Individual Details

John Berney VI

(1503 - 27 Apr 1557)

==Biography==
"John Berney, Esq., Commissioner of Sewers for Norfolk was born circa 1510 at of Reedham & Langley, Norfolk, England; Age 18 in 1528. He married Margaret Reade, daughter of William Reade, Esq. and Margaret Tooley, circa 1539; They had 3 sons (Henry, Esq; Thomas; & Robert) & daughter (Mary, wife of William Denny, Esq; Thomasine, wife of Thomas Osborn, Esq; Elizabeth; Ursula; & Ela). John Berney, Esq., Commissioner of Sewers for Norfolk left a will on 22 July 1553; Requested burial at Reedham, Norfolk. He died in 1558 or 1559; He married in 1552 Alice Ferrer, daughter of Robert Ferrer, Esq.3 His estate was probated on 7 May 1560."Marlyn Lewis, [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p3502.htm#i105175 Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors] website, citing works by Douglas Richardson.

==Notes==
PS However, the sources appear to be wrong. Richardson followed Blomefield, but Blomefield apparently misdated the IPM as 28 Henry VIII instead of 20 Henry VIII (or it could be just a misprint)
* http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/redirect/?CATID=-2899521&CATLN=7&CATID=-2899521&CATLN=7&Highlight=%2CBARNEY&accessmethod=
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78792&strquery=Berney Blomefield] again, confirming that Margaret Berney was a widow by 1532.
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78668&strquery=saham Blomefield] again, apparently a more accurate quotation of the same IPM.

which would mean John was 18 in 1528.

(Corrections posted to SGM by Richardson in September 2012)
* The offending [https://archive.org/stream/norfolkrecords12norf#page/14/mode/2up index]

    Events

    Birth1503Reedham, Norfolk, England
    BirthAbt 1510Reedham, Norfolk, England
    BirthAbt 1510
    Birth1513Reedham, Norfolk, England
    PlaceBet 1518 and 1529Norfolk, England
    Marriage1525Reedham, Broadland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom - Margaret Read
    MarriageBet 1550 and 1603Norfolk, England -
    Death27 Apr 1557Reedham, Norfolk, England
    Death27 Apr 1557
    Death1558Reedham, Norfolk, England
    MarriageReedham, Norfolk, England -
    MarriageNolfolk: - A Miscellany Comprising Baptisms Recorded in The Church Book of The Old Meeting House Norwich 1657-1681, Baptisms and Deaths Recorded in The Church Book of The Great Yarmouth Independent Church 1643-1705, The Account Book of The "Baptized" Chur -
    MarriageNorfolk, England -
    MarriageMargaret Read
    ResidenceReedham, Norfolk, England
    BaptismShropshire, England
    BaptismShropshire: Lichfield - Wills and Administrations, 1516-1652
    Reference No1223724
    Reference No1246585
    Reference No60

    Families

    SpouseMargaret Read (1500 - 1548)
    ChildHenry Berney Esquier (1524 - 1585)
    ChildHenry Berney Esquier (1540 - 1585)
    ChildThomasine Berney (1526 - 1540)
    ChildMary Berney (1528 - 1626)
    ChildThomasine Berney (1526 - 1540)
    FatherJohn Berney V (1486 - 1536)
    MotherMargaret Wentworth (1495 - 1546)
    FatherJohn Berney V (1486 - 1536)
    MotherMargaret Wentworth (1495 - 1532)
    SiblingHenry Berney (1524 - 1584)

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