UCL

Robert Berkeley

Profile & Legacies Summary

1794 - 26th Sep 1874

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Son of Robert Berkeley of Spetchley Park.

  1. Robert Berkeley the younger 'of St Georges Hanover Square' married Henrietta Sophia Benfield 24/01/1821 at St Marylebone. Robert Berkeley was of Spetchley Park, Worcestershire: a memorial in All Saints Spetchley recorded the deaths of Henrietta Sophia 15/12/1857 and of Robert Berkeley in 1874. Death of Robert Berkeley registered Pershore, Hereford and Worcester, Q4 1874 aged 80. Will of Robert Berkeley who died 26/09/1874 at Spetchley Park proved 21/11/1874, effects under £60,000.

Sources

T71/885 British Guiana claim nos. 217 (Herstelling [?]) and 493 (Pln Welgelegen).

  1. Ancestry.com, London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 [database online]; Kelly's Directory 1892 Worcestershire p. 190; FreeUKGen, England and Wales Free BMD Database, Deaths, 1837-1983 [database online]; National Probate Calendar 1874.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Henrietta Sophia Benfield
Children
Robert (1823-1897)
Wealth at death
£60,000

Associated Claims (2)

British Guiana 493 (Pln Welgelegen)
£7,619 4s 4d
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British Guiana 217 (Herstelling)
£6,926 13s 3d
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Legacies Summary

Physical (1)

Country house
Spetchley Park [Built] 
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Built by Robert Berkeley the elder from...

Relationships (4)

Robert Berkeley
Son-in-law → Father-in-law
Paul Benfield
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Robert Berkeley
Husband → Wife
Henrietta Sophia Berkeley
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Robert Berkeley
Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
Caroline Martha Berkeley
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Robert Berkeley
Brother-in-laws
Hon. George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley
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Addresses (1)

Spetchley Park, Spetchley, Pershore, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England
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