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Sir Thomas, Knight Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk, Chief Justice 1565–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1565

Birth Location: Parkehall, Redham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 20 Feb 1616

Death Location: Reedham, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Esq

Mother: Alice Appleton

Spouse(s): Juliana Berney

Children(s): Frances Berney, John Berney, John Barney

The story of Sir Thomas, Knight Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk, Chief Justice began in 1565 in Parkehall, Redham, Norfolk, England. Sir Thomas, Knight Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk, Chief Justice married Juliana Gawdy Berney, and had children including Frances Berney, John Berney, John Barney. Sir Thomas, Knight Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk, Chief Justice passed away in 1616 in Reedham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas, Knight Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk, Chief Justice began in 1565 in Parkehall, Redham, Norfolk, England.
  • Sir Thomas, Knight Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk, Chief Justice married Juliana Gawdy Berney, and had children including Frances Berney, John Berney, John Barney.
  • Sir Thomas, Knight Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk, Chief Justice passed away in 1616 in Reedham, Norfolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Justice's Ancestors

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Sir Justice
1565–1616
Birth Place: Parkehall, Redham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Henry BerneyBarnley/ Esq
1524–1585
Reedham, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Alice (de) Appleton
1545–1641
Dartford, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Colman) Barney
1503–1557
Reedham, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Margaret Reade
1500–1548
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Roger Appleton
1509–1557
Combe, Essex county, England
Agnes (Speed) Clarke
1513–1578
Comb, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Read
1474–1545
Margaret Towley
1483–1534
James Clarke
1485–1553
Elizabeth Ferrers
1480–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Justice's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas, Knight Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk, Chief) Justice (2 May 1565–20 Feb 1616) m. Juliana (Gawdy -) Berney (1568–11 Feb 1645)
  1. 1. Frances Berney 1600–1667 m. Edward (Barkham First Baronet Member of Parliament for Boston; Sheriff of) Norfolk; 1591–1667
    1. 1. Margaret Barkham 1627–1726 m. Edmund Jennings 1626–1691
      1. 1. Joanna Jennings 1620–1691 m. Bartholomew Owen 1619–1677
        1. 1. George (William) Owens 1663–1756 m. Elizabeth Meacham 1728–1790 m. Elizabeth Meacham 1728–1790
      2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth Barkham) Jennings 1653–1750
      3. 3. Anne Jennings 1652–1707
  2. 2. John Berney 1592–1594
  3. 3. John Barney 1592–1594

Sir Justice's Timeline

2 Records

1565
2 May 1565
Birth of Sir Thomas, Knight Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk, Chief Justice in Parkehall, Redham, Norfolk, England
Parkehall, Redham, Norfolk, England
1616
20 Feb 1616
Age 51
Death of Sir Thomas, Knight Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk, Chief Justice in Reedham, Norfolk, England
Reedham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1565
    Event Place: Parkehall, Redham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1616
    Event Place: Reedham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nolfolk: - A Miscellany comprising Baptisms recorded in the church book of the Old Meeting House Norwich 1657-1681, Baptisms and Deaths Recorded in the Church book of the Great Yarmouth Independent Church 1643-1705, The Account book of the "baptized" chur

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