Lord Gerard Gilbert van Sudbury

1534 - 1592  (58 years)

• Name	Gilbert van Sudbury  [1, 2, 3]
  Title	Lord Gerard
  Birth	1534	Lancastershire, England   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Feb 1592	Staffordshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Staffordshire, England   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I13583	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Lord Gerard James van Ince,   b. 1500, Lancastershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaretha Holcroft,   b. 1510   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Ratcliffe,   b. 1538, Lancastershire, England d. 1572, Staffordshire, England (Age 34 years)
  Children	+ 1. Frances Gerard,   b. 1569, Merseyside, England d. 19 Feb 1620, Merseyside, England (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Gilbert Gerard was the ancestor of the Gerards, Lords Gerard, of Bromle y, the Earls of Macclesfield, and the Gerards, of Fiskerton. Gilbert was a prominent lawyer, politician, and landowner of the Tudor p eriod. He was returned six times as a member of the English parliament f or four different constituencies. He was Attorney-General for more than t wenty years during the reign of Elizabeth I, as well as vice-chancellor o f the Duchy of Lancaster, and later served as Master of the Rolls. He a cquired large estates, mainly in Lancashire and Staffordshire. Gilbert Gerard was the ancestor of the Gerards, Lords Gerard, of Bromle y , the Earls of Macclesfield, and the Gerards, of Fiskerton. Gilbert was a prominent lawyer, politician, and landowner of the Tudor p e riod. He was returned six times as a member of the English parliament f o r four different constituencies. He was Attorney-General for more than t w enty years during the reign of Elizabeth I, as well as vice-chancellor o f t he Duchy of Lancaster, and later served as Master of the Rolls. He a cq uired large estates, mainly in Lancashire and Staffordshire. Gilbert Gerard was the ancestor of the Gerards, Lords Gerard, of Bromle y, the Earls of Macclesfield, and the Gerards, of Fiskerton. Gilbert was a prominent lawyer, politician, and landowner of the Tudor p eriod. He was returned six times as a member of the English parliament f or four different constituencies. He was Attorney-General for more than t wenty years during the reig n of Elizabeth I, as well as vice-chancellor o f the Duchy of Lancaster, and later served as Master of the Rolls. He a cquired large estates, mainly in Lancashire and Staffordshire. Gilbert Gerard was the ancestor of the Gerards, Lords Gerard, of Bromle y , the Earls of Macclesfield, and the Gerards, of Fiskerton. Gilbert was a prominent lawyer, politician, and landowner of the Tudor p e riod. He was returned six times as a member of the English parliament f o r four different constituencies. He was Attorney-General for more than t w enty years during the r eign of Elizabeth I, as well as vice-chancellor o f t he Duchy of Lancaster, and later served as Master of the Rolls. He a cq uired large estates, mainly in Lancashire and Staffordshire.

  
  

• Sources

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