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Mathew (Berkeley) Lord of Swansea, Gwyr Island, Wales Herbert 1525–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Swansea, Gwyr Island Coed, Glamorganshire, Wales

Death Date: 1586

Death Location: Coety Castle, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Father: Sir Parliament

Mother: Lady Berkeley

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In 1525, Mathew (Berkeley) Lord of Swansea, Gwyr Island, Wales Herbert entered the world in Swansea, Gwyr Island Coed, Glamorganshire, Wales, born to Sir Lord George Herbert Knight Of The Garter Knight Of The Shire Justice Of The Peace For Glamorgan Lord Of Swansea Amp Glamorgan Member Of Parliament And Lady Elizabeth Berkeley. Mathew (Berkeley) Lord of Swansea, Gwyr Island, Wales Herbert passed away in 1586 in Coety Castle, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Mathew (Berkeley) Lord of Swansea, Gwyr Island, Wales Herbert entered the world in Swansea, Gwyr Island Coed, Glamorganshire, Wales, born to Sir Lord George Herbert Knight Of The Garter Knight Of The Shire Justice Of The Peace For Glamorgan Lord Of Swansea Amp Glamorgan Member Of Parliament And Lady Elizabeth Berkeley.
  • Mathew (Berkeley) Lord of Swansea, Gwyr Island, Wales Herbert passed away in 1586 in Coety Castle, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Parliament
1495–1570
Birth Location: Gwyr Island, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
SP
Lady Berkeley
1510–1563
Birth Location: Beverstone Castle, Tetbury, Gloucestor, England
LB

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Children(s)

Mathew Herbert's Ancestors

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Mathew Herbert
1525–1586
Birth Place: Swansea, Gwyr Island Coed, Glamorganshire, Wales
Parents
Sir Lord George Herbert, Knight of the Garter, Knight of the Shire Justice of the Peace for Glamorgan, Lord of Swansea & Glamorgan, Member of Parliament
1495–1570
Gwyr Island, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Lady (Elizabeth) Berkeley
1510–1563
Beverstone Castle, Tetbury, Gloucestor, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Herbert of Ewyas (Illegitimate Son of William I of) Pembroke)
1442–1510
Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
Margaret (Cradock Lady Abertawe Gwyr) Is
1478–1530
Abertawe, Gwyr Is, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mathew Herbert's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Mathew (Berkeley) Lord of Swansea, Gwyr Island, Wales Herbert in Swansea, Gwyr Island Coed, Glamorganshire, Wales
Swansea, Gwyr Island Coed, Glamorganshire, Wales
1586
1586
Age 61
Death of Mathew (Berkeley) Lord of Swansea, Gwyr Island, Wales Herbert in Coety Castle, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Coety Castle, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Swansea, Gwyr Island Coed, Glamorganshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Coety Castle, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
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