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THOMAS The Observer BERKELEY 1170–1243 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1170

Birth Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 29 Nov 1243

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: De Harding

Mother: Sedzilla\Cecily\Alice Harding

Spouse(s): Joan Somery

Children(s): Lord Berkeley

In 1170, THOMAS The Observer BERKELEY entered the world in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, born to De Berkeley Maurice Fitz Robert Fitz Harding De Berkeley Maurice Fitz Robert Fitz Harding And Sedzilla Cecily Alice De Berkeley Fitz Robert Fitz Harding. THOMAS The Observer BERKELEY married Joan De Somery, and had children including Lord Maurice Berkeley. THOMAS The Observer BERKELEY passed away in 1243 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1170, THOMAS The Observer BERKELEY entered the world in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, born to De Berkeley Maurice Fitz Robert Fitz Harding De Berkeley Maurice Fitz Robert Fitz Harding And Sedzilla Cecily Alice De Berkeley Fitz Robert Fitz Harding.
  • THOMAS The Observer BERKELEY married Joan De Somery, and had children including Lord Maurice Berkeley.
  • THOMAS The Observer BERKELEY passed away in 1243 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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THOMAS BERKELEY's Ancestors

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THOMAS BERKELEY
1170–1243
Birth Place: Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
De Berkeley Maurice Fitz Robert Fitz Harding De Berkeley\Maurice Fitz Robert Fitz Harding
1120–1190
Bristol, Gloucestershire, , England
Sedzilla\Cecily\Alice (De Berkeley Fitz Robert, Fitz) Harding
1135–1190
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert FitzHarding
1095–1171
Bristol, Somerset, England
Eve FitzEstmond
1099–1170
Gloucestershire, England
Roger (III De Berkeley Baron of) Dursley
1107–1165
Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Hawise (Countess of Gloucester) Beaumont
1120–1197
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Harding Eadnoth
1060–1125
Livida Meriet
1073–1101
Estmond Mercia
1050–1142
Godiva England
1076–1099
Roger Berkeley
1073–1131
Sir II
1104–1168
Lady Leicester
1108–1168
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eadnoth Gloucester
1030–1068
Aelfgar Mercia
1002–1059
Elgiva England
1000–1098
Roger Berkeley
1040–1093
Rissa deMontgomery
1044–1069
Robert Meulan
1046–1118
Countess DeWarren
1085–1148
Ralph Montfort
1039–1096
Emma Fitzosborne
1059–1095

THOMAS BERKELEY's Descendants

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THOMAS (The Observer) BERKELEY (12 Apr 1170–29 Nov 1243) m. Joan (de) Somery (1191–22 May 1276)
  1. 1. Lord (Maurice) Berkeley 1218–1281 m. Isabella FitzRoy 1229–1276
    1. 1. Lord (Thomas Wise Lord) Berkeley 1245–1321 m. Joan (Baroness Berkeley De) Ferrers 1248–1309
      1. 1. Maurice ("The Magnanimous", 2nd Baron de) Berkeley 1271–1326 m. Eva (la) Zouche 1276–1314
        1. 1. Thomas (de) Berkeley 1296–1361 m. Lady (Katherine) Clivedon 1306–1385
        2. 2. Isabel (de) Musgrave 1307–1362 m. Robert ((Lord) Clifford (de Clifford) 3rd Baron of Clifford, 3rd Lord of) Skipton 1305–1344
        3. 3. Millicent (Ela Lady) DeBerkeley 1295–1322 m. Baron (John VI) deMaltravers 1290–1364
      2. 2. Alice Skogan 1277–1326 m. Roger DeHales 1275–1313
        1. 1. John Hill 1340–1408 m. Dionysie Durborough 1340–1387
        2. 2. Alice (Countess of Norfolk) Hales 1302–1327 m. Thomas (Prince of England Earl of Norfolk Lord of Brotherton) Plantagenet 1300–1338
      3. 3. Lady (Alice) Berkeley 1258–1290 m. Sir (Ralph Richard Destourton) Baron 1251–1303 m. Ralph (Sir) DeStourton 1251–1303
        1. 1. William (De Stourton Sir) Knighted 1290–1343 m. Joan ((Jane) Vernon) Lady 1298–1374
        2. 2. Joan Sturdon 1304–1346 m. Ralph (Bassett 2nd Lord of Weldon Baron) III 1300–1335

THOMAS BERKELEY's Timeline

2 Records

1170
12 Apr 1170
Birth of THOMAS The Observer BERKELEY in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
1243
29 Nov 1243
Age 73
Death of THOMAS The Observer BERKELEY in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1170
    Event Place: Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1243
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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