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Sir Francis Russell 1527–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 28 July 1585

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: John Dorsetshire

Mother: Lady Russell

Spouse(s): Margaretha John, Lady John, Bridget Russell

Children(s): Latatia Russell, Elisabeth Russell, Edward Russell, John Russell, Anne Dudley, Francis Russell, William Russell, Margaret Clifford, Elisabeth Russell, Edward Russell, John Russell, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, William Russell, Margaret Clifford, Anne Dudley

In 1527, Sir Francis Russell entered the world in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England, born to John Lord Russell Earl Van Bedford Sherriff Van Somersetshire En Dorsetshire And Lady Anne Duchess Of Bedford Russell. Sir Francis Russell married Bridget Russell, Lady Margaret St John, Margaretha St John, and had children including Anne Dudley, Edward Russell, Elisabeth Russell, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, John Russell, Latatia Russell, Margaret Clifford, William Russell. Sir Francis Russell passed away in 1585 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Sir Francis Russell entered the world in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England, born to John Lord Russell Earl Van Bedford Sherriff Van Somersetshire En Dorsetshire And Lady Anne Duchess Of Bedford Russell.
  • Sir Francis Russell married Bridget Russell, Lady Margaret St John, Margaretha St John, and had children including Anne Dudley, Edward Russell, Elisabeth Russell, Elizabeth Bourchier, Francis Russell, John Russell, Latatia Russell, Margaret Clifford, William Russell.
  • Sir Francis Russell passed away in 1585 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Russell's Ancestors

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Sir Russell
1527–1585
Birth Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
John Lord Russell Earl van Bedford Sherriff van Somersetshire en Dorsetshire
1485–1555
Kingston Russell, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Lady (Anne Duchess of Bedford) Russell
1500–1559
England
Grandparents
James Russell
1450–
Swyre, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Alice Wyse
–1505
Sydenham, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Guy Sapcote
1460–1503
Huntingdonshire, England
Margaret Wolston
1463–1508
Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John II
1432–1505
Alice Foxmere
1435–1489
Thomas Wyse
1429–1505
Thomazine Fulford
1444–1505
William Sapcote
1429–1485
Anne Semark
1433–1510
Guy Wolston
1433–1504
Margaret Tamworth
1433–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Russell
1390–1437
Elizabeth Herring
1410–1456
Thomas Wyse
1346–1429
Margaret Brytte
1355–1429
Baldwin Fulford
1415–1461
Elizabeth Bossam
1420–1461
Thomas Semarc
1413–1483
Alice Laxham
1413–1486
William Wolston
1390–1480

Sir Russell's Descendants

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Sir (Francis) Russell (1527–28 July 1585) m. Margaretha (St.) John (1530–27 August 1562) m. Lady (Margaret St) John (27 July 1538–7 August 1562) m. Bridget Russell (1526–12 January 1601)
  1. 1. Latatia Russell 1562–1603 m. William Phippen 1560–1624
    1. 1. William Phippen 1592–1647 m. Judith DeBurow 1596–1637
      1. 1. Judith (Hayward) Phippen 1618–1689 m. William Simonds 1611–1672 m. James Hayward 1613–1642
        1. 1. Judith Simonds 1646–1704 m. John (C J) Barker 1646–1710 m. John (Simeon) Barker 1645–1708
        2. 2. Sarah Simonds 1644–1692 m. John Heywood 1640–1701
        3. 3. Mary Chandler 1647–1728 m. Roger (of Concord) Chandler 1620–1716
        4. 4. James Simonds 1658–1717
      2. 2. Elizaeth Phippen 1617–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Phippen 1625–1689
      4. 4. Francisca Phippen 1628–
      5. 5. Joan Phippen 1631–1700
      6. 6. Johannes Phippen 1630–
    2. 2. John Phippen 1582–
    3. 3. John Phippen 1582–
  2. 2. Elisabeth Russell 1550–1605
  3. 3. Edward Russell 1551–1572
  4. 4. John Russell 1553–1584
  5. 5. Anne Dudley 1548–1604
  6. 6. Francis Russell –1585
  7. 7. William Russell 1553–1613
  8. 8. Margaret Clifford 1560–1616
  9. 9. Elisabeth Russell 1550–1605
  10. 10. Edward Russell 1551–1572 m. Jane (Sibyl) Morrison 1550–1615
  11. 11. John Russell 1553–1584
  12. 12. Elizabeth Bourchier 1550–1605
  13. 13. Francis Russell –1585
  14. 14. William Russell 1553–1613
  15. 15. Margaret Clifford 1560–1616
  16. 16. Anne Dudley 1549–1604

Sir Russell's Timeline

5 Records

1527
April 1527
Birth of Sir Francis Russell in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1527
1527
Birth of Sir Francis Russell in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
1566
25 June 1566
Age 39
Sir Francis Russell was married in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1585
28 July 1585
Age 58
Death of Sir Francis Russell in Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1585
28 July 1585
Age 58
Death of Sir Francis Russell in London, City of London, Greater London, England
London, City of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1527
    Event Place: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 431
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 431
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 June 1566
    Event Place: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1585
    Event Place: Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 431
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1585
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 431
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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