In Nov 1914 [his father] Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 25) and [his mother] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford were married. He the son of Herbrand Arthur Sackville 11th Duke Bedford (age 56) and Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford.

On 04 Jul 1927 Group Captain Thomas Loel Evelyn Bulkeley Guinness (age 21) and [his future sister-in-law] Joan Barbara Yarde-Buller (age 19) were married. They were divorced in 1936. She the daughter of John Yarde-Buller 3rd Baron Churston (age 53) and Jessie Smither aka Denise Orme Duchess Leinster (age 41).

On 11 Jun 1936 William Gerald Charles Cadogan 7th Earl Cadogan (age 22) and [his future sister-in-law] Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller Countess Cadogan (age 18) were married. She the daughter of John Yarde-Buller 3rd Baron Churston and Jessie Smither aka Denise Orme Duchess Leinster (age 50). He the son of Gerald Oakley Cadogan 6th Earl Cadogan.

On 06 Apr 1939 John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 21) and Clare Bridgman (age 36) were married. His father Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 50) disinherited him as a consequence. He the son of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 50) and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.

In 1941 Robert Grosvenor 5th Baron Ebury (age 26) and [his future sister-in-law] Denise Margaret Yarde-Buller (age 25) were married. She the daughter of John Yarde-Buller 3rd Baron Churston and Jessie Smither aka Denise Orme Duchess Leinster (age 55).

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

Before 04 Sep 1960 John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 43) and Lydia Yarde-Buller Duchess Bedford (age 42) were divorced.

On 04 Sep 1960 John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 43) and Nicole Schnedier Duchess Bedford (age 40) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. He the son of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.

On 20 Jun 1961 [his son] Henry Robin Ian Russell 14th Duke Bedford (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Joan Tiarks Duchess Bedford were married. He the son of John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 44) and Clare Bridgman.