Henry Berens
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
[edit]Berens 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
[edit]Berens 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
[edit]Berens 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
[edit]Berens 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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