Gilbert Gerard MP (abt. 1523 - 1593)

Born about 1523 in Sudbury, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1593 at about age 70 in Ashley, Staffordshire, England

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Biography

Sir Gilbert Gerard was a member of the aristocracy in England.

This profile is part of the Gerard Name Study.

Gilbert Gerard MP was born in England.

Gilbert Gerard was the ancestor of the Gerards, Lords Gerard, of Bromley, the Earls of Macclesfield, and the Gerards, of Fiskerton.^[1]

Marriage

Gilbert was married to Anne Ratcliffe.^[2] She was the daughter and heir of Thomas Ratcliffe of Winmarleigh, Lancashire, England (See Ward below) ^[2] and Isabel Boteler or Butler.^[3]

Children

Gilbert Gerard and Anne Ratcliffe had seven children, including four daughters and three sons:

1. Thomas Gerard first Baron Gerard of Gerrard's Bromley in 1603.^[2]
2. Radcliffe Gerard^[2]
3. Frances Gerard married Sir Richard Molyneux of Sefton.^[4]
4. Radclyffe Gerard married Sir Thomas Wingfield of Letheringham. ^{[citation needed]}
5. Catherine Gerard married [--Richard or Thomas--?] Hoghton.^[5]
6. Margaret married Sir Peter Legh of Lyme, Cheshire, England (d. 1636).^[6][7]

Occupation

Attorney General

• John Lyons greatest ally seems to have been Sir Gilbert Gerard, Queen Elizabeth's Attorney-General, who had skilfully and successfully defended her against divers enemies during the reign of that sister queen, Mary, wherein her life was in continual peril. ^[8]

Master of the Rolls.^[6]

Politician

Parliamentarian

Landowner^[1]

Timeline

• 1517 -- Gilbert Gerard was born at ?? England. ^[9]
• Alternatively - By 1523 -- Gilbert Gerard was born at ?? , England. He was a son of James Gerard of Astley {sic} and Ince, Lancashire, and Margaret Holcroft of Holcroft, Lancashire, England. Gilbert Gerard was a brother of William Gerard II. ^[2]
• 1545 -- Gilbert Gerard represented Liverpool at the English Parliament.^[2]
• 1554 -- Gilbert Gerard was the Autumn reader at Gray's Inn, London, England.^[2]
• 1554 -- Gilbert Gerard was "jt. treasurer. ^[2]
• By November 17, 1558 -- Gilbert Gerard was an established advocate, an influential country gentleman, and an experienced parliamentarian by the time Elizabeth became Queen of England, Wales, and Ireland. ^[2]
• 1559 - 1581 -- Gilbert Gerard served as Attorney-General. ^[2]
• Gilbert Gerard owned an estate at Sudbury, Middlesex, England. ^[10]
• Circa 1571 - 1593 -- Gilbert Gerard was Vice-Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster. ^[2]
• Circa 1573 -- Gilbert Gerard was "custos rot" for Middlesex. ^[2]
• 1579 -- Gilbert Gerard was knighted. ^[2]
• 1582 - 1593 -- Sir Gilbert Gerard served as Master of the Rolls ^[2] in Lancashire and Staffordshire. ^{[citation needed]}
• February 4, 1592/1593 (i.e., 1593) -- Sir Gilbert Gerard died at ?? England. He was buried at Ashley, Staffordshire, England. ^{[2] [9]}
• March 6, 1593 -- Sir Gilbert Gerard was buried at Ashley, Staffordshire, England. ^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

Ward - Anne Ratcliffe was a ward of Sir Thomas Holcroft, Sir Gilbert Gerard's maternal uncle. ^{[citation needed]}

There is one ref for three different sources in need of sorting out correctly.

Link is to a family tree with no actual sources other than family trees. S-855310777. ancestry link

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: #S-EXT A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, by J. and J.B. Burke
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14} History of [the English] Parliament. Gilbert Gerard.
3. ↑ Radcliff, (Vis. of Lancs., 1613). WikiTree.com. Pedigree.
4. ↑ Molineux of Sefton, (Vis. of Lancs., 1664-65). WikiTree.com. Pedigree.
5. ↑ Katherine Gerard m. Thomas Houghton

   Houghton, (Vis. of Lancs., 1613). WikiTree.com. Pedigree

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Leigh of Lyme, (Vis. of Chesh, 1580)
7. ↑ Legh of Lyme & Haydock, (Baines, 1836). WikiTree.com. Pedigree.
8. ↑ Harrow School p. 20 Title:Harrow school, by Howson, Edmund Whytehead; Warner, George Townsend
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} The Peerage
10. ↑ Colonial Chesapeake Families. Volume 2. Page 367.

• R. J. W. Swales. S. T. Bindof, Editor. The History of [the English] Parliament. British Political, Social & Local History. Volumes 1509 - 1558. Gilbert Gerard (by 1523 - 1593) of Gray's Inn, London, England. Chester, Cheshire. History of parliament
• W. J. J. P. W. Hasler, Editor. The History of [the English] Parliament. Sir British Political, Social & Local History. Volumes 1558 - 1603. Gilbert Gerard (died 1593) of Ince, Lancashire and Gerard's Bromley, Staffordshire, England. 1981. History of parliament
• History of Parliament
• Harrison Dwight Cavanaugh. Colonial Chesapeake Families British Origins and Descendants. Volume 2. 2014. Chapter 17: Gerrard. Pages 367 - 372.
• Sir Gilbert Gerard (circa 1517 - 1592). The Peerage #204303
• Wikipedia
• Harrow School p. 20
• S-855310777. ancestry link No actual sources.