BERNEY-FICKLIN, John (1933-2021)

[Paul Theroff]

John Berney-Ficklin Obituary
John Berney-Ficklin
Mar 26, 1933-Nov 4, 2021
Passed away at his home in Palm Desert, CA. Beloved husband, father and grandfather.
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Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, 2021.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/john-berney-ficklin-obituary?id=31660564


BERNEY-FICKLIN, John
On November 4th, at his home in Palm Desert, California, age 88, much loved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Son-in-law of the late Sir John and Lady Lawes formerly of Le Clos du Coudre, St. Peter's"

First published in the Guernsey Press on 08/12/2021.

https://www.familynotices.gg/moreinfo/78935/berney-ficklin-john


His wife was Janet Caroline, dau of ir John Claud Bennet LAWES-WITTWRONGE, 1951 LAWES, 4th Bt. (1898-1979).

[Paul Theroff]

Some information about the Berney-Ficklin family, though I don't know his exact connection to the people mentioned therein.

https://tasburgh-history-group.webnode.co.uk/the-berney-ficklin-family/

[Paul Theroff]

Since this title is extinct, here is some genealogy to explain the Bennet, Lawes and Wittewronge names:

Thomas BENNET; m.Elizabeth, dau of James WITTEWRONGE, of Rothamsted (son of Sir John Wittewronge, 1st Bt.)
1.son
1.1.John BENNET, inherited Rothamsted from his cousin Thomas Wittewronge in 1763
1.2.Mary BENNET; m.Thomas LAWES
1.2.1.John Bennet LAWES, of Rothamsted, d.22 Oct 1822; m.Aug 1812 Marianne Sherman
1.2.1.1.Sir John Bennet LAWES, of Rothamsted, cr Baronet 1882 (28 Dec 1814-31 Aug 1900); m.28 Dec 1842 Caroline Fountaine (d.29 Nov 1895)
1.2.1.1.1.Sir Charles Bennet, 1902 LAWES-WITTEWRONGE, 2nd Bt. (3 Oct 1843-6 Oct 1911); m.8 Apr 1869 Marie Amelie Rose Fountaine (d.13 Aug 1928)
1.2.1.1.1.1.Sir John Bennet LAWES-WITTEWRONGE, 3rd Bt. (28 Jul 1872-8 Sep 1931); m.1897 Helena Ramsey Cox (d.10 Jan 1961)
1.2.1.1.1.1.1.Sir John Claud Bennet, 1951 LAWES, 4th Bt. (9 Sep 1898-9 Dec 1979); m.1st 5 Jun 1928 Kathleen Marjorie Livingstone Hodgson (d.23 May 1938); m.2nd 6 Oct 1938 Naomi Constance Helen Badnall (d.5 Aug 1996)
1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.Sir John Michael Bennet, 5th Bt. (24 Oct 1932-2009)
1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.Janet Caroline (24 Dec 1940-    ); m.18 Jul 1964 John Christopher Berney-Ficklin (26 Mar 1933-4 Nov 2021)

[Paul Theroff]

The Wittewronge Baronets:

 

Sir John Wittewrong, of Stantonbury, cr Baronet 1662 (bap 1 Nov 1618-bur 23 Jun 1693); m.1st 30 Dec 1638 Mary (d.4 Apr 1640), sister of Sir Thomas Middleton, Bt.; m.2nd 23 Jun 1642 Elizabeth Middleton (d.6 Oct 1649); m.3rd 4 Jul 1650 Catharine Thompson (d.10 Apr 1659), sister of Lord Haversham

[by 1st m.]:

1.Sir John, 2nd Bt. (18 Feb 1640-30 Jan 1697); m.1st 1664 Clare (dspms 12 Oct 1669), dau of Sir Joseph Alston, Bt.; m.2nd 1670 Martha Seabrooke (bur 2 Jun 1698)

[by 2^nd m.]:

1.1.Mary; m. ___ Crompton

[by 3^rd m.]:

1.2.Sir John, 3rd Bt. (bap 11 Jul 1673-30 Jan 1722); m.by 1695 Mary White (bur 15 May 1716)

1.2.1.Sir John, 4th Bt. (bap 21 Dec 1695-27 Mar 1743); he was charged with murder and d. in Fleet prison from wounds received from another prisoner; sold Stantonbury to Dss of Marlborough

1.2.2.George

1.2.3.Sir William, 5th Bt. (bap 19 Dec 1697-20 Jan 1761); m.Sybilla ___

1.2.3.1.Sir John, 6th Bt., d.13 Jan 1771

1.2.4.Samuel

1.2.5.Mary

1.2.6.Martha; m.John Gumley

1.2.7.Lucia

1.2.8.Susanna

1.2.9.[by Margaret Beaumont] Wittewrong BEAUMONT

1.2.10.[by Margaret Beaumont] John BEAUMONT

1.2.Edward, k. at Namur

1.4.Thomas, d.at sea; m. at Barbadoes

1.5.James

1.6.Martha; m.Thomas Saunders

[by 2nd m.]:

2.Jacob

3.James, of Rothamsted (13 Jun 1647-bur 5 Mar 1721); m.1st Elizabeth Dickenson; m.2nd Mary Cock; m.3rd Mrs Susan Bullock, née Pedley

3.1.[ex 1] Jacob, of Rothamsted; m.Elizabeth Coghill

3.1.1.Jacob, of Rothamsted, bur 28 Sep 1748; m.Anne Bennet  issue; probably including Thomas Wittewronge, of Rothamsted (d.1763)

3.2.Elizabeth; m.Thomas Bennet; her grandson inherited Rothamsted (see Lawes, Bt.)

4.William

5.Catherine; m.Edward Lloyd

6.Anne; m.Robert Siderfin

7.Hellen; m.Samuel Gibbs

[S R Eglesfield]

Per Burke's Family Index, Ficklin of Tasburgh last appeared in Burke's Landed Gentry in the 1937 edition.

 

John Berney-Ficklin is mentioned in the article (the link to which Paul has posted) from the Tasburgh History Group website, as the son of Capt Alexander ("Alex") Berney-Ficklin, OBE and his wife, Rachel.

 

To give them their full names, Mr Berney-Ficklin's parents were Capt Alexander Tennant Mackintosh BERNEY-FICKLIN, MC (10 V 1895 - 31 VIII 1964) and his wife (married 31 III 1921), Rachel JOLLY (12 VIII 1897 - ?), the elder daughter of Russell JOLLY (29 VIII 1863 - 23 V 1947) and his wife (married 27 VI 1893), Dorothy KENRICK (28 VI 1871 - 13 XI 1933).

Russell Jolly's father was Ald William Cracknell JOLLY, JP (1826 - 22 I 1904), Mayor of Bath, 1894-5, and his grandfather was Ald Thomas JOLLY, JP, Mayor of Bath, 1860-1 and 1868-9.

 

Dorothy Kenrick was the third daughter of John Arthur KENRICK (1829 - 23 IV 1926), who was the eldest brother of Harriet KENRICK (5 XI 1835 - 22 X 1863), the first wife (married 30 VII 1861) of the Rt Hon Joseph CHAMBERLAIN (8 VII 1836 - 2 VII 1914), by whom she was the mother of the Rt Hon Sir (Joseph) Austen CHAMBERLAIN, KG (16 X 1863 - 16 III 1937), Leader of the Conservative Party 1921-22.

 

The Rt Hon Joseph Chamberlain's second wife (married 8 VI 1868), by whom he was the father of the Rt Hon (Arthur) Neville CHAMBERLAIN (18 III 1869 - 9 XI 1940), Prime Minister, 1937-40, was Florence KENRICK (19 VIII 1847 - 14 II 1875), who was a first cousin of John Arthur Kenrick and his sister Harriet.

 

The late Mr Berney-Ficklin was therefore a first cousin twice removed downwards of Sir Austen Chamberlain and a second cousin twice removed downwards of Neville Chamberlain.