Berney Baronets
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The Berney Baronetcy, of Parkehall in Redham in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 5 May 1620 for Richard Berney, Sheriff of Norfolk
Norfolk
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 in 1622. The sixth Baronet was Sheriff of Norwich
Norwich
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 in 1762. The Berney family claim Norse
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 descent, and is known to have been settled at Berney near Walsingham
Walsingham
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 in Norfolk at the time of the Norman conquest.

Berney Baronets, of Parkehall (1620)

  • Sir Richard Berney, 1st Baronet (d. 1668)
  • Sir Thomas Berney, 2nd Baronet (d. 1693)
  • Sir Richard Berney, 3rd Baronet (d. 1706)
  • Sir Richard Berney, 4th Baronet (1688-1710)
  • Sir Thomas Berney, 5th Baronet (d. 1742)
  • Sir Hanson Berney, 6th Baronet (d. 1778)
  • Sir John Berney, 7th Baronet (1757-1825)
  • Sir Hanson Berney, 8th Baronet (1780-1870)
  • Sir Henry Hanson Berney, 9th Baronet (1843-1907)
  • Sir Thomas Reedham Berney, 10th Baronet (1893-1975)
  • Sir Julian Reedham Stuart Berney, 11th Baronet (b. 1952)
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