Descendants of Eleanor of Aquitaine

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The Berkeley's

by Caren

Jan 28, 2011

Seems that alot of us are from the Berkeley's and the Dudley's. I myself have researched the Berkeley's alot over the years. I love the connection to historical figures such as William Shakespeare (he wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream as a wedding gift to the family) and Capt Cook (another friend of the family.)

 

The family has lived in Berkeley Castle since it was built by Maurice The Make Peace Berkeley in 1153 (except for the brief time it was owned by the Tudor's)!! Im descended from Maurice. :D

 

Berkeley University in California was named after the family.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_%28surname%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_family

http://www.berkeley-castle.com/index.php

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    James P. LaLone

    Attached is some of what I have on the family (male line), this is one of those families I thought I was descended from but proved not true, so have not really researched it very well - additions / corrections appreciated.

    Jan 31, 2011

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      James P. LaLone

      Some sites dealing with BERKELEYs

       

      (Tim Powys-Lybbe, Powys-Lybbe Ancestry)
      Database containing more than 2000 members of the family, from the 11th century onwards, constructed from the work of the 17th-century antiquary, John Smyth of Nibley, with additional notes.

      http://www.tim.ukpub.net/berkeley/index.html

      (Dave Berkeley)
      Biographical notes on the Berkeley family of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, from the 14th century onwards

      http://rotwang.co.uk/main_line.html

      (Dave Berkeley)
      A 19th-century account written by James Herbert Cooke, including a narrative history of the Berkeleys of Berkeley, from the 11th century onwards; some of the earliest details are presumably legendary

      http://rotwang.co.uk/history_of_berkeley.html


      (Homer Beers James/Paul McBride)
      Narrative pedigree, 11th-16th centuries; this material, based on older secondary sources, should be treated with caution.

      http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/james/f023.htm

      Feb 4, 2011