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Sir William Russell 1553–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Badby, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 9 August 1613

Death Location: Thornhaugh, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Lord Buckinghamshire

Mother: Lady Bletsoe

Spouse(s): Lady Bedford)

Children(s): Francis Russell

The story of Sir William Russell began in 1553 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England. Sir William Russell married Lady Elizabeth Long Countess Of Bedford, and had children including Francis Russell. Sir William Russell passed away in 1613 in Thornhaugh, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Russell began in 1553 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Sir William Russell married Lady Elizabeth Long Countess Of Bedford, and had children including Francis Russell.
  • Sir William Russell passed away in 1613 in Thornhaugh, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Buckinghamshire
1527–1585
Birth Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England, or Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
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Lady Bletsoe
1538–1562
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Bedford)
1555–1611
Birth Location: Badby, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Francis Russell
1593–1641
Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
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Sir Russell's Ancestors

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Sir Russell
1553–1613
Birth Place: Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Lord Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
1527–1585
Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England, or Amersham en Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Margaretha Margaret St. John Countess Russell of) Bletsoe
1538–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
LordJohn (Russell 1st Earl of) Bedford
1485–1555
Kingston Russel, Dorsetshire, England
Anne (Russell) Sapcote
1489–1559
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Sir (John IV St. John, Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Lord of) Bletsoe
1498–1562
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Lady (Margaret Waldegrave, of) Essex
1485–1567
Smallbridge, Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Russell's Descendants

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Sir (William) Russell (1553–9 August 1613) m. Lady (Elizabeth Long (Countess of) Bedford) (1555–12 Jun 1611)
  1. 1. Francis Russell 1593–1641 m. Catherine Brydges 1597–1656
    1. 1. Lady (Anne Bristol) Russell 1613–1697 m. Sir (George Digby 2nd Earl of) Bristol 1612–1677

Sir Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Sir William Russell in Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
1613
9 August 1613
Age 60
Death of Sir William Russell in Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Badby, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Badby, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 August 1613
    Event Place: Badby, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thornhaugh, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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