Henry Hulse Berens (24 November 1804[1] – 23 August 1883) was an English first-class cricketer and official of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC).
Early life and family
editBerens was born in Kevington, Kent, the son of Joseph Berens Jr. and Charlotte Benyon. Several members of the Berens family served on the committee of the HBC: his great-grandfather Herman Berens, his grandfather Joseph Berens, his father and later Berens himself.[2] His mother was the daughter of Richard Benyon, MP, and granddaughter of Richard Benyon, President of Madras.[3]
Cricket
editBerens was active as a cricketer from 1837 to 1838 and played for Gentlemen of Kent. He appeared in two first-class matches. His brother Richard also played for Gentlemen of Kent.[4]
His first cousins (through his father's sister Sophia, who married Benjamin Harenc) were cricketers Charles Harenc, Edward Harenc, and Archibald Harenc.[5]
Career
editBerens became a member of the Committee of the HBC in 1833 and became deputy Governor in 1856. He was Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1858 to 1863.[2] He served as a director of the Bank of England from 1849 to 1880.[6]
Personal life
editBerens married Elinor Stone in 1842. They had one daughter, Ellinor Frances Berens, before his wife died in 1846.[7][8] He died in 1883 in Sidcup.[7]
References
edit- ^ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
- ^ a b "Berens, Henry Hulse" (PDF). Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1921). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain. Burke Publishing Company. p. 119. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Henry Berens at CricketArchive
- ^ Webb, Edward Alfred (1899). The History of Chislehurst: Its Church, Manors, and Parish. G. Allen. p. 283. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Henry Hulse Berens fonds". Archives of Manitoba.
- ^ a b Norman, Philip (1897). Scores and annals of the West Kent cricket club. With some account of the neighbourhoods of Chislehurst and Bromley and of the families residing there. p. 62.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. 171. 1842. p. 91.
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