Individual Details
Thomas "the Observer" de Berkeley
(Ca 1170 - 29 Nov 1243)
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Thomas de Berkeley1
M, #129621, b. circa 1170, d. 29 November 1243
Last Edited=18 Sep 2004
Thomas de Berkeley was born circa 1170.1 He was the son of Maurice FitzRobert FitzHarding de Berkeley and Alice de Berkeley.1 He married Joan de Somery, daughter of Sir Ralph de Somery and Margaret le Gras, circa 1217.1 He died on 29 November 1243.2 He was buried at St. Augustine's, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.2
Thomas de Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Thomas 'the Observer'.1 In 1222 he obtained livery of the Castle of Berkeley.1 He gained the title of Lord de Berkeley [feudal baron] in 1222.1
Child of Thomas de Berkeley and Joan de Somery
Sir Maurice de Berkeley+2 b. 1218, d. 4 Apr 1281
Citations
[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 126. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 127.
Thomas de Berkeley1
M, #129621, b. circa 1170, d. 29 November 1243
Last Edited=18 Sep 2004
Thomas de Berkeley was born circa 1170.1 He was the son of Maurice FitzRobert FitzHarding de Berkeley and Alice de Berkeley.1 He married Joan de Somery, daughter of Sir Ralph de Somery and Margaret le Gras, circa 1217.1 He died on 29 November 1243.2 He was buried at St. Augustine's, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.2
Thomas de Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Thomas 'the Observer'.1 In 1222 he obtained livery of the Castle of Berkeley.1 He gained the title of Lord de Berkeley [feudal baron] in 1222.1
Child of Thomas de Berkeley and Joan de Somery
Sir Maurice de Berkeley+2 b. 1218, d. 4 Apr 1281
Citations
[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 126. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 127.
Events
| Birth | Ca 1170 | ||||
| Death | 29 Nov 1243 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Lord de Berkeley |
Families
| Spouse | Joan de Somery (1208 - 1273) |
| Child | Sir Maurice "the Resolute" de Berkeley (1218 - 1281) |