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Personal data Richard BERKELEY 

• He was born in the year 1578 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire.
• He died on May 12, 1661 in Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, he was 83 years old.
• A child of Henry BERKELEY and Muriel THROCKMORTON

Household of Richard BERKELEY

He is married to Mary ROE.

They got married in the year 1599 at Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, he was 21 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Maurice BERKELEY  1600-???? 

Notes about Richard BERKELEY

Richard Berkeley (1579-1661) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614.

Berkeley was the only son of Sir Henry Berkeley (died 1606) of Stoke Gifford and Rendcomb, Gloucestershire, and grandson of Sir Richard Berkeley (died 1604) of Stoke Gifford, whose effigy can be seen at the Gaunt's Chapel, Bristol. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford on 4 February 1592 aged 12.

In 1614, Berkeley was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire.

Berkeley supported the King in the Civil War and on 2 February 1647 he compounded and was fined at £370 on 6 February. On 11 April 1649 he was assessed at £150. On 1 August 1649 he was to be discharged on payment of £60 but on 5 December 1651 he was ordered to pay £80 extra on old rent. Having paid it, on 30 Jan 1652 his assessment of £100 was discharged and sequestration was taken off his estate.

Berkeley died at the age of 83.

Berkeley married Elinor Roe widow of Robert Roe and secondly Jane Meriett daughter of Sir Thomas Merriatt. His son Maurice was later MP for Gloucestershire.
SOURCE: Wikipedia

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