On 07 Sep 1700 William Russell 1st Duke Bedford (age 84) died at Bedford House Covent Garden. His grandson Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Bedford, 2nd Marquess Tavistock, 6th Earl Bedford, 6th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 4th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 2nd Baron Howland of Streatham.

On 26 May 1711 Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford (age 30) died. His son Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford (age 3) succeeded 3rd Duke Bedford, 3rd Marquess Tavistock, 7th Earl Bedford, 7th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 5th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 3rd Baron Howland of Streatham.

On 23 Oct 1732 Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford (age 24) died at A Coruña. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother John Russell 4th Duke Bedford (age 22) succeeded 4th Duke Bedford, 4th Marquess Tavistock, 8th Earl Bedford, 8th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 6th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th Baron Howland of Streatham. Diana Spencer Duchess Bedford (age 22) by marriage Duchess Bedford.

On 05 Jan 1771 John Russell 4th Duke Bedford (age 60) died at Woburn. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His grandson Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford (age 5) succeeded 5th Duke Bedford, 5th Marquess Tavistock, 9th Earl Bedford, 9th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 7th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 5th Baron Howland of Streatham.

On 02 Mar 1802 Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford (age 36) died unmarried at Woburn. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 35) succeeded 6th Duke Bedford, 6th Marquess Tavistock, 10th Earl Bedford, 10th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 8th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 6th Baron Howland of Streatham.

On 20 Oct 1839 John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 73) died. His son Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 51) succeeded 7th Duke Bedford, 7th Marquess Tavistock, 11th Earl Bedford, 11th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 9th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 7th Baron Howland of Streatham. Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford (age 56) by marriage Marchioness Tavistock.

On 14 May 1861 Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 73) died. His son William Russell 8th Duke Bedford (age 51) succeeded 8th Duke Bedford, 8th Marquess Tavistock, 12th Earl Bedford, 12th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 10th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 8th Baron Howland of Streatham.

On 27 May 1872 William Russell 8th Duke Bedford (age 62) died. His first cousin Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 52) succeeded 9th Duke Bedford, 9th Marquess Tavistock, 13th Earl Bedford, 13th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 11th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 9th Baron Howland of Streatham

On 14 Jan 1891 Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 71) committed suicide having shot himself as a result of insanity in Eaton Square, Belgravia. His son George William Sackville 10th Duke Bedford (age 38) succeeded 10th Duke Bedford, 10th Marquess Tavistock, 14th Earl Bedford, 14th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 12th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 10th Baron Howland of Streatham. Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford (age 38) by marriage Duchess Bedford.

On 23 Mar 1893 George William Sackville 10th Duke Bedford (age 40) died. George William Sackville 10th Duke Bedford (age 40) was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother Herbrand Arthur Sackville 11th Duke Bedford (age 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. Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.

On 27 Aug 1940 Herbrand Arthur Sackville 11th Duke Bedford (age 82) died. His son Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 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. Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.

On 09 Oct 1953 Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 64) died. His son John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 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 (age 35) by marriage Duchess Bedford.

On 25 Oct 2002 John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 85) died at Santa Fe. His son Henry Robin Ian Russell 14th Duke Bedford (age 62) succeeded 14th Duke Bedford, 14th Marquess Tavistock, 13th Marquess Tavistock, 18th Earl Bedford, 18th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 16th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 14th Baron Howland of Streatham. Henrietta Joan Tiarks Duchess Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.

On 13 Jun 2003 Henry Robin Ian Russell 14th Duke Bedford (age 63) died. His son Andrew Ian Henry Russell 15th Duke Bedford (age 41) succeeded 15th Duke Bedford, 15th Marquess Tavistock, 19th Earl Bedford, 19th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 17th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 15th Baron Howland of Streatham.