The son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford and his second wife Georgiana Gordon
He married Anne Emily Worsley Holmes, daughter of Sir Leonard Worsley Holmes, 9th Baronet, on 3 July 1844.
They had two children: Alexander Gordon Russell (11 July 1854 – 4 June 1917) and Leonard George Russell (6 June 1858 –7 April 1946)
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