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MARGARET ST JOHN

MARGARET ST JOHN
LADY MARGARET GOSTWICK
LADY MARGARET RUSSELL
MARGARET RUSSELL, COUNTESS OF BEDFORD

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BIRTH:  c.1525
MARRIAGE:  
1.  (to William Gostwick) c.1543
2. (to Francis Russell) c.1547
DEATH:  27 Aug 1562, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire
BURIAL: Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies, Bucks

LINEAGE
 

PARENTS:
male

JOHN ST JOHN

Sir John St John of Bletsoe
Eldest son and heir of
Sir John St John (d.1525)​

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Bef.1495-1559

female

MARGARET WALDEGRAVE

daughter of Sir William Waldegrave of Smallbridge, Suffolk

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c.1485-d.1564

SIBLINGS:
male

JOHN ST JOHN

.
 

?

male

'SON' ST JOHN

.
 

died young

female

ANNE ST JOHN

2nd daughter of John St John
[Dennys]
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OLIVER ST JOHN

1st Baron St John of Bletso
 

c.1522-1582

male

'SON' ST JOHN

.
 

died young

female

ALICE ST JOHN

4th daughter of John St John
[Elmes]
 

?1607

male

'SON' ST JOHN

.
 

died young

female

MARGAREY ST JOHN

1st daughter of John St John
[Grey/Piggott]
 

?

ALSO HAD 4 HALF-SISTERS AND 1 HALF-BROTHER, FOLLOWING FATHER'S SECOND MARRIAGE TO ANNE NEVILLE.
 
SPOUSES:
male

WILLIAM GOSTWICK

son and heir of Sir John Gostwick of Willington, Beds.
 

1524-1545

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FRANCIS RUSSELL

2nd Earl of Bedford

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c.1527-1585

CHILDREN:
(FROM SECOND MARRIAGE TO FRANCIS RUSSELL):
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ANNE RUSSELL

Countess of Warwick 
[Dudley]

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1548-1604

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FRANCIS RUSSELL

Baron Russell
Father of Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford

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c.1554-1585

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MARGARET RUSSELL

Countess of Cumberland
[Clifford]

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1560-1616

male

HENRY RUSSELL

Baron Russell

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1551-1572

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WILLIAM RUSSELL

1st Baron Russell
of Thornhaugh

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c.1557-1613

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JOHN RUSSELL

Baron Russell

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c.1553-1584

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ELIZABETH RUSSELL

Countess of Bath
[Bourchier]

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c.1558-1605

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