Biography of Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 1707-1777
Paternal Family Tree: Russell
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Child 1656-1719
On 07 Sep 1700 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford (age 84) died at Bedford House Covent Garden. His grandson [her father] Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Bedford, 2nd Marquess Tavistock, 6th Earl Bedford, 6th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 4th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 2nd Baron Howland of Streatham.
On 19 Mar 1701 John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater (age 54) died. He was buried at Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire. His son [her future husband] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Bridgewater, 5th Viscount Brackley, 5th Baron Ellesmere.
On 09 Feb 1703 [her future husband] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 21) and Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Bridgewater. She the daughter of John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough (age 52) and Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough (age 42). He the son of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater (age 47).
Before 13 Aug 1703 [her father] Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford (age 22) and [her mother] Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford.
In 1707 Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater was born to Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford (age 26) and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford (age 25).
On 26 May 1711 [her father] Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford (age 30) died. His son [her brother] Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford (age 3) succeeded 3rd Duke Bedford, 3rd Marquess Tavistock, 7th Earl Bedford, 7th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 5th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 3rd Baron Howland of Streatham.
On 06 May 1718 Thomas Catesby Paget (age 29) and [her future sister-in-law] Elizabeth Egerton were married. She the daughter of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater. He the son of Henry Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 55).
On 18 Jun 1720 [her future husband] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 38) was created 1st Duke Bridgewater.
Around 1722 Charles Jervas (age 47). Portrait of Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 15).
On 04 Aug 1722 Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 40) and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 15) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bridgewater. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford (age 40). He the son of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater.
On 30 Apr 1723 [her daughter] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower was born to [her husband] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 41) and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 16).
On 29 Jul 1724 [her mother] Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford (age 42) died.
On 22 Apr 1725 [her brother] Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford (age 16) and Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She was the step-daughter of his sister Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 18). She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 43) and Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater. He the son of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford.
On 27 Jul 1725 [her son] Charles Egerton was born to [her husband] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 43) and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 18).
On 07 Nov 1725 [her brother-in-law] Charles Egerton died.
On 29 Apr 1727 [her son] John Egerton 2nd Duke Bridgewater was born to [her husband] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 45) and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 20).
On 15 Jan 1728 [her son] William Egerton was born to [her husband] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 46) and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 21).
On 10 Feb 1729 [her son] William Egerton (age 1) died.
On 03 Mar 1731 [her daughter] Diana Egerton Baroness Baltimore was born to [her husband] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 49) and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 24).
On 02 May 1731 [her son] Charles Egerton (age 5) died.
In 1732 [her brother-in-law] William Egerton (age 48) died.
On 18 Feb 1735 [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Egerton died.
On 21 May 1736 [her son] Francis Egerton 3rd Duke Bridgewater was born to [her husband] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 54) and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 29).
On 15 Jun 1742 [her future brother-in-law] George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 33) and Lucy Fortescue (age 24) were married.
On 11 Jan 1744 [her husband] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 62) died. His son [her son] John Egerton 2nd Duke Bridgewater (age 16) succeeded 2nd Duke Bridgewater, 5th Earl Bridgewater, 6th Viscount Brackley, 6th Baron Ellesmere.
On 14 Dec 1745 Lieutenant-General Richard Lyttelton (age 25) and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 38) were married. She the daughter of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford.
In 1748 [her son-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 26) and [her daughter] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 41). He the son of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 53) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 10 Aug 1749 [her brother-in-law] George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 40) and Elizabeth Rich Baroness Lyttelton were married.
On 14 Sep 1751 [her father-in-law] Thomas Lyttelton 4th Baronet (age 65) died. His son [her brother-in-law] George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 42) succeeded 5th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 09 Mar 1753 [her son-in-law] Frederick Calvert 6th Baron Baltimore (age 22) and [her daughter] Diana Egerton Baroness Baltimore (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Baltimore of Longford in Leinster. She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 46). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1756 [her brother-in-law] George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 46) was created 1st Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcester.
On 13 Aug 1758 [her daughter] Diana Egerton Baroness Baltimore (age 27) died in a carriage accident. She fell out of a Phaeton carriage while accompanied by her husband who was suspected of foul play but no charges were brought.
On 02 Jun 1761 [her brother-in-law] William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 36) and Mary Macartney were married.
In 1768 [her brother-in-law] Bishop Charles Lyttelton (age 54) died unmarried at Clifford Street. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Hagley on 30 Dec 1768.
On 01 Oct 1770 [her husband] Lieutenant-General Richard Lyttelton (age 50) died.
On 22 Aug 1773 [her former brother-in-law] George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 64) died. His son Thomas Lyttelton 2nd Baron Lyttelton (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcester, 6th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 19 Feb 1774 [her former brother-in-law] William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 49) and Caroline Bristow Baroness Lyttelton (age 28) were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years.
In 1776 [her former brother-in-law] William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 51) was created 1st Baron Westcote in the Peerage of Ireland. Caroline Bristow Baroness Lyttelton (age 30) by marriage Baroness Westcote.
In 1777 Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 70) died.
Charles Egerton and Catherine Greville were married. He the son of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater.
Letters of Horace Walpole. The Opposition set out this winter with trying to call for several negotiations during the war; but the great storm which has so much employed us of late, was stirred up by Colonel Lyttelton; (5) who, having been ill-treated by the Duke, has been dealing with the Prince. He discovered to the House some innovations in the Mutiny-bill, of which, though he could not make much, the Opposition have, and fought the bill for a whole fortnight; during the course of which the world has got much light into many very arbitrary proceedings of the Commander-in-chief,(6) which have been the more believed too by the defection of my Lord Townshend's eldest son, who is one of his aide-de-camps. Though the ministry, by the weight of numbers, have carried their point in a great measure, yet you may be sure great heats have been raised; and those have been still more inflamed by a correspondent practice in a new Navy-bill, brought in by the direction of Lord Sandwich and Lord Anson, but vehemently opposed by half the fleet, headed by Sir Peter Warren, the conqueror of Cape Breton, richer than Anson, and absurd as Vernon. The bill has even been petitioned against, and the mutinous were likely to go great lengths, if' the admiralty had not bought off some by money, and others by relaxing in the material points.- We began upon it yesterday, and are still likely to have a long affair of it-so much for politics: and as for any thing else, I scarce know any thing else. My Lady Huntingdon,(8) the Queen of the Methodists, has got her daughter named for lady of the bedchamber to the Princesses; but it is all off again as she will not let her play at cards on Sundays. It is equally absurd on both sides, to refuse it, or to insist upon it.
(5) Richard, third son of Sir Thomas, and brother of Sir George Lyttelton: he married the Duchess-dowager of Bridgewater, and was afterwards made a knight of the Bath.
(6) William Duke of Cumberland. He was "Captain-general of the Forces," having been so created in 1745.-D.
(7) George Townshend, afterwards the first Marquis of that name and title.-D.
(8) Selina, daughter of Washington, Earl Ferrers, and widow of Theophilus, Earl of Huntingdon.
[her daughter] Caroline Egerton was born to Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Baron Russell 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret St John Countess Bedford
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Long Baroness Russel Thornhaugh
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Clinton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
GrandFather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Kerr 10th of Ferniehirst
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst 12 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Ker 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Carr 1st Earl Somerset
13 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe
Father: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Cheney Countess Southampton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Browne Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Radclyffe
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon
4 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
GrandMother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Daniel de Massue Seigneur de Rouvigny
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton
Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
GrandFather: John Howland
Mother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Child
Great x 1 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roycroft
GrandMother: Elizabeth Child
