Beresford (surname)
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Beresford is an English surname. It has its roots in the village of Beresford in the parish of Alstonefield
, North Staffordshire, or perhaps in some cases from Burford
(originally Berford), in Oxfordshire. The placenames are derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century words "beofor", meaning beaver, plus "forda", a shallow river crossing. In the Ashmole roll of 1322, there appears the name of Sir Symon Bereford of Warwickshire.
Alstonefield
Alstonefield is a village and civil parish in the Peak District National Park and the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is about to the North of Ashbourne, drive East from Leek and south from Buxton...
, North Staffordshire, or perhaps in some cases from Burford
Burford
Burford is a small town on the River Windrush in the Cotswold hills in west Oxfordshire, England, about west of Oxford, southeast of Cheltenham and only from the Gloucestershire boundary...
(originally Berford), in Oxfordshire. The placenames are derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century words "beofor", meaning beaver, plus "forda", a shallow river crossing. In the Ashmole roll of 1322, there appears the name of Sir Symon Bereford of Warwickshire.
Notable people with the surname Beresford
- Bruce BeresfordBruce BeresfordBruce Beresford is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 40-year career.-Early life:...
(b. 1940), Australian film director - Cecilia Melanie Beresford, XIXth century watercolourist
- Lord Charles BeresfordLord Charles BeresfordCharles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford GCB GCVO , styled Lord Charles Beresford between 1859 and 1916, was a British Admiral and Member of Parliament....
(1846–1919), British Admiral and Member of Parliament - Charley BeresfordCharley BeresfordCharley Beresford is a Canadian politician. Beresford was the British Columbia New Democratic Party candidate for the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head in the 2005 British Columbia general election. She finished second to Ida Chong....
, Canadian politician - David BeresfordDavid BeresfordDavid Beresford is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder.-Playing career:After starting his career with Oldham Athletic he was bought by Huddersfield Town for £350,000 in March 1997. He only made 35 league appearances in his four years with the club, loan spells with Preston...
(b. 1976), retired English footballer - Elisabeth BeresfordElisabeth BeresfordElisabeth 'Liza' Beresford, MBE was a British author of children's books, best known for creating The Wombles. Born into a family with many literary connections, she worked as a journalist but struggled for success until she created the Wombles in the 1960s...
(1926-2010), British children's author; creator of The WomblesThe WomblesThe Wombles are fictional pointy-nosed, furry creatures that live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in useful and ingenious ways. Wombles were created by author Elisabeth Beresford, originally appearing in a series of children's novels from 1968... - Francis BeresfordFrancis BeresfordColonel Francis Marcus Beresford was a British Conservative Party politicianHe was born at Aylestone, Leicestershire, and was Member of Parliament for Southwark from 1870 to 1880....
(1818-1890), British Conservative Party politician - George Beresford, several people including -
- George BeresfordGeorge Beresford (clergyman)The Right Reverend George de la Poer Beresford , was an Irish clergyman.A member of the Beresford family headed by the Marquess of Waterford, Beresford was the son of John Beresford, younger son of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone...
(1765-1841), Irish clergyman - Lord George BeresfordLord George BeresfordGeneral Lord George Thomas Beresford GCH, PC was an Anglo-Irish soldier, courtier and Tory politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1812 to 1830.-Background:...
(1781-1839), Irish-born British politician - George Charles BeresfordGeorge Charles BeresfordGeorge Charles Beresford was a Victorian studio photographer, originally from Drumlease, Dromahair, County Leitrim....
(1864–1938), Victorian studio photographer
- George Beresford
- Harry BeresfordHarry BeresfordHarry Beresford was a stage actor in London and New York before going on the screen. He was also a screen writer and novelist.He was married to actress Kitty Gordon and their child was actress Vera Beresford....
(1863-1944), British stage and film actor - Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of WaterfordHenry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of WaterfordHenry de La Poer Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford KP, PC styled Lord Le Poer from 1783 until 1789 and Earl of Tyrone from 1789 to 1800, was an Irish peer....
(1772-1826) - Herbert BeresfordHerbert BeresfordHerbert Grahame Beresford was a land surveyor and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1932....
(1880-1938), Canadian land surveyor - Jack BeresfordJack BeresfordJack Beresford, CBE, was a British rower who won medals at five Olympic Games in succession, an Olympic record in rowing, which has since been tied by Steven Redgrave.-Early life:...
(1899-1977), English Rower, won medals at 5 separate OlympicsOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate... - James BeresfordJames BeresfordJames Beresford was a writer and clergyman. He made translations and wrote religious books, but was chiefly known as the author of a satirical work, The Miseries of Human Life, considered to be a "minor classic in the genre".-Bibliography:This list of works is taken from Beresford's obituary,...
(1764-1840), British clergyman and writer - James BeresfordJames Beresford (baseball)James R. Beresford is an Australian baseballer with the Minnesota Twins organisation. His prominent position is shortstop...
(b. 1989), Australian baseball player - J. D. BeresfordJ. D. BeresfordJohn Davys Beresford was an English writer, now remembered for his early science fiction and some short stories in the horror story and ghost story genres. His Hampdenshire Wonder was a major influence on Olaf Stapledon. His other science-fiction novels includeThe Riddle of the Tower, about a...
(1873-1947), English writer - John Beresford, several people including -
- John Beresford (1738-1805), Irish statesman
- John Claudius BeresfordJohn Claudius BeresfordJohn Claudius Beresford was a Tory UK Member of Parliament representing Dublin City 1801–1804 and County Waterford 1806–1811.-Early life:...
(1766-1846), Irish politician,
- Julius BeresfordJulius BeresfordJulius Beresford , also known as Berry or The Old Berry, was a British rower and coach who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-Life:...
(1868-1959), English rower, Jack Beresford's father - Lucy BeresfordLucy BeresfordLucy Beresford is a British writer, psychotherapist and media commentator.An alumna of Trevelyan College, University of Durham, she has an M.A. in Psychotherapy awarded by The City University, London, and an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy, having studied for both at Regent's College...
, British writer and psychotherapist - Marcus Beresford, several people including
- Lord Marcus BeresfordLord Marcus BeresfordLord Marcus Talbot de la Poer Beresford, KCVO was an equerry and racing manager.The son the 4th Marquess of Waterford, he ran the stables of Albert, Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, from 1890 to 1910 and of George V from 1910 to 1922.On 28 August 1895, Beresford married Louisa Catherine Ridley,...
(1846-1922), equerry and racing manager
- Lord Marcus Beresford
- Marlon BeresfordMarlon BeresfordMarlon Beresford is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is now a Accountancy tutor and Sports commentator.-Career:...
(b.1969), English former footballer - Maurice BeresfordMaurice BeresfordMaurice Warwick Beresford was an English economic historian and medieval archaeologist.-Academic career:...
(1920-2005), English economic historian - Meg BeresfordMeg BeresfordMeg Beresford was a British campaigner against nuclear weapons and General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament from 1985-1990....
(b. 1937), General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear DisarmamentCampaign for Nuclear DisarmamentThe Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is an anti-nuclear organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...
1985-1990 - Paul BeresfordPaul BeresfordSir Alexander Paul Beresford is a British Conservative Party politician, practising dentist and the Member of Parliament for Mole Valley.-Early life:...
(b. 1946), British Conservative Party politician - Randal BeresfordRandal BeresfordSir Randal Beresford, 2nd Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the son of Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Baronet and his first wife Anne Rowley, daughter of John Rowley. Beresford entered the Irish House of Commons in 1661, sitting for Coleraine until 1668...
(d. 1681), Irish politician and baronet - Steve BeresfordSteve BeresfordSteve Beresford is a British musician who graduated from the University of York. He has played a variety of instruments, including piano, trumpet, euphonium, double-bass and a wide variety of toy instruments, such as the toy piano. He has also played a wide range of music...
(b. 1950), British musician - Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd BaronetSir Tristram Beresford, 3rd BaronetSir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.-Background:He was the second, but oldest surviving son of Sir Randal Beresford, 2nd Baronet and his wife Catherine Annesley, daughter of Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia...
(1669-1701), Irish MP - William BeresfordWilliam BeresfordWilliam Beresford was a British Conservative politician.-Background:He was the only son of Marcus Beresford and his wife Frances Arabella, daughter of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown. Beresford was educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1819 and a...
(1797-1883), British Conservative politician - William Carr BeresfordWilliam Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount BeresfordGeneral William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, 1st Marquis of Campo Maior, GCB, GCH, GCTE, PC , was a British soldier and politician...
(1768-1856), British general who fought in the Peninsular WarPeninsular WarThe Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its... - Lord William BeresfordLord William BeresfordLieutenant-Colonel Lord William Leslie de la Poer Beresford VC KCIE born Mullaghbrack, County Armagh, Ireland was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.The son...
(1847-1900), Irish recipient of the VC