James Berners

1361 - Abt 1388  (27 years)

• Name	James Berners
  Birth	8 Mar 1361	West Horsley, Surrey, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 12 May 1388	Tower Hill, London, England   [1, 3]
  Burial	Chapel of St. John, Westminster, Middlesex, England   [1]
  Person ID	I14349	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of JTS
  Last Modified	28 May 2018

  
  

  Father	John Berners,   b. of Berners Hall, Essex, England d. Abt Aug 1361
  Mother	Katherine St. Omer
  Family ID	F8947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Barew   d. 15 Apr 1403
  Children	+ 1. Richard Berners,   b. Abt 1381, of West Horsley, Surrey, England d. 6 Aug 1412 (Age ~ 31 years)
  Family ID	F8943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 May 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Knight of the shire for Surrey, 1386. A close ally of Richard II, he was targeted by the Lords Appellant and the "Merciless Parliament" of 1388, convicted of exploiting the King, and executed by beheading on Tower Hill.

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site. [S142] Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Salt Lake City, 2013., place only. [S1989] The Historical Antiquities of Hertforshire by Henry Chauncy. Originally published in 1700. London: J. M. Mulligan, 1826., year only.