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GERARD, William II (aft.1520-84), of Harrow, Mdx.

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b. aft. 1520, yr. s. of James Gerard of Astley and Ince, Lancs. by Margaret, da. of John Holcroft; bro. of Sir Gilbert. m. Dorothy, da. of Thomas Page of Sudbury Court, Mdx., 8s. inc. William Gerard III 4da.Mdx. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lxv), 19-20; DNB (Gerard, Gilbert).
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Receiver of Mdx. lands of Edward North, 1st Lord North by 1552; feodary, Mdx. 1565; gov. Harrow sch. 1572; escheator, Kent, Mdx. Mar. – Dec. 1578; j.p. Mdx. from c.1583.

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GERARD, William I (by 1530-84), of London and Flambards, Harrow, Mdx.
Main residence: Harrow, Mdx.
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GERARD, William II (aft. 1520-84)

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GERARD, William I (d.1581), of Chester Ireland.

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s. of Gilbert Gerard of Ince, Lancs. by Eleanor, da. of William Davison, alderman of Chester. educ. G. Inn 1543, called 1546, ancient 1552. m. Dorothy, da. of Andrew Barton of Smithhills, Lancs., sis. of Ralph Barton, 2s. inc. Gilbert 4da. Kntd. in Ireland 1579.
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Queen’s attorney in Wales and the marches 1554 – 59; recorder, Chester from c.1555–74/5; j.p. Cheshire by 1555, Glos. and Herefs. 1559; justice in Wales, Brec. circuit, 1559; member, council in the marches of Wales c. 1560; vice-justice of Chester 1561; vice-president of council in the marches 1562; ld. chancellor of Ireland and dean of St. Patrick’s 1576; master of requests 1579.Flower’s Vis. Lancs. ed. Raines (Chetham Soc. lxxxi), 21, 81; Ormerod, Cheshire , i. 194–5, 221; CPR , 1553–4, pp. 269–70; 1558–60, p. 28; P. H. Williams, Council in Marches of Wales, 348–9; DNB; CSP Dom. 1547–80, pp. 200, 522, 637; CSP Ire. 1574–85, p. 91; Holinshed, Chronicle (1807–8), vi. 421; J. R. O’Flanagan, Ld. Chancellors of Ireland, i. 289.

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GERARD, William II (by 1529-81), of Chester, Cheshire.
Main residences: Chester; Ireland, [I].
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GERARD, William I (-d.1581)

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GERARD, Sir Thomas (d.1601), of Bryn, Lancs. and Etwall, Derbys.

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1st s. of Sir Thomas Gerard of Bryn by Jane, da. of Sir Peter Legh of Haydock, Lancs. and Lyme, Cheshire. m. Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir John Port of Etwall, Derbys., 2s. inc. Thomas II 3da. suc. fa. 1553. Kntd. Oct. 1553.
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Sheriff, Lancs. 1557 – 58; j.p. Derbys. 1564, Lancs. by 1570, prob. rem. from both commissions 1571.

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GERARD, Sir Thomas (d.1601), of Bryn, Lancs. and Etwall, Derbys.
Main residences: Bryn, Lancs.; Etwall, Derbys.
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Commons 1558-1603
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GERARD, Sir Thomas (-d.1601)

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GERARD, Thomas II (1560-1621), of Highley Carr and Bryn, Lancs.

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b. 1560, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Gerard of Bryn by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir John Port of Etwall, Derbys. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1576; I. Temple 1579. m. (1) c.1580, Cecily, da. of Sir Walter Maney of Staplehurst, 1s.; (2) aft. c.1608, Mary, da. of Sir James Hawes, ld. mayor of London, wid. of Sir John Smyth and Sir Robert Lee, ld. mayor; (3) Mary, da. of Sir William Dormer, wid. of Anthony Brown and Sir Edmund Uvedale. suc. fa. 1601. Kntd. 1603; cr. Bt. 1611.Burke, Peerage, 924; GEC Baronetage, i. 21-2; CSP Dom. 1603-10, p. 326.
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Gent. pens. 1599.E407, box 1/29.

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GERRARD, Sir Thomas, 1st Bt. (c.1560-1621), of Bryn, Lancs.
Main residences: Highley Carr; Bryn, Lancs.
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W.J.J.
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Commons 1558-1603
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GERARD, Thomas II (1560-1621)

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GERARD, Thomas I (c.1564-1618), of Gerrard’s Bromley, Staffs., Astley, Lancs. and Charing Cross, London.

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b. c. 1564, 1st (?1st surv.)Lansd. 24, art. 79 (ex inf. Dr. A. Davidson) indicates that there may have been an e. bro. educ. Oxf. who d. of gaol fever 1577. s. of Sir Gilbert Gerard by Anne, da. of Thomas Ratcliffe of Winmarleigh. educ. privately, under a Mr. Thomas Taylor; Caius, Camb. 1580, aged 16. m. (1) Alice, da. of Sir Thomas Rivet, at least 3s.; (2) aft. 1613, Elizabeth (d.1624), da. of Robert Woodford of Burnham, Bucks., s.p. Kntd. 1591; suc. fa. 4 Feb. 1593; cr. Baron Gerard 1603.
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J.p. Lancs., Mdx. Northants., Staffs. from c. 1592; custos rot. Staffs. from 1601; capt. I.o.M. 1595; knight marshal of the Household May 1597; president, council in the marches of Wales 1616–17.Al. Cant. ii. 207; Ormerod, Cheshire, i. 653; CSP Dom. 1595–7, pp. 82, 417; 1603–10, p. 23; pat. roll 36 Eliz.; PRO Index 4208; C. A. J. Skeel, Council in the Marches of Wales, 287.

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GERARD, Thomas I (c.1564-1618), of Gerrard’s Bromley, Staffs., Astley, Lancs. and Charing Cross, London.
Main residences: Gerrard's Bromley, Staffs.; Astley, Lancs.; Charing Cross, London.
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N.M.S.
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Commons 1558-1603
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GERARD, Thomas I (c.1564-1618)

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