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James BERKELEY 1355–1405 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1355

Birth Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: Jun 1405

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Maurice BERKELEY

Mother: Elizabeth DESPENSER

Spouse(s): Elizabeth BLUET

Children(s): James BERKELEY, Maurice BERKELEY

In 1355, James BERKELEY entered the world in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, born to Maurice De Berkeley And Elizabeth Le Despenser. James BERKELEY married Elizabeth Bluet, and had children including James De Berkeley, Maurice Berkeley. James BERKELEY passed away in 1405 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1355, James BERKELEY entered the world in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, born to Maurice De Berkeley And Elizabeth Le Despenser.
  • James BERKELEY married Elizabeth Bluet, and had children including James De Berkeley, Maurice Berkeley.
  • James BERKELEY passed away in 1405 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maurice BERKELEY
1330–1368
Birth Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
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Elizabeth DESPENSER
1322–1389
Birth Location: Stoke Albany, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth BLUET
1358–1405
Birth Location: Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, England
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Children(s)

James BERKELEY
1394–1463
Birth Location: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
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Maurice BERKELEY
1396–
Birth Location: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
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James BERKELEY's Ancestors

Self
James BERKELEY
1355–1405
Birth Place: Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Maurice DE BERKELEY
1330–1368
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth (LE) DESPENSER
1322–1389
Stoke Albany, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) BERKELEY
1293–1361
Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Margaret (DE) MORTIMER
1304–1337
Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, England
Hugh (LE) DESPENSER
1286–1326
Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England, UK
Eleanor (DE) CLARE
1292–1337
Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Maurice BERKELEY
1271–1326
Eva ZOUCHE
1275–1314
Roger MORTIMER
1287–1330
Joan GENEVILLE
1286–1356
Hugh DESPENSER
1261–1326
Isabel BEAUCHAMP
1249–1306
Gilbert CLARE
1243–1295
Joan ACRE
1272–1307
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas BERKELEY
1245–1321
Joan FERRERS
1248–1309
Eudes ZOUCHE
1232–1279
Millicent CANTILUPE
1246–1299
Edmund MORTIMER
1252–1304
Margaret FIENNES
1262–1334
Piers GENEVILLE
1258–1292
Joan LUSIGNAN
1262–1323
Hugh DESPENSER
1223–1265
Aline BASSET
1228–1281
Robert BEAUCHAMP,
1220–1263
Alice MOHUN
1222–1284
Richard CLARE
1222–1262
Maud LACY
1223–1289
Edward ENGLAND
1239–1307
Eleanor Castile
1241–1290

James BERKELEY's Descendants

1.
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James BERKELEY (1 Apr 1355–Jun 1405) m. Elizabeth BLUET (1358–1405)
  1. 1. James (DE) BERKELEY 1394–1463 m. Isabelle (DE) MOWBRAY 1396–1452
    1. 1. Maurice BERKELEY 1436–1506 m. Isabel MEADE 1444–1514
      1. 1. Mary BERKELEY 1474– m. Thomas JONES 1480–1559 m. Thomas JOHNES 1500–1529
        1. 1. John (P.) JONES 1500–1565 m. Elizabeth CRANE 1507–1598
        2. 2. Cecily (Isabella) JOHNS 1505–1543 m. Thomas (Kingett) KING 1506–1562 m. Edward KINGETT 1501–
        3. 3. Ann JONES 1518–
        4. 4. Frances JONES 1519–
        5. 5. John JONES 1520–
        6. 6. Catherine JONES –1593
        7. 7. James JONES –1622
      2. 2. Joyce BERKELEY 1466–1481
      3. 3. James BERKELEY 1466–1515
      4. 4. James BERKELEY 1466–1515 m. Susan FITZALAN 1476–
      5. 5. Maurice (Baron Berkeley) BERKELEY 1467–1523 m. Elinor CONSTABLE 1475–1540
      6. 6. Maurice BERKELEY 1467–1523 m. Katherine BERKELEY 1466–1526
      7. 7. Thomas BERKELEY 1472–1533 m. Elinor CONSTABLE 1475–1540 m. Isabel MARMADUKE 1476– m. Cecily ARNOLD 1472–1558
      8. 8. Ann BERKELEY 1474–1519 m. William (Baron Denys of Olveston, High Sherriff of Gloucestershire) DENNIS 1470–1533
      9. 9. Anne BERKELEY 1474–1523 m. William DENYS 1470–1533
      10. 10. Joyce BERKELEY 1480–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (De) BERKELEY 1420–1482
    3. 3. William BERKELEY 1427–1492 m. Joan STRANGWAYS 1427–1485 m. Anne FIENNES 1470–1497
    4. 4. James BERKELEY 1428–1453
    5. 5. Alice BERKELEY 1428– m. Richard ARTHUR 1420–1485
    6. 6. James BERKELEY 1429–
    7. 7. Thomas BERKELEY 1437–1484 m. Mary GUY 1442–1472
    8. 8. Isabel BERKELEY 1437–1498 m. William TRYE 1435–1497
  2. 2. Maurice BERKELEY 1396–

James BERKELEY's Timeline

3 Records

1355
1 Apr 1355
Birth of James BERKELEY in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
1405
13 Jun 1405
Age 50
Death of James BERKELEY in Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
1405
Jun 1405
Age 50
Burial of James BERKELEY in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1355
    Event Place: Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for James Berkeley, person ID KPQC-HMQ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for James Berkeley, person ID KPQC-HMQ.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1405
    Event Place: Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for James Berkeley, person ID KPQC-HMQ.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1405
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for James Berkeley, person ID KPQC-HMQ.
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