Sir Maurice Berkeley, Knight

Male 1398 - 1460  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name Maurice Berkeley 
    Title Sir 
    Suffix Knight 
    Alt Birth ~ 1386  Beverston, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Birth 0___ 1398  Beverston, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Sheriff of Gloucestershire  [1
    Death 5 May 1460  Betteshorne, Sopley, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Christchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I44159  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2015 

    Father Sir John Berkeley, Knight,   b. 23 Jan 1352, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1428 (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Betteshome,   b. 1359-1369   d. 1411-1427 (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1374  [1, 3
    Residence (Family) Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F16934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lora Fitzhugh,   b. ~ 1400, Ravensworth, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 0___ 1423  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Sir Edward Berkeley,   b. ~ 1428, Beverston, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1506 (Age ~ 78 years)
    Family ID F16083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsAlt Birth - ~ 1386 - Beverston, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1398 - Beverston, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 May 1460 - Betteshorne, Sopley, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Christchurch, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Sir Maurice Berkeley, Sheriff of Gloucestershire1,2,3,4,5,6
      M, #46043, b. circa 1386, d. 5 May 1460
      Father Sir John Berkeley, Sheriff of Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, & Wiltshire2,7,8 b. 23 Jan 1352, d. 5 Mar 1428
      Mother Elizabeth Betteshorne2,7,8 b. bt 1359 - 1369, d. bt 1411 - 8 Jun 1427

      Sir Maurice Berkeley, Sheriff of Gloucestershire was born circa 1386 at of Beverstone, Gloucestershire, England; Age 13 in 1400, age 30+ in 1428.2,3,5 He married Lora FitzHugh, daughter of Sir Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Lord FitzHugh, Lord High Treasurer, Chamberlain to King Henry V and Elizabeth Grey, after 10 December 1427; They had 3 sons (Sir Maurice; Thomas; & Sir Edward).1,9,3,4,5,6 Sir Maurice Berkeley, Sheriff of Gloucestershire died on 5 May 1460 at of Betteshorne, Sopley, Hampshire, England.1,2,3,5

      Family

      Lora FitzHugh d. a 12 Mar 1461

      Children

      Thomas Berkeley10 d. a 1455
      Sir Maurice Berkeley, Sheriff of Gloucestershire+11,3,5 b. c 1429, d. 5 May 1474
      Sir Edward Berkeley, Sheriff of Hampshire & Gloucestershire, Bailiff of Burley+2,3,5 b. c 1431, d. 6 Feb 1506

      Citations

      [S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. V, p. 434, chart.
      [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 312.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 172-173.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 199.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 591.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 631.
      [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 171.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 589-590.
      [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 325.
      [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 593.
      [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8809] "Sir Maurice Berkeley, Sheriff of Gloucestershire" profile, http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p15.

    2. [S8078] "Sir Henry FitzHugh, Baron (1359-1425", registry, abstracted October 11, 2015, http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/registe.

    3. [S9772] "Sir John Berkeley" profile, http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p373.htm#i11185, accessed & downlo.

    4. [S9774] "Sir John Berkeley (1352-1428)" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berkeley_(died_1428), accessed from Wikipe.