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Elizabeth Berkeley (Rede)

Also Known As: "Ann"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Of Milton, Milton, England, England
Death: April 15, 1586 (65)
Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, England
Place of Burial: Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Rede, MP and Catherine Rede
Wife of Sir Richard Berkeley, Kt., MP and Sylvester Danvers, of Dauntsey
Mother of Anne Lygon; Henry Berkeley; Catherine Leigh; Elizabeth Throckmorton; Mary Hungerford and 3 others
Sister of Giles Rede

Managed by: Ofir Friedman
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About Elizabeth Berkeley

“A Record of the Redes of Barton Court, Berks: With a Short Précis of Other ...” By Compton Reade. Page 119. GoogleBooks “ William Reade of Bodington on the decease of Margery Beauchamp married Anna, sister of Sir Giles Bruges, and by her had (with daughters who married respectively-Cassye, Higford, and Vaughan), a son, William of The Wenyerde, Tewkesbury (will 1557), who, by Catherine, daughter of Richard Rowdon, had (with a daughter who = H. Chatterton, and another daughter who = (1) Silvester Danvers, (2) Sir Richard Berkeley), a son, the Worshipful Giles Reade of Mitton (will 1611).”


  • 'Elizabeth Ann Reade
  • 'F, #70133, b. circa 1520
  • Father William Reade, Burgess of Cricklade b. c 1486, d. 1557
  • Mother Catherine Rowdon b. c 1488
  • ' Elizabeth Ann Reade was born circa 1520 at of Milton, England. She married Sir Richard Berkeley, son of Sir John Berkeley and Isabel Dennis, circa 1543.
  • Family Sir Richard Berkeley b. c 1525, d. 26 Apr 1605
  • Children
    • Elizabeth Berkeley+ b. c 1544
    • Mary Berkeley+1 b. c 1558, d. 8 Jul 1628
  • Citations
  • 1.[S13] Worldroots.com.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2334.htm#...
  • __________________
  • 'Elizabeth Ann Reade1,2
  • 'F, #407700, b. 1524
  • Last Edited=23 Nov 2009
  • ' Elizabeth Ann Reade was born in 1524 at Milton, Northamptonshire, England.1,2
  • Reference: 564.2
  • 'Children of Elizabeth Ann Reade and Sir Richard Berkeley
    • 1.Catharine Berkeley+2
    • 2.Elizabeth Berkeley2
    • 3.Dorothy Berkeley2
    • 4.Ann Berkeley2
    • 5.Henry Berkeley2
    • 6.Henry Berkeley2
    • 7.Mary Berkeley2 b. 1565, d. 1628
  • Citations
  • 1.[S480] Unknown author, The M (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
  • 2.[S4132] Robin J Conisbee Wood, online <e-mail address>, Robin J Conisbee Wood (unknown location), downloaded 23 November 2009.
  • From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p40770.htm#i407700
  • __________
  • 'BERKELEY, Sir Richard (1531-1604), of Stoke Gifford, Glos.
  • b. 18 Apr. 1531, o.s. of Sir John Berkeley of Stoke Gifford and Isabel, da. of Sir William Denys of Dyrham, Glos. 'm. (1) by 1559, Elizabeth, da. of William Rede† of Mitton, Worcs. and Tewkesbury, Glos., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 5da. (1 d.v.p.)'; (2) by 1593, Eleanor (d. 17 Mar. 1629), da. of Robert Jermy of Antingham, Norf. and wid. of Robert Rowe (d.1587), Haberdasher, of London, s.p. suc. fa. 1545;1 kntd. 21 Aug. 1574.2 d. 26 Apr. 1604.3
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/be...
  • ______________________
  • 'Sir Richard Berkeley (1531 – 1604) of Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire was MP for Gloucestershire in 1604. He had previously served as Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1564, and as Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1568.[1] In 1595 he was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London. In 1599 he was appointed custodian of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (d. 1601), who was kept under house arrest at Essex House[2] in London. He died in 1604, whilst serving as MP, and was buried in The Gaunts Chapel, Bristol, where exists an effigy of him, which chapel had been founded in 1220 by Maurice de Gaunt (d. 1230), a member of the Berkeley family.
  • He was born in 1531, the eldest son of Sir John Berkeley (d. 1546) of Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire by Isabel Denys, a daughter of Sir William Denys (d. 1535) of Dyrham, Gloucestershire, by Anne Berkeley, daughter of Maurice Berkeley, de jure 3rd Baron Berkeley (1436–1506). As well as his mother's descent from the Barons Berkeley he was on the paternal side 7th in descent from Maurice de Berkeley (d. 1347, killed at the Siege of Calais), who had acquired the manor of Stoke Gifford in 1337, the second son of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (1271–1326). In 1545/6, when Richard was aged 14, his father died from splinter wounds whilst on board a ship at Portsmouth, and by an addition to his father's will Richard was given in wardship to King Henry VIII (1509–1547).[3] His mother Isabel married secondly, as his second wife, Arthur Porter (c.1505–1559) of Newent and Alvington, MP for Gloucestershire in November 1554, for the City of Gloucester in 1555 and for Aylesbury in 1559.[4] .....
  • 'Berkeley married twice:
  • ' Firstly to Elizabeth Read, daughter of William Read of Milton(or Mitton[8]), Esq., by whom he had issue:
    • Henry Berkeley (died 1606), of Stoke Gifford, who married Mary (or Mirryell) Throckmorton, daughter of Thomas Throckmorton of Coughton Court, Warwickshire. He was father of Richard Berkeley (1579–1661), MP.
    • Elizabeth, (or Ellen[9]) who married, as his first wife, Sir Thomas Throckmorton of Tortworth, Gloucestershire. She was mother of: ....
    • Mary
    • Ann
    • Dorothy
  • Secondly Eleanor Jermy, daughter of Sir Robert Jermy and widow of Sir Thomas Rowe. ....
  • From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Berkeley_(died_1604)
  • ________________

Sir Richard BERKELEY Knight [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 was born 1527 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England. He died 26 Apr 1604 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England. Richard married Elizabeth READ on 1548 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England.

Other marriages:

JERMY, Eleanor

Elizabeth READ 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 1530 in Milton, Kent, England. She died 1580 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England. Elizabeth married Sir Richard BERKELEY Knight on 1548 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England.

They had the following children:

		F	i	 Elizabeth BERKELEY 1, 2, 3 was born 1549 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England.

M ii Sir Henry BERKELEY Knight was born 1552 and died 7 Feb 1608.
F iii Katherine BERKELEY 1, 2, 3 was born 1555 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England.
F iv Anne BERKELEY 1, 2, 3 was born 1558 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England.
F v Dorothy BERKELEY 1, 2, 3 was born 1561 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England.
F vi Mary BERKELEY was born 1565.



His (Sylvester Danvers) second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of William Rede, of Milton, by whom he had a son, Giles.

ELIZABETH ANN REDE (READE) was born about 1524 of Milton, Northamptonshire, England, to William Rede MP, Burgess of Cricklade (1486-1557) and Catherine Rowden (1488-.). She married Sir Richard Berkeley about 1548 of Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England.

References

  • “Memorials of the Danvers Family (of Dauntsey and Culworth): Their Ancestors ...” By Francis Nottidge MacNamara. Page 282. GoogleBooks
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189413083 DEATH 1563 (aged 42–43) BURIAL St. Mark's Church Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
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Elizabeth Berkeley's Timeline

1520
April 28, 1520
Of Milton, Milton, England, England
1550
1550
Of Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England, England
1550
Probably Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England
1553
1553
Probably Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England
1554
1554
Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England
1565
1565
Of Stoke-Gifford, Gloucestershire, England, England
1586
April 15, 1586
Age 65
Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, England
1996
September 21, 1996
Age 65
December 5, 1996
Age 65