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Biography of Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill 1869-1935

Paternal Family Tree: Russell

Maternal Family Tree: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam 1863

On 5th May 1868 [his father] Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill (age 39) and [his mother] Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill (age 25) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 68) and [his grandmother] Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 58). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 19th February 1869 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill was born to Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill (age 39) and Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill (age 26).

On 25th August 1884 [his father] Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill (age 55) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map]. His son Oliver (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.

Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill: On 20th February 1829 he was born to George Russell and Elizabeth Anne Rawdon. On 5th May 1868 Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill and Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill were married. She the daughter of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1881 Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill was created 1st Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.

On 6th October 1894 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 25) and Margaret Lygon Baroness Ampthill (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. She the daughter of Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp and Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 4th October 1896 [his son] John Russell 3rd Baron Ampthill was born to Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 27) and [his wife] Margaret Lygon Baroness Ampthill (age 21).

On 14th April 1898 [his son] Admiral Guy Herbrand Edward Russell was born to Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 29) and [his wife] Margaret Lygon Baroness Ampthill (age 23).

On 5th September 1900 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 31) was appointed Governor of Madras. He served until February 1906.

On 18th October 1918 [his son] John Russell 3rd Baron Ampthill (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Christabel Hart were married. The marriage wasn't consummated leading to awkward questions in 1921 when she announced she was five months pregnant. The subsequent divorce case, Ampthill vs Ampthill was protracted and notorious.

1925. Arthur Stockdale Cope (age 67). Portrait of Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 55).

In 1927 [his mother] Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill (age 84) died.

On 7th July 1935 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 66) died of pneumonia. His son [his son] John (age 38) succeeded 3rd Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. [his daughter-in-law] Christabel Hulme Hart Baroness Ampthill by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.

On 12th December 1957 [his former wife] Margaret Lygon Baroness Ampthill (age 83) died.

Royal Ancestors of Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill 1869-1935

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill 1869-1935

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Russell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle

Great x 4 Grandmother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keppel Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: George Russell 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Elizabeth Byng 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 4th Earl Cork 4th Earl Orrery 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Boyle 5th Earl Cork 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Cork 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Father: Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Rawdon 1st Earl Moira

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Theophilus Rawdon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers

GrandMother: Elizabeth Anne Rawdon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Villiers 1st Earl Clarendon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Villiers 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bentinck Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Capell Countess Clarendon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Hyde Countess Essex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Parker of Boringdon

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Parker

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Parker 1st Baron Boringdon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Countess Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Theresa Parker 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Robinson 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Aislabie

Great x 2 Grandmother: Theresa Robinson Baroness Boringdon

Mother: Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Colonel Charles Jenkinson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam