John Russell, 3rd Baron Russell was the son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and Margaret St. John.1,2 He married Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, on 23 December 1574 at Bisham, Berkshire, England.2 He died in July 1584 at Highgate, London, England, without surviving male issue.2 He was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.2 He died intestate and his estate was administered on 9 October 1584.2
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bridport between 1571 and 1581.2 He was styled as Lord Russell between 1572 and 1581.2 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Russell [E., 1539] in January 1580/81, in the lifetime of his father.2
Children of John Russell, 3rd Baron Russell and Elizabeth Cooke
Hon. Anne Russell+1 d. 8 Apr 1639
Hon. Elizabeth Russell3
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 XII/2, page 858. 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.
