Social Victorians/People/Bedford

Colored drawing of a standing man with his arms folded across his chest, in a 19th-century suit with gloves in his left hand, a top hat and a monacle
Rousseau — Duke of Bedford — by "Spy," Vanity Fair 10 September 1896

Also Known As edit

  • Family name: Russell
  • Duke of Bedford
    • Francis Charles Hastings Russell (9th Duke), 27 May 1872 – 14 January 1891
    • George William Francis Sackville Russell (10th Duke), 14 January 1891 – 23 March 1893
    • Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, 23 March 1893 – 27 Aug 1940
  • Duchess of Bedford
    • Elizabeth Sackville-West Russell, 27 May 1872 – 14 January 1891
    • Adeline Marie Somers-Cocks Russell, 14 January 1891 – 23 March 1893
    • Mary du Caurroy Tribe Russell, 23 March 1893 – 22 March 1937
  • Dowager Duchess of Bedford
    • Elizabeth Sackville-West Russell, 14 January 1891 – 22 April 1897
    • Adeline Marie Somers-Cocks Russell, 23 March 1893 – 12 April 1920
  • A number of subsidiary titles are associated with the dukedom of Bedford, including the Marquess of Tavistock (a courtesy title for the eldest son and heir presumptive of the Duke of Bedford) and the Earl of Bedford.

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies edit

Timeline edit

1844 January 18, Francis Charles Hastings Russell and Elizabeth Sackville-West married at Buckhurst Park, Withyam, in Sussex.

1876 October 24, George William Francis Sackville Russell (10th Duke) and Adeline Marie Somers-Cocks married at the Royal Chapel, Whitehall, in London.

1885 March 19, Ermyntrude Sackville Russell and Edward Baldwin Malet married.

1888 January 31, Herbrand Arthur Russell (11th Duke) and Mary du Caurroy Tribe married, in Barrackpore, India.

1891 January 14, Francis Charles Hastings Russell (9th Duke) shot himself and died; he is considered to have been mentally ill.

1893 March 23, George William Francis Sackville Russell (10th Duke) died, from diabetes.

Demographics edit

  • Nationality:

Residences edit

  • Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire
  • Bedford Estate, central London

Family edit

  • Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford (16 October 1819 – 14 January 1891)
  • Elizabeth Sackville-West Russell (23 September 1818 – 22 April 1897)
  1. George William Francis Sackville Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford (16 Apr 1852 – 23 Mar 1893)
  2. Ella Monica Sackville Russell (1854 – 2 Feb 1936)
  3. Ermyntrude Sackville Russell Malet (9 May 1856 – 22 Mar 1927)
  4. Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford (19 Feb 1858 – 27 Aug 1940)


  • George William Francis Sackville Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford (16 Apr 1852 – 23 Mar 1893)
  • Adeline Marie Somers-Cocks Russell (24 May 1852 – 12 April 1920)


  • Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford (19 Feb 1858 – 27 Aug 1940)
  • Mary du Caurroy Tribe Russell (26 September 1865 – 22 March 1937)

Notes and Questions edit

  1. The Duchess of Bedford's social events.

Bibliography edit