Gertrude
"Duchess of Bedford"
Russell
formerly Leveson-Gower
Born in Trentham, Staffordshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Leveson-Gower
and Evelyn (Pierrepont) Leveson-Gower
Sister of
Mary (Leveson-Gower) Wrottesley, Frances (Leveson-Gower) Sackville, Granville Leveson-Gower, Elizabeth (Leveson-Gower) Waldegrave, Evelyn (Leveson-Gower) Fitzpatrick, Richard Leveson-Gower and John Leveson-Gower [half]
Wife of
John Russell KG PC
— married
2 Apr 1737 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Francis Russell and
Caroline (Russell) Spencer
Died in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Nov 2008
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Gertrude (Leveson-Gower) Russell was a member of aristocracy in England.
Biography
Gertrude (Leveson-Gower) Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1715-1794) was the daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower and Lady Evelyn Pierrepont. She was born on 15th February 1714 at Trentham in Staffordshire and Baptized on 11th March 1714 at St. Anne Church, Soho in Westminster, London.[1][2]
She married Lt.-Gen. John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, son of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford and Elizabeth Howland, on 2 April 1737. She died on 1 July 1794 at age 79.
Children of Hon. Gertrude Leveson-Gower and Lt.-Gen. John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
- Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock+ b. 27 Sep 1739, d. 22 Mar 1767
- Lady Caroline Russell+ b. Jan 1742/43, d. 26 Nov 1811
Sources
- ↑ Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p10490.htm#i104894
- Bedford, Duke of (E, 1694) Cracroft's Peerage
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage (beta) of DNA with Gertrude:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage (beta) of DNA with Gertrude:
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~0.78%
Nicholas Trefusis
:
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
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Rejected matches › George Granville (Leveson-Gower) Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1786-1861)
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