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Sir George 8th Baron Berkeley Berkeley 1596–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England

Death Date: 10 August 1658

Death Location: Cranford, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Berkeley

Mother: Dame Carey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stanhope

Children(s): Sir Berkeley

Sir George 8th Baron Berkeley Berkeley was born in 1596 in Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England, the child of Sir Thomas 8Th Lord Berkeley And Dame Elizabeth Lady Berkeley Carey. Sir George 8th Baron Berkeley Berkeley married Elizabeth Stanhope, and had children including Elizabeth Berkeley, James Berkeley, Sir George 1St Earl Of Berkeley Berkeley. Sir George 8th Baron Berkeley Berkeley passed away in 1658 in Cranford, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir George 8th Baron Berkeley Berkeley was born in 1596 in Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England, the child of Sir Thomas 8Th Lord Berkeley And Dame Elizabeth Lady Berkeley Carey.
  • Sir George 8th Baron Berkeley Berkeley married Elizabeth Stanhope, and had children including Elizabeth Berkeley, James Berkeley, Sir George 1St Earl Of Berkeley Berkeley.
  • Sir George 8th Baron Berkeley Berkeley passed away in 1658 in Cranford, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England.

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Sir Berkeley's Ancestors

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Sir Berkeley
1596–1658
Birth Place: Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
Parents
Sir Thomas 8th Lord Berkeley
1575–1611
Coventry, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England
Dame (Elizabeth Lady Berkeley) Carey
1576–1635
Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Henry (8th Lord Berkeley) Berkeley
1533–1613
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Howard
1538–1596
Sir (George 2nd Baron Hunston) Carey
1548–1603
Hengrave, (Present UK), Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Spencer
1549–1618
Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Berkeley
1505–1534
Anne Savage
1506–1564
Henry Carey
1526–1596
Anne Morgan
1529–1606
Sir Sheriff
1517–1586
Lady Kitson
1515–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas ))
1472–1533
Eleanor +
1485–1525
Sir Aldenham
1495–1528
Lady Boleyn
1499–1543
Sir Herefordshire
1509–1565
Elizabeth Whitney
1505–1593
William Spencer
1496–1532
Susan Knightley
1498–1532
Lord London
1485–1540

Sir Berkeley's Descendants

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Sir (George 8th Baron Berkeley) Berkeley (1596–10 August 1658) m. Elizabeth Stanhope (21 December 1604–)
  1. 1. Sir (George 1st Earl of Berkeley) Berkeley 1627–1689

Sir Berkeley's Timeline

3 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Sir George 8th Baron Berkeley Berkeley in Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
1601
7 October 1601
Age 5
Birth of Sir George 8th Baron Berkeley Berkeley in Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
1658
10 August 1658
Age 62
Death of Sir George 8th Baron Berkeley Berkeley in St. John's Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom
St. John's Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 October 1601
    Event Place: Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1658
    Event Place: St. John's Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cranford, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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