Sir Alexander James Beresford Beresford-Hope1

M, #129601, b. 25 January 1820, d. 20 October 1887
Last Edited=2 Oct 2017
Rt. Hon. Sir Alexander Beresford-Hope 2
     Sir Alexander James Beresford Beresford-Hope was born on 25 January 1820.3 He was the son of Thomas Hope and Hon. Louisa Beresford.1 He married Lady Mildred Arabella Charlotte Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and Frances Mary Gascoyne, on 7 July 1842.4 He died on 20 October 1887 at age 67 at Bedgebury Park, Cranbrook, Kent, England.2
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)5 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)5 He was given the name of Alexander James Beresford Hope at birth.1 In 1854 his name was legally changed to Alexander James Beresford Beresford-Hope.2 In February 1854 he inherited Bedgebury Park, Kent and Beresford Hall, Staffordshire from his mother's second husband, General William Carr Beresford.1

Children of Sir Alexander James Beresford Beresford-Hope and Lady Mildred Arabella Charlotte Gascoyne-Cecil

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 118. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  3. [S7529] WikiTree, online http://www.wikitree.com/. Hereinafter cited as WikiTree.
  4. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  5. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 55. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  6. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Roger de Berkeley1

M, #129602, d. 1093
Last Edited=18 Sep 2004
     Roger de Berkeley died in 1093.1
     He was tenant in capite of Dursley, Cubberley, Dodington, etc.1 He held the office of Provost of the manor of Berkeley between 1068 and 1071, by Earl William Fitz-Osbern, to whom it had been granted at the time of the Conquest.1 On 17 January 1091 at St. Peter's, Gloucestershire, EnglandG, a monk.1

Children of Roger de Berkeley

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 124. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Eustace de Berkeley1

M, #129603
Last Edited=18 Sep 2004
     Eustace de Berkeley is the son of Roger de Berkeley.1
     He lived at NympesfieldG.1

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 124. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Roger de Berkeley1

M, #129604, d. circa 1131
Last Edited=18 Sep 2004
     Roger de Berkeley was the son of Roger de Berkeley.1 He died circa 1131.1
     In 1117 he began the building of the Castle of Berkeley.1

Child of Roger de Berkeley

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 124. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Roger de Berkeley1

M, #129605, d. circa 1170
Last Edited=24 Jan 2005
     Roger de Berkeley was the son of Roger de Berkeley.1 He died circa 1170.1
     He completed the construction of the Castle of Berkeley.1 He suffered during the wars between King Stephen and Empress Maud, at the hands of Walter, son of Miles, Earl of Hereford.1 In 1152 he was deprived of the Manor of Berkeley for refusing the recognise the authority of either Stephen or Maud, although he was soon after restored to the Honour of Dursley.1

Children of Roger de Berkeley

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 124. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 125.


Roger de Berkeley1

M, #129606
Last Edited=29 Sep 2004
     Roger de Berkeley is the son of Roger de Berkeley.1 He married Helen FitzHarding, daughter of Robert fitz Harding and Eve (?).1
     He gained the title of Lord of Dursley [feudal baron].2

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 124. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 347. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Helen FitzHarding1

F, #129607
Last Edited=24 Jan 2005
     Helen FitzHarding is the daughter of Robert fitz Harding and Eve (?)1,2 She married Roger de Berkeley, son of Roger de Berkeley.1
     Her married name became de Berkeley.1

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 124. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 125.

Robert fitz Harding1

M, #129608, b. circa 1096, d. 5 February 1170/71
Last Edited=4 Jan 2009
     Robert fitz Harding was born circa 1096.2 He was the son of Harding (?)1 He married Eve (?)2 He died on 5 February 1170/71.2
     He was also known as Robert Fitzhardinge.3 Robert fitz Harding also went by the nick-name of Robert 'the Devout'.1 He was a merchant at Bristol, EnglandG.1 In 1141 he founded the Abbey of St. Augustine, at Bristol.1 In 1153/54 he received from Henry of Anjou, a grant of the castle and 'furness' of Berkeley.1 He gained the title of Lord of Berkeley [feudal baron] in 1155, confirmed by King Henry II.1 In 1168 he entertained Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster, on his arrival.1

Child of Robert fitz Harding

Children of Robert fitz Harding and Eve (?)

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 124. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 125.
  3. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 1441. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

Harding (?)1

M, #129609, d. after 1125
Last Edited=29 Sep 2004
     Harding (?) was the son of Eadnoth (?)1 He died after 1125.2

Child of Harding (?)

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 124. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 347. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Eadnoth (?)1

M, #129610, d. 1068
Last Edited=18 Sep 2004
     Eadnoth (?) died in 1068, killed.1
     He held the office of Staller, to King Harold and to King Edward the Confessor.1

Child of Eadnoth (?)

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 124. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.