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William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell 1613–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 1613

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 7 September 1700

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Lord Russell

Mother: Catharine Brydges

Spouse(s): Anne Carr

Children(s): Sir Bedford, Robert Russell, James Russell, Margaret Russell, Diana Russell

The story of William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell began in 1613 in England. William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell married Anne Couutess Of Bedford Lady Of Somerset Carr, and had children including Diana Russell, James Russell, Margaret Russell, Robert Russell, Sir William Russell Son Of 1St Dk Bedford. William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell passed away in 1700 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell began in 1613 in England.
  • William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell married Anne Couutess Of Bedford Lady Of Somerset Carr, and had children including Diana Russell, James Russell, Margaret Russell, Robert Russell, Sir William Russell Son Of 1St Dk Bedford.
  • William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell passed away in 1700 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Russell's Ancestors

Self
William Russell
1613–1700
Birth Place: England
Parents
Lord Fransis 4th Earl Of Bedford Russell
1587–1641
Watford, Hertfordshire
Catharine Brydges
1580–1657
Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Blanchard 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh) Russell
1553–1613
Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Countess of Bedford) Longe
1562–1611
Shingay, Cambridgeshire, England
Sir (Giles Gilbert 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudeley) Brydges
1543–1594
Sudeley, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Frances (Fiennes) Clinton
1552–1623
Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Bedfordshire
1527–1585
Margaret John
1533–1572
Sir Long
1544–1573
Lady Clark
1543–1617
Sir John
1522–1573
Lady Braye
1524–1605
Sir Saye,
1512–1584
Ursula Stourton
1518–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bedfordshire
1485–1554
Lady Sapcote
1499–1558
Sir Hardwick
1494–1546
Lady Kytson
1509–1561
Sir Clarke
1506–1552
Lady Ramsay
1508–1560
Sir Brydges
1491–1557
Elisabeth Grey
1492–1559
Edmund Bray
1480–1539
Jane Bereton
1486–1557
Thomas Clinton
1490–1517
Joan Clinton
1490–1553
William Stourton
1505–1548
Elizabeth Dudley
1500–1560

William Russell's Descendants

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William (1st Duke Of Bedford) Russell (August 1613–7 September 1700) m. Anne (Couutess of Bedford Lady of Somerset) Carr (9 December 1615–10 May 1684)
  1. 1. Sir (William Russell Son Of 1st Dk) Bedford 1639–1683
  2. 2. Robert Russell 1644–1703
  3. 3. James Russell –1712
  4. 4. Margaret Russell –1702
  5. 5. Diana Russell 1652–1702 m. Greville Verney 1648–1668 m. William Alington 1634–1684
    1. 1. Argentine Alington 1676–1682
    2. 2. Catharine Alington 1677–1724
    3. 3. Diana Alington 1676–1705
    4. 4. Giles Alington 1680–1691
    5. 5. Hilderbrand Alington 1681–1682
    6. 6. William Verney 1668–1683

William Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1613
August 1613
Birth of William 1st Duke Of Bedford Russell in England
England
1700
7 September 1700
Age 87
Death of William 1st Duke Of Bedford 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: August 1613
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1700
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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