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William De Berkeley 1226 – 1272 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1226

Birth Location: Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 8 Jan 1272

Death Location: Arden Manor and Longcroft Hall, Staffordshire, England

Father: Thomas Berkeley

Mother: Joan Somery

Spouse(s): Matilda Hardene

Children(s):

In 1226, William De Berkeley entered the world in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, born to Thomas Berkeley and Joan de Somery. William De Berkeley married Matilda or Maud De Hardene. William De Berkeley passed away in 1272 in Arden Manor and Longcroft Hall, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1226, William De Berkeley entered the world in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, born to Thomas Berkeley and Joan de Somery.
  • William De Berkeley married Matilda or Maud De Hardene.
  • William De Berkeley passed away in 1272 in Arden Manor and Longcroft Hall, Staffordshire, England.

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William Berkeley's Ancestors

Self
William Berkeley
1226 – 1272
Birth Place: Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Berkeley
1187 – 1243
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Joan (de) Somery
1191 – 1276
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Maurice (FitzRobert de) Berkeley
1120 – 1190
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Alice (de) Berkeley
1135 – 1190
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Ralph (de Somery Lord of Dudley and Dinas) Powis
1151 – 1210
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Margaret FitzGilbert
1149 – 1184
Castle Tong, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert FitzHarding
1095 – 1170
Eva FitzEstmond
1099 – 1169
Roger Berkeley
1107 – 1191
Eve Valletort
1098 –
John Somerie
1125 – 1195
Hawise Paganel
1129 – 1208
John Gilbert
1105 – 1165
Sibyl Salisbury
1125 – 1160
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harding FitzEadnoth
1058 – 1125
Livida Meriet
1069 – 1101
Edmond FitzEadnoth
1074 – 1142
Godiva Normandie
1076 – 1099
Roger Berkeley
1060 – 1132
Rissa Littleton
1073 –
Ralph Paynel
1095 – 1153
Agnes Ferrers
1115 –
Gilbert Marshal
1067 – 1130
Margaret (unknown)
1090 –
Walter Salisbury
1085 – 1147
Sibyl Chaworth
1090 –

William Berkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1226
1226
Birth of William De Berkeley in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
1272
8 Jan 1272
Age 46
Death of William De Berkeley in Arden Manor and Longcroft Hall, Staffordshire, England
Arden Manor and Longcroft Hall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1226
    Event Place: Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1272
    Event Place: Arden Manor and Longcroft Hall, Staffordshire, England

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