Gilbert Flamank
Gilbert Flamank | |
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 Flamank of Boscarne:- argent, a cross between four mullets pierced gules
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| M.P. for Bodmin | |
| In office 1529–1536 | |
| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | bef.1508 |
| Died | 1573 |
| Spouse | Joan Gayer |
| Children | 7 sons & 2 daughters |
| Parent(s) | John Flamank Jane Nanfan |
Gilbert Flamank or Flamoke (c. 1508–1573), of Boscombe near Bodmin, Cornwall, was an English politician.
Ancestry
[edit]He was the son of the Bodmin MP John Flamank[2] and Jane daughter of Sir Richard Nanfan, Deputy Lieutenant of Calais and Esquire of the King's Body and nephew of Thomas Flamank, co-leader of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.[3]
Career and Life
[edit]He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin in 1529.[4]
Family and descendants
[edit]Gilbert married Joan daughter of Reginald Gayer of Liskeard by Alice, daughter of Edward Courtenay of Landrake and had the following issue-
- 7 sons
- 2 daughters
References
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- ^ Bernard Burke (1884), Burkes General Armoury, London: Burkes, p. 660
- ^ Cf. Visitation of Cornwall, 1620, (Harleian Society; 71)
- ^ The Flamank Family, London: British Library, Add MS 52510
- ^ "FLAMANK (FLAMOKE), Gilbert (by 1508-73), of Boscarne, nr. Bodmin, Cornw. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
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