Biography of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford 1888-1953

On 31st January 1888 [his father] Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford [aged 29] and [his mother] Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford [aged 22] were married at Barrackpore. He the son of [his grandfather] Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford [aged 68] and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford [aged 69].

On 21st December 1888 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford was born to [his father] Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford [aged 30] and [his mother] Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford [aged 23].

On 23rd March 1893 [his uncle] George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford [aged 40] died. George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother [his father] Herbrand [aged 35] succeeded 11th Duke Bedford, 11th Marquess Tavistock, 15th Earl Bedford, 15th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 13th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 11th Baron Howland of Streatham. [his mother] Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford [aged 27] by marriage Duchess Bedford.

Around 1900 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford [aged 11] educated at Eton College [Map].

Around 1904 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford [aged 15] graduated at Balliol College, Oxford University.

In November 1914 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford [aged 25] and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford were married. He the son of Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford [aged 56] and Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford [aged 49].

On 24th May 1917 [his son] John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford was born to Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford [aged 28] and [his wife] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford. He married (1) 6th April 1939 Clare Bridgman and had issue (2) 13th February 1947 Lydia Yarde-Buller Duchess Bedford, daughter of John Yarde-Buller 3rd Baron Churston and Jessie Smither aka Denise Orme Duchess Leinster (3) 4th September 1960 Nicole Schnedier Duchess Bedford.

On 2nd September 1920 [his daughter] Daphne Crommelin Russell was born to Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford [aged 31] and [his wife] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.

In 1923 [his son] Hugh Hastings Russell was born to Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford [aged 34] and [his wife] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford. He married Rosemary Markby.

On 22nd March 1937 [his mother] Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford [aged 71] died in a plane crash.

On 6th April 1939 John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford [aged 21] and Clare Bridgman [aged 36] were married. His father Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford [aged 50] disinherited him as a consequence. He the son of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.

On 27th August 1940 [his father] Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford [aged 82] died. His son Hastings [aged 51] succeeded 12th Duke Bedford, 12th Marquess Tavistock, 16th Earl Bedford, 16th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 14th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 12th Baron Howland of Streatham. [his wife] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.

On 13th February 1947 John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford [aged 29] and Lydia Yarde-Buller Duchess Bedford [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of John Yarde-Buller 3rd Baron Churston and Jessie Smither aka Denise Orme Duchess Leinster [aged 61]. He the son of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford [aged 58] and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.

On 9th October 1953 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford [aged 64] died. His son John [aged 36] succeeded 13th Duke Bedford, 13th Marquess Tavistock, 17th Earl Bedford, 17th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 15th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 13th Baron Howland of Streatham. Lydia Yarde-Buller Duchess Bedford [aged 35] by marriage Duchess Bedford.