Anne Louisa Emily Berkeley [Hardy] (1788-1877). Wife of Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy. Friend of the first Duke and Duchess. 

• Born 19 March 1788 at Ashling
• Parents: Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley (1753-1818) who married Emily Charlotte Lennox  (?-1832) in 1784

Miss Berkeley had at nineteen years of age acquired a very determined character, a great deal of zest for politics and Society, a fair grounding in general knowledge, some power of literary expression—she was to prove an energetic and constant diary-writer—and an uncanny flair for recognizing and making the acquaintance of people of importance and people “in the news” which would have made the fortune of a modern lady journalist. (Gore)

• Met Thomas Masterman Hardy at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Married him on 17 November 1807 in St Paul's Halifax by Rev. John Turner. 

She was a woman with a grievance. She was, besides, somewhat spoiled, not a little flirtatious (albeit impregnably virtuous); she was prejudiced and narrow in the nicety of her social distinctions, and she never concealed her dislike and even contempt for her Hardy relations-by-marriage.

In the length and breadth of the transcripts there are no references to Sir Thomas expressive of affection, and but one or two indicating pride in his achievements or concern for his welfare. On the other hand, there are at least a dozen passages critical of his lack of consideration for her or his family. (Gore)

• Children: Louisa, Emily, Mary
• 1840: 2 October married Charles Rose Ellis, Lord Seaford (?-1845)
• Died: 2 November 1877 at Hampton Court, where she is buried.

See also Gore's Nelson's Hardy and his Wife.