Peerage Record – 13037

     Admiral Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford was born in 1652/53.¹ He was the son of Hon. Edward Russell and Penelope Hill.¹ He married Lady Margaret Russell, daughter of William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford and Lady Anne Carr, on 12 November 1691.¹ He died on 26 November 1727, without issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1671 in the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1672.¹ He fought in the Third Dutch War.¹ He held the office of Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of York between 1677 and 1682, later King James II.¹ He was an active supporter of King William III prior to the Glorious Revolution in 1688, making trips between England and the Netherlands.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Blue in 1689.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of the Navy between 1689 and 1699.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Launceston from 1689 to 1690.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in February 1688/89.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet in 1690 but inactive against the French, despite favourable odds.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Portsmouth between 1690 and 1695.¹ He was a Commissioner of the Admiralty from 1690 to 1691.¹ He fought in the Battle of La Hogue in 1692, where his 82 ships defeated the French 45 ships.¹ He held the office of Captain-General of the Narrow Seas in 1693.¹ He held the office of Vice-Admiral of England in 1693.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1693.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1694 and 1699.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet from 1694 to 1695.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Cambridgeshire between 1695 and 1697.¹ He was Commander-inChief of the Channel Fleet from February 1695/96 to March 1695/96.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Barfleur [England] on 7 May 1697.¹ He was created 1st Baron of Shingay, co. Cambridge [England] on 7 May 1697.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Orford, co. Suffolk [England] on 7 May 1697.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty from 1709 to 1710.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire in 1714.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1714 and 1717.¹
     On his death, all three of his peerages became extinct.¹

     Lady Margaret Russell is the daughter of William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford and Lady Anne Carr.¹ She married Admiral Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, son of Hon. Edward Russell and Penelope Hill, on 12 November 1691.¹
     After her marriage, Lady Margaret Russell was styled as Countess of Orford on 7 May 1697.

     Colonel Francis Russell was the son of Hon. Edward Russell and Penelope Hill.¹ He married Catharine Grey, daughter of William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Warke, on 30 April 1691.¹ He died circa 1 October 1696.¹
     He held the office of Governor of Barbados between 1694 and 1696.¹

     Catharine Grey was the daughter of William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Warke.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Edward Mosley, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Edward Mosley, 1st Bt. and Mary Cutler, in April 1665.² She married, secondly, Charles North, 5th Baron North, son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North and Anne Montagu, circa 6 April 1667.² She married, thirdly, Colonel Francis Russell, son of Hon. Edward Russell and Penelope Hill, on 30 April 1691.¹ She died on 11 October 1694 at Barbados^G.³
     From April 1665, her married name became Mosley.¹ From circa 6 April 1667, her married name became North. From 30 April 1691, her married name became Russell.¹

     William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Warke was born circa August 1593.² He was the son of Sir Ralph Grey and Anne Ardington.³ He married Cecilia Wentworth, daughter of Sir John Wentworth, 1st Bt., in 1619.² He died on 29 July 1674.²
     He was educated at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He was created 1st Baronet Grey, of Warke, co. Northumberland [England] in 1619.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northumberland in 1621.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northumberland in 1624.² He was created 1st Baron Grey of Warke, co. Northumberland [England] on 11 February 1623/24.³ He held the office of Speaker, House of Lords between 1643 and 1646.²

     Sir Edward Mosley, 2nd Bt. was born circa 1639.² He was the son of Sir Edward Mosley, 1st Bt. and Mary Cutler.² He married Catharine Grey, daughter of William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Warke, in April 1665.² He died on 14 October 1665, without issue.²
     He was created 2nd Baronet Mosley [E., 1640] circa December 1657.² He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1660.² He purchased the Hulme estate in 1661.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for St. Michael’s between 1661 and 1665.²

     Charles North, 5th Baron North was born on 1 October 1635 at Kirtling, Cambridgeshire, England^G.³ He was the son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North and Anne Montagu.⁴ He married Catharine Grey, daughter of William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Warke, circa 6 April 1667.¹ He died in January 1690/91 at age 55.¹
     He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Knight before 1667.¹ He was created 1st Baron Grey, of Rolleston [England by writ] on 24 October 1673.¹ He was created 1st Baron Grey, of Rolleston [England by writ] on 27 October 1673.⁵ He succeeded as the 5th Baron North [E., 1554] on 24 June 1677.¹ He held the office of Governor of Portsmouth in 1681.¹

     Hon. Laetitia Russell was the daughter of Hon. Edward Russell and Penelope Hill.¹ She married Thomas Cheeke.¹ She died on 9 January 1721/22.¹
     Her married name became Cheeke.¹ On 19 May 1665 she was granted the precedence of a daughter of a Baron.²

     Wolstan Edward Francis Berkeley was born on 2 November 1870.¹ He was the son of Robert Martin Berkeley and Lady Mary Catherine Browne.¹ He married Alice Vaughan, daughter of Colonel Francis Baynham Vaughan, on 2 July 1916.¹ He died on 24 October 1943 at age 72.¹

     Edward Cheeke was the son of Thomas Cheeke and Hon. Laetitia Russell.¹ He died on 8 October 1707, without surviving issue.¹