Baron Berners
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The Barony of Berners is a barony by writ in the Peerage of England. In 1455, it was created for Sir John Bouchier. At the death of the seventh Baron, the barony fell into abeyance between several coheirs. However, by 1711, all of the coheirs but one died, and the surviving heir, Katherine Bokenham, became Baroness Berners. At her death, the barony again became abeyant. Several years later, the Sovereign called it out of abeyance in favour of Robert Wilson, upon whose death the barony again fell into abeyance. Only weeks later, however, the Sovereign made another termination of the abeyance, this time in favour of Henry Wilson. The Barony became abeyant for the fourth time in 1992 upon the death of the fifteenth Baroness, but the abeyance was again terminated in 1995 in favour of Pamela Kirkham, who still holds the title.
Barons Berners (1455)
- John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners (d. 1474)
- John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners (1467-1533)
- Jane Knyvett, 3rd Baroness Berners (d. 1562)
- Thomas Knyvett, 4th Baron Berners (c. 1539-1618)
- Thomas Knyvet, 5th Baron Berners (1596-1658)
- John Knyvett, 6th Baron Berners (d. 1673)
- Thomas Knyvett, 7th Baron Berners (d. 1693) (abeyant 1693)
- Katherine Bokenham, 8th Baroness Berners (1658-1743) (abeyance terminated 1711; abeyant 1743)
- Robert Wilson, 9th Baron Berners (1761-1838) (abeyance terminated 1832; abeyant 1838)
- Henry Wilson, 10th Baron Berners (1762-1851) (abeyance terminated 1838)
- Henry William Wilson, 11th Baron Berners (1797-1871)
- Harriet Tyrwhitt, 12th Baroness Berners (1835-1917)
- Raymond Robert Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 13th Baron Berners (1855-1918)
- Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (1883-1950)
- Vera Ruby Williams, 15th Baroness Berners (1901-1992) (abeyant 1992)
- Pamela Vivein Kirkham, 16th Baroness Berners (b. 1929) (abeyance terminated 1995)