Biography of Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard -1623
Paternal Family Tree: Gerard
Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard was born to Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard and Alice Rivet.
Before 1588 [his father] Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard (age 24) and [his mother] Alice Rivet were married.
After 08 Jan 1593 [his mother] Alice Rivet died.
In 1603 [his father] Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard (age 39) was created 1st Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley.
On 16 Sep 1609 Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard and Eleanor Dutton (age 12) were married.
On 04 Mar 1613 [his son] Dutton Gerard 3rd Baron Gerard was born to Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard and [his wife] Eleanor Dutton (age 16).
After 1617. Church of St John the Baptist, Ashley [Map]. Memorial to six Barons Gerard: [his father] Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard (age 53), and Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard, [his son] Dutton Gerard 3rd Baron Gerard (age 3), Charles Gerard 4th Baron Gerard, Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard, Charles Gerard 6th Baron Gerard.
Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard: Around 1564 he was born to Gilbert Gerard and Anne Ratclyffe at Gerard's Bromley, Staffordshire. Before 1588 Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard and Alice Rivet were married. In 1603 Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard was created 1st Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley. On 07 Oct 1617 Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard died at Ashley, Staffordshire. His son Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard succeeded 2nd Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley.
Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard:
On 17 Jul 1662 he was born to Charles Gerard 4th Baron Gerard and Jane Digby Baroness Gerard.
On 28 Dec 1667 Charles Gerard 4th Baron Gerard died. His son Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard succeeded 5th Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley.
After 03 Sep 1678 Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard and Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard were married. She by marriage Baroness Gerard of Gerard's Bromley. She the daughter of Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield and Jeanne de Civelle Countess Macclesfield. They were third cousin once removed.
On 08 Nov 1684 Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard died. His second cousin once removed Charles Gerard 6th Baron Gerard succeeded 6th Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley.
On 07 Oct 1617 [his father] Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard (age 53) died at Ashley, Staffordshire. His son Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard succeeded 2nd Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley.
On 11 May 1623 Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard died. His son [his son] Dutton Gerard 3rd Baron Gerard (age 10) succeeded 3rd Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley.
After 11 May 1623, the date her first husband Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard died, Robert Needham 2nd Viscount Kilmorey (age 35) and [his former wife] Eleanor Dutton (age 26) were married.
On 12 Mar 1666 [his former wife] Eleanor Dutton (age 69) died.
[his daughter] Frances Gerard was born to Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard and Eleanor Dutton.
[his daughter] Alice Gerard was born to Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard and Eleanor Dutton.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Gerard Lady Leicester was born to Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard and Eleanor Dutton.
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gerard
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gerard
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gerard
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Gerard of Astley
GrandFather: Gilbert Gerard
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Holcroft
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Holcroft
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Holcroft
Father: Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Radclyffe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Radclyffe
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Ratclyffe
GrandMother: Anne Ratclyffe
Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard
GrandFather: Thomas Rivet
Mother: Alice Rivet