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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

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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

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

Family and descendants

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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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  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.