Ancestral Trails 2016 » Augustus BERKELEY (1715-1755)

Persoonlijke gegevens Augustus BERKELEY 

• Hij is geboren op 18 februari 1715 in Berkeley, Stroud, Gloucestershire.Bron 1
• Titel: 4th Earl of Berkeley, 12th Baron Berkeley, Viscount Dursley
• Hij is overleden op 9 januari 1755 in Berkeley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, hij was toen 39 jaar oud.Bron 1
• Hij is begraven op 17 januari 1755 in Berkeley, Stroud, Gloucestershire.Bron 1
• Een kind van James BERKELEY en Louisa LENNOX

Gezin van Augustus BERKELEY

Hij is getrouwd met Elizabeth DRAX.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 7 mei 1744, hij was toen 29 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. George Cranfield BERKELEY  1753-1818 
2. Elizabeth BERKELEY  1750-1828
3. Frederick Augustus BERKELEY  -1810 

Notities over Augustus BERKELEY

Lt.-Col. Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley KT (18 February 1715 - 9 January 1755) was the son of Vice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley and Lady Louisa Lennox.

He was made an ensign in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards in November 1734, and succeeded his father on 17 August 1736 as 4th Earl of Berkeley, 12th Baron Berkeley and 4th Viscount Dursley. In 1737, he was created Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Constable of St. Briavel's Castle, offices which he held until his death, and was made lieutenant-colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards. On 9 June 1739, he was invested as a knight of the Order of the Thistle. In October of that same year, the Foundling Hospital received its royal charter, a charity for which Berkeley was a founding governor.

From 1738 until 1741, he was having a well-known relationship with the already married Frances Vane, Viscountess Vane. He married Elizabeth Drax, daughter of Henry Drax and Elizabeth Ernle, on 7 May 1744. They had at least one son, Frederick Augustus, 5th Earl of Berkeley, and a daughter, Elizabeth Craven. The elder Berkeley and died on 9 January 1755 and was buried on 17 January 1755 at Berkeley, Gloucestershire.
SOURCE: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Berkeley,_4th_Earl_of_Berkeley

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