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  Royal Family of Europe - pafg111 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Henry De BERKELEY was born in 1172 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
Maurice De BERKELEY was born in 1169 in Of, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
William De BERKELEY was born in 1170 in Of, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
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 Berkeley, Gloucestershire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berkeley is a town between the south bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway in Gloucestershire, UK, at grid reference ST685992.
The town is noted for Berkeley Castle where the imprisoned Edward II was murdered.
Berkeley was the birthplace of Edward Jenner, the originator of vaccination.
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 Berkeley (Gloucestershire) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Berkeley (Gloucestershire)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It is situated in the Vale of Berkeley, rich dairy and pasture country once celebrated for its ‘Double Gloucester’ cheese.
Berkeley Castle, in which Edward II was murdered in 1327, is regarded as one of the finest castles in England.
Berkeley was a borough in the 13th century, but the corporation was dissolved in 1885.
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 Berkeley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berkeley is the name of several places, all eventually deriving from Berkeley Castle in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, UK, from whom the noble family of Berkeley derive their name, and for which several vessels of the British Royal Navy have been christened "HMS Berkeley Castle".
They honour either Sir William Berkeley, governor of Virginia and co-proprietor of New Jersey, in whose honour Berkeley Plantation in Tidewater Viginia was named; or Bishop George Berkeley.
"Berkeley" may refer to the University of California, Berkeley, also known as "UC Berkeley" or "Cal"; not to be confused with Berkeley College, which is not Berkeley College, Yale, nor the Berklee College of Music.
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 Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Lord Berkeley, owner of the castle and Edward's official gaoler, had a convenient alibi for the time of the murder, but it beggars belief to imagine that he did not know of the plot to kill the king.
Berkeley Castle next made its appearance in the annals of English history when William Berkeley, nicknamed William-the-Wasteall by a family historian, gave the entire estate of Berkeley to King Henry VII in exchange for being made Earl Marshall of the realm.
Berkeley Castle is at the junction of the B4066 and the B4509 halfway between Gloucester and Bristol.
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 Berkeley Family Genealogy
was born in 1245 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England and died on 7 Jul 1321 in St Augustine Aby, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
was born in 1293 in Gloucestershire, England and died on 27 Oct 1361 in Gloucestershire, England.
was born on 21 Jan 1351 in Wotton, Gloucestershire, England and died in 1428 in Beverstone, Gloucestershire, England.
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 Winchester Ancestors
Eudo (Ivo) Berkeley was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England Abt 1303.
Maurice Berkeley was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England Abt 1298.
Eudo De Berkeley was born in Of Berkley Castl, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England Abt 1301.
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 Berkeley Notes
Evidence of the earliest settlement at Berkeley is found in the remains of an iron-age fortified village to the south of the town at Bevington.
The manor of Berkeley, at the turn of the 20th Century embraced thirty or so parishes and was one of the largest in the kingdom.
They landed and built a community called Berkeley at the mouth of the James River in Virginia which is recorded as having celebrated Thanksgiving in 1619, a year before the group known as the Pilgrim Fathers dropped anchor.
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 Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
One famous son of Gloucestershire is Edward Jenner, the pioneer of Vaccinations.
Gloucestershire County Council and the six district councils of Cotswold, Cheltenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud and Tewkesbury provide services for the north.
The South Gloucestershire unitary council and that part of the City of Bristol unitary authority north of the River Avon administer the south of the County.
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 parish holidays - Berkeley, Gloucestershire
The imposing Berkeley castle guards the small town of Berkeley in Gloucestershire, as it has done for over 800 years, and the same family that built it still lives there, while sharing its beauty with visitors in the spring and summer.
Berkeley’s setting is magnificent with the gentle hills of the Cotswolds to the east and the mighty Severn river to the west.
In between hills and river is the fertile Vale of Berkeley with its orchards and mistletoe, grazing sheep, and fields of wheat and flax.
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 Berkeley, Gloucestershire -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Berkeley was the birthplace of (English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)) Edward Jenner, the originator of (The scar left following innoculation with a vaccine) vaccination.
Berkeley was also the site of a (Click link for more info and facts about Magnox) Magnox (Click link for more info and facts about nuclear power station) nuclear power station.
Just north of Berkeley lies the port of (Thinness of edge or fineness of point) Sharpness, one of the most inland in Britain.
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 Royal Family of Europe - pafg117 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Thomas "The Observer Or Temporiser" De BERKELEY [Parents] was born in 1170 in Of, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
Margaret De BERKELEY was born about 1224 in Of Berkly Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
William De BERKELEY was born about 1228 in Of Berkly Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
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 EDWARD JENNER - LoveToKnow Article on EDWARD JENNER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
(1749-1823), English physician and discoverer of vaccination, was born at Berkeley, Gloucestershire, on the i7th of May 749.
After he began practice in Berkeley, Jenner was always accustomed to inquire what his professional brethren thought of it; but he found that, when medical men had noticed the popular report at all, they supposed it to be based on imperfect induction.
Perhaps the most striking is the expedition which was sent out by the court of Spain in 1803, for the purpose of diffusing cow-pox through all the Spanish possessions in the Old and New Worlds, and which returned in three years, ~having circumnavigated the globe, and succeeded beyond its utmost expectations.
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 Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire has been the home of the Berkeley family for 850 years.
But perhaps most famous of all is the fact that Berkeley Castle was the last place of residence of King Edward II, who was kept as a prisoner in the castle and murdered within its walls.
The Grand Stairs, the staircase of which dates from 1637, lead from the Great Hall and along these are more historical portraits and examples of late 16th century embroidery, formerly part of the hangings of a bed-chamber in the Castle.
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 Berkeley (Gloucestershire) - Wikitravel
Berkeley is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire.
It is perhaps best known as the location of Berkeley Castle, a medieval fortress witness to many of the significant developments in British history, and as the birthplace and home of Edward Jenner, the inventor of innoculation.
Berkeley Castle [1] (http://www.berkeley-castle.com/), tel 01453 810332, generally open May-September Tu-Sa 11am-4pm, Su 2pm-5pm (holiday times vary - check ahead), admission £7.50 adults, £4.50 children, £21 family - still in private hands though open to the public, the oldest part of the castle, the keep, was first erected in 1153 by Robert Fitzharding.
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 The Bailey Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Maurice BERKELEY was born in 1330 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
Thomas BERKELEY was born on 5 Jan 1352/53 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
Thomas De BERKELEY was born in Jul 1348 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
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 History of Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Maurice, the son of Robert, was the first of the FitzHardinges that dwelt at Berkeley, of which place he assumed the name, and fortified the Castle, which is placed on an eminence close to the town and commands an extensive view of the Severn and the neighbouring country.
The then Lord Berkeley was acquitted of any active participation in the measures which caused the death of the King; but shortly afterwards he entertained Queen Isabella and her paramour, Mortimer, at the Castle.
He was much disappointed with Berkeley Castle, though very entire, he notes: "The room shown for the murder of Edward II and the shrieks of an agonising king, I verily believe to be genuine.
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 GENUKI: Berkeley, Gloucestershire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
"BERKELEY, a parish, market town, and borough in the upper division of the hundred of Berkeley, in the county of Gloucester, 15 miles to the S.W. of Gloucester, and 114 miles from London by the Great Western and Bristol and Gloucester railways.
The parish is situated on the banks of the Little Avon, a tributary of the Severn, and includes the tythings of Alkington, Hinton, and Ham, the hamlets of Breadstone and Hamfallow, and the chapelry of Stone.
That part of the valley of the Severn in which Berkeley is situated is called the Vale of Berkeley.
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 Edward Jenner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Edward Jenner (May 17, 1749 - January 26, 1823) was an English country doctor practicing in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, made famous by his invention of the vaccine.
Jenner's early education included a spell at Cirencester Grammar School, where one of the school 'houses' was named after him in later years to commemorate his achievements.
Jenner realised the long-term implications of vaccination, and looked forward to the day when smallpox would no longer be a threat anywhere on earth; his dream eventually reached fruition with the global eradication of smallpox in the late 1970s.
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 Ancestors of Susan Ida Dixon - pafg53 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
was born in 1293 in, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
was born in 1308 in, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
was born on 1 Mar 1260/1261 in Of, Barton, Gloucestershire, England.
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 Saint Mary's Minster Berkeley Gloucestershire
However bear in mind that Berkeley was an important centre in the Middle Ages and the church was a “minster”, from which clergy were sent all over the West of England.
The tower is of interest because it is separated from the rest of the church.
The most famous is the tomb of Dicky Pearce, the last court jester in England who died while performing in Berkeley Castle.
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 Berkeley Castle Gloucestershire England English
Berkeley Castle is an 11th century earthwork motte and bailey fortress, founded by William fitz Osborn.
Berkeley Castle is located in the town centre, off Canonbury Street.
The site is owned by the Berkeley family and is open, Bank Holiday Mondays, Tuesday to Saturday, April to September 11:00-4:00pm, Sunday 2:00-5:00pm.
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 Article on Jenner from the 1890 Encyclopedia Britannica.
In 1792 be resolved to confine himself to practising as a physician, and accordingly obtained the degree of doctor of medicine from St Andrews.
After be began practice in Berkeley, Jenner was always accustomed to inquire what his professional brethren thought of it; but he found that, when medical men had noticed the popular report at all, they supposed it to be based on an imperfect induction of facts.
This was referred to a committee, of which Admiral Berkeley, one of his warmest friends, was chair man, which examined carefully into the utility of vaccination, and Jenner's claims to its discovery.
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 GENUKI: Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Transcription of the Census for Berkeley in 1851; Alkington in 1851; Halmore in 1851; and Hinton in 1851 by Gordon Beavington.
Berkeley Hundred Court Rolls 1543, taken from Gloucestershire Notes and Queries, "An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine Devoted To The History And Antiquities Of Gloucestershire", Vol V 1891-1893; transcribed by Brenda Pickard.
There is a fascinating account of The Murder of King Edward II by Sir Thomas Gourney and others at Berkeley Castle in September 1327, compiled by John E. Trivett as part of his TRIVETT Family History pages.
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 Untitled Normal Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lord Maurice "The Magnanimous" De Berkeley B: Apr 1271 (1281) Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
Married: 1289 of Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England to, Baroness Eve La Zouche B: abt.
Married: 1423/1424 in Berkeley Castle Berkeley Gloucestershire England to:
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 Solicitors in Berkeley Gloucestershire England UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Solicitors in Berkeley Gloucestershire England UK Solicitors Online in Berkeley Gloucestershire, England UK Welcome to Solicitors-England.co.uk, the place to find law firms in your area that can help with your legal issue.
Solicitors in Berkeley England, UK provide you with links to solicitors, lawyers, legal advice throughout all the English regions, towns and cities.
Personal injury lawyers in Berkeley Gloucestershire England, UK can advise you, should you have suffered an injury in the past three years for road accidents, work related accidents, medical negligence, or a simple tip or slip injury.
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