham
1476–1502
Elisabeth Baynham
1480–1503
Grandparents
Robert Russell*+
1447–1493
Jane (de la) Bere-Russell*+
1414–1495
Great-Grandparents
Kynard Castle
1418–1453
Joan Barre-Bere-Catesby*+
1414–1471
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clehonger
1381–1441
Alice Talbot-Barre*+
1390–1436

Sir Russell's Descendants

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Sir (John Strensham) Russell (1494–15 August 1556) m. Lady (Edith) Unton (1502–1562)
  1. 1. Thomasine\Thomasina Russell 1540–1615
  2. 2. Lady (Agnes Russell) 9V1K-MD7 1515–1539 m. Sir (John Edward Jenner) Gayner 1516–1596
    1. 1. Lady (Joanna Jenner ⭐️) LV2F-F5F 1539–1594 m. Sir (John Eustace Burney) Neville-Rolfe 1536–1593
      1. 1. John (Rolfe Sr) LT17-5KH 1562–1594 m. Dorothea (Sophia Friederike Mason - Rolfe) LKYC-DG7 1559–1645
        1. 1. John (Thomas Rolfe Captain) ⭐️ 1585–1622 m. Pocahontas ((Rebecca Metoaka) Powhatan This line is coming from my Spanish) line 1595–1617 m. Hester Rolfe –1647 m. Joane (Ann (Cooley) (Coles)) Rolfe 1591–1638 m. Jane (PIERCE) Rolfe 1585–1625
        2. 2. Joane Rolfe 1579–1622
        3. 3. Mary Rolfe 1582–1625
        4. 4. Eustace Rolfe 1585–1585
        5. 5. Henry Rolfe 1562–1594
        6. 6. Dorothea Rolfe 1575–
        7. 7. Henry Rolfe 1583–1643
      2. 2. Dorothea Mason 1559–1645
      3. 3. John (Noel) Rolfe 1585–1594
      4. 4. Edward Rolfe 1591–1592
      5. 5. Thomas Rolfe 1585–1592
      6. 6. Joane Rolfe 1579–1588
      7. 7. Dorothy (Neville) Rolfe 1562–1596
      8. 8. Henry Rolfe 1585–1642
      9. 9. Eustacius Rolfe 1562–
      10. 10. Mary Rolfe 1590–
    2. 2. Thomas Gayner 1532–1559
    3. 3. John Gayner 1539–1588
    4. 4. Mildred Weston 1528–1567

Sir Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1494
1494
Birth of Sir John Strensham Russell in Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1556
15 August 1556
Age 62
Death of Sir John Strensham Russell in Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 August 1556
    Event Place: Hanley Hall, Worcester Strensham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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