Gilbert Flamank

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Gilbert Flamank
Flamank of Boscarne:- argent, a cross between four mullets pierced gules [1]
M.P. for Bodmin
In office
1529–1536
MonarchHenry VIII
Personal details
Bornbef.1508
Died1573
SpouseJoan Gayer
Children7 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

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

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin in 1529.[4]

Family and descendants

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

  1. ^ Bernard Burke (1884), Burkes General Armoury, London: Burkes, p. 660
  2. ^ Cf. Visitation of Cornwall, 1620, (Harleian Society; 71)
  3. ^ The Flamank Family, London: British Library, Add MS 52510
  4. ^ "FLAMANK (FLAMOKE), Gilbert (by 1508-73), of Boscarne, nr. Bodmin, Cornw. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.