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William Russell 5th Earl (1st Duke) of Bedford 1614–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 1614

Birth Location: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 7 September 1700

Death Location: Bedford House, The Strand, London, Middlesex England

Father: Francis Thornhaugh

Mother: Catherine Baroness

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The story of William Russell 5th Earl (1st Duke) of Bedford began in 1614 in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England. William Russell 5th Earl (1st Duke) of Bedford passed away in 1700 in Bedford House, The Strand, London, Middlesex England.

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  • The story of William Russell 5th Earl (1st Duke) of Bedford began in 1614 in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England.
  • William Russell 5th Earl (1st Duke) of Bedford passed away in 1700 in Bedford House, The Strand, London, Middlesex England.

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William Bedford's Ancestors

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William Bedford
1614–1700
Birth Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford & Baron of Thornhaugh
1587–1641
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Catherine (Brydges) Baroness
1597–1653
Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William (Russell Lord, 1st Baron of Thornhaugh, 3rd Earl of) Bedford
1558–1613
Kingston Russell Manor, Dorset, England
Elizabeth (Long Lady Countess) Bedford
1585–1611
Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Buckinghamshire
1527–1585
Margareth Bedford
1533–1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bedford
1485–1555
Anne I)
1489–1559

William Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1614
August 1614
Birth of William Russell 5th Earl (1st Duke) of Bedford in Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
1700
7 September 1700
Age 86
Death of William Russell 5th Earl (1st Duke) of Bedford in Bedford House, The Strand, London, Middlesex England
Bedford House, The Strand, London, Middlesex England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 1614
    Event Place: Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1700
    Event Place: Bedford House, The Strand, London, Middlesex England

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