Margaret St. John was the daughter of Sir John St. John and Margaret Waldegrave.1 She married, firstly, William Gostwick, son of Sir John Gostwick, before 1555.1 She married, secondly, Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, son of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford and Anne Sapcote, before 1556.1 She died on 27 August 1562 at Woburn, Bedfordshire, England.1 She was buried on 10 September 1562 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.1
From before 1555, her married name became Gostwick.1 From before 1556, her married name became Russell.1 As a result of her marriage, Margaret St. John was styled as Countess of Bedford before 1561.
Children of Margaret St. John and Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford
John Russell, 3rd Baron Russell+2 d. Jul 1584
Edward Russell, Lord Russell3 d. b Jun 1572
Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell+1 d. 27 Jul 1585
Lady Elizabeth Russell+4 d. 24 Mar 1605
Lady Anne Russell4 d. 1604
William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh+5 b. c 1558, d. 9 Aug 1613
Lady Margaret Russell+4 b. 7 Jul 1560, d. 22 May 1616
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 76. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 77.
[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 318. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
[S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 319.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 78.
