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Biography of Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet 1587-1670

Paternal Family Tree: Gerard

Before 23rd October 1587 [his father] William Gerard (age 36) and [his mother] Dorothy Ratcliffe were married.

On 23rd October 1587 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet was born to William Gerard (age 36) and Dorothy Ratcliffe.

In 1609 [his father] William Gerard (age 58) died. His son Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 21) inherited Flambards House.

In 1614 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 26) and Mary Barrington were married.

In 1614 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 26) was elected MP Wigan.

On 12th October 1617 [his son] Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet was born to Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Mary Barrington.

In 1620 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 32) was created 1st Baronet Gerard of Harrow on the Hill.

In 1621 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 33) was elected MP Middlesex.

In 1624 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 36) was elected MP Middlesex and MP Isle of Wight. He sat for MP Middlesex.

In 1625 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Middlesex.

In 1626 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 38) was appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire.

In 1626 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Middlesex.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In April 1640 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 52) was elected MP Middlesex.

In November 1640 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 53) was elected MP Middlesex.

In or before 1653 [his son] Francis Gerard 2nd Baronet (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabel Cheeke were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 6th January 1670 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet (age 82) died. His son [his son] Francis (age 52) succeeded 2nd Baronet Gerard of Harrow on the Hill.

Ancestors of Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet 1587-1670

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: William Gerard

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Holcroft

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Holcroft

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Holcroft

Father: William Gerard

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Page of Sudbury Court in Middlesex

GrandMother: Dorothy Page

Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet

GrandFather: Anthony Ratcliffe Alderman

Mother: Dorothy Ratcliffe