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Francis Russell 1527 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1527

Birth Location: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 28 Jul 1585

Death Location: Strand, Middlesex, England

Father: JOHN Russell

Mother: Anne Sapcote

Spouse(s): Countess John

Children(s): Lady RUSSELL

Early life: Francis Russell arrived in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England in 1527, born to JOHN Russell and Anne Sapcote. Over time, Francis Russell formed a family with Countess Margaret St John, which included Lady Anne RUSSELL. Francis Russell concluded life in Strand, Middlesex, England in 1585.

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Parents

JOHN Russell
1485 – 1555
Birth Location: Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
JR
Anne Sapcote
1489 – 1559
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
AS

Spouses(s)

Countess John
1528 – 1562
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
CJ

Children(s)

Lady RUSSELL
1556 – 1593
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
LR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Apr 1527
    Event Place: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Jul 1585
    Event Place: Strand, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Devon, England, Extracted Parish Records, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, London Metropolitan Archives, St Giles Cripplegate, Composite register, 1561 - 1588, P69/GIS/A/001/MS06418

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 15 Aug 1582
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Devon, England, Extracted Parish Records, London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, London Metropolitan Archives, St Giles Cripplegate, Composite register, 1561 - 1588, P69/GIS/A/001/MS06418
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