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     Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Bt. was the son of Tristram Beresford and Susannah Brooke.¹ He married, firstly, Anne Rowley, daughter of John Rowley and Mary Gage. He married, secondly, Sarah Sackville.¹ He died on 15 January 1673.¹ He was buried on 18 January 1673 at Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland^G.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Derry [Ireland] in 1634.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the Counties of Derry, Donegal and Tyrone [Ireland] between 1656 and 1658.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Londonderry [Ireland] between 1661 and 1666.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1664.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Beresford, of Coleraine, co. Londonderry [Ireland] on 5 May 1665.¹

     Sir Henry Campbell de La Poer Beresford-Peirse, 5th Bt. was born on 24 April 1905.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Bernard de la Poer Beresford-Peirse, 4th Bt. and Lady Mabel Marjorie Campbell.¹ He married Margaret Grant, daughter of Frank Morrison Seafield Grant, on 19 April 1932. He died on 11 August 1972 at age 67.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1927 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1929 with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry (B.Sc.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Lovat Scouts.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh (F.R.S.E.)¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Beresford, of Bagnall, co. Waterford [U.K., 1814] on 14 May 1949.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1957.¹ He was Director-General of the Forestry Commission between 1962 and 1968.¹ He adopted Mary Spiers in January 1965.¹

     Elizabeth Lucas was the daughter of Davis Lucas.¹ She married Major Sir George de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Bt., son of Admiral Sir John de la Poer Beresford, 1st Bt. and Mary Molloy, on 1 March 1846.¹ She died on 23 December 1898.¹
     From 1 March 1846, her married name became Beresford.¹

     Sir John Bingham, 5th Bt. was born circa 1690.³ He was the son of Sir George Bingham, 4th Bt. and Mary Scott.³ He married Anne Vesey, daughter of Rt. Hon. Agmondisham Vesey and Charlotte Sarsfield, before 1730.³ He died on 21 September 1749.³ He was buried at Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland^G.³
     He was admitted to Middle Temple on 27 July 1717.³ He held the office of High Sheriff of County Mayo in 1721.⁴ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Bingham, of Castlebar, co. Mayo [N.S., 1634] after 1727.^1,3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Mayo [Ireland] between 1727 and 1749.³ He held the office of Governor of County Mayo.³

     Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley was born in 1245 at Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley and Isabel FitzRoy.¹ He married Joan de Ferrers, daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret de Quincy, in 1267.² He died on 23 July 1321 at Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England^G.²
     Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Thomas 'the Wise'.¹ He fought in the Battle of Evesham.¹ He gained the title of Lord de Berkeley [feudal baron] in 1281.¹ He was created 1st Lord Berkeley [England by writ] on 28 June 1283, which was treated in the Mowbray Case (1877) as creating an hereditary peerage.¹ He was a Commissioner to examine the claims to the crown of Scotland in June 1292.² He was created 1st Baron Berkeley [England by writ] on 24 June 1295, which is treated as creating the title Lord Berkeley.¹ He was on an Embassy to France in January 1296.² He held the office of Vice-Constable of England in 1297.² He fought in the Battle of Falkirk on 22 July 1298.² He fought in the siege of Carlaverock in July 1300.² He was on an Embassy to Pope Clement V in July 1307.² He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, where he was taken prisoner, and paid a large sum for his ransom.²

     Joan de Ferrers was the daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret de Quincy.¹ She married Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley, son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley and Isabel FitzRoy, in 1267.¹ She died on 19 March 1309/10.¹ She was buried at St. Augustine's, Bristol, England^G.¹

     Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Lord Berkeley was born in April 1271.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley and Joan de Ferrers.¹ He married, firstly, Eva la Zouche, daughter of Eon la Zouche and Millicent de Cauntelo, in 1289.³ He married, secondly, Lady Isabel de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford and Alice de Lusignan, circa 1316.³ He died on 31 May 1326 at age 55 at Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was buried at Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was buried at St. Augustine's, Bristol, England^G.³
     Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Lord Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Maurice 'the Magnaminous'.¹ Between 1295 and 1308 he summoned to Parliament by writ, whereby he may be held to have been created Lord de Berkeley in his own right, although there is no actual record of his having sat in Parliament.¹ He fought in the Scottish Wars between 1295 and 1318, where he distinguished himself.¹ He fought in the siege of Carlaverock in July 1300.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Berkeley [E., 1295] on 16 August 1308, in the lifetime of his father.¹ He held the office of Warden of Gloucester in 1312.¹ He held the office of Captain of Berwick in 1315.¹ He held the office of Chief Justiciar of South Wales in 1316.¹ He was a Commissioner to Scotland in 1316.¹ He joined the Earl of Lancaster in the rebellion against King Edward II.³ He held the office of Seneschal of Aquitaine in 1320.³ On 6 January 1321/22 he was sent prisoner to Wallingford Castle.³

     Eva la Zouche was the daughter of Eon la Zouche and Millicent de Cauntelo.¹ She married Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Lord Berkeley, son of Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley and Joan de Ferrers, in 1289.¹ She died on 6 December 1314.² She was buried at Portbury Church, Portbury, Somerset, England^G.¹
     Her married name became de Berkeley.

     Thomas de Berkeley was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley and Joan de Ferrers.
     He was ancestor of the Berkeleys of Wymondham, Leicestershire (which became extinct in the male line in 1622.)¹

     John de Berkeley was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley and Joan de Ferrers. He died circa 1317, without issue.¹