Thomas (Berkeley) de Berkeley MP (1351 - 1405)

Born 10 Oct 1351 in Coberley, Gloucestershire, England

Descendants

Biography

Thomas de Berkeley was born at Coberley in Gloucestershire on the 10th of October 1351, son and heir of Thomas Berkeley and his wife, Joan Archer. ^[1]

His first wife, Julian,^[2] is otherwise unknown. They were married before the 13th of October 1364.^[2]

His second wife was Margaret de Chaundos, daughter of Sir Thomas de Chaundos and his wife, Lucy. They were married by 1375. Margaret bore him 2 daughters and died on the 4th of April 1406.^[3]

Thomas himself had not outlived Margaret. He died on the 12th of April 1405.^[4] His heirs were his daughters Margaret and Alice.^[4]

Research note

The Visitation of Gloucestershire has introduced errors into the family tree. ^[5]

The Margaretta, mother of Isabella Ireland, wife of Sir John Annesely, was the sister of John de Chandos who died in 1369.

The wife of Thomas de Berkeley was named Margaret as evidenced by her IPM ^[3] and followed by History of Parliament.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} History of Parliament online 1386-1421: BERKELEY, Thomas (1351-1405), of Coberley and Stoke Orchard, Glos., Chilcote, Derbys. and Eldersfield, Worcs
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Abstracts of Feet of Fines, CP 25/1/288/47, number 639. Image of document at AALT
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 1-51', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 19, Henry IV (London, 1992), pp. 1-13. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol19/pp1-13 Number 42 [accessed 22 November 2020].
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 1000-1048', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 18, Henry IV (London, 1987), pp. 346-360. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol18/pp346-360 [accessed 22 November 2020].
5. ↑ The Visitation of Gloucestershire Page 236 Miscellaneous Pedigrees Calls his wife, Elizabeth