Gilbert Flamank or Flamoke (c. 1508–1573), of Boscombe near

Bodmin, Cornwall Bodmin () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor. The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban i ...

, was an English politician.

Ancestry

He was the son of the Bodmin MP

John Flamank John Flamank or Flamoke (by 1486 – 1535/41), of Boscarne, near Bodmin, Cornwall, was an English politician. Ancestry He was the son of Richard Flamank and Jane, daughter of Thomas Luccombe of Bodmin. His elder brother was Thomas Flamank, c ...

and Jane daughter of Sir

Richard Nanfan Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

, Deputy Lieutenant of Calais and Esquire of the King's Body and nephew of

Thomas Flamank Thomas Flamank (died 27 June 1497) was a lawyer and former MP from Cornwall, who together with Michael An Gof led the Cornish rebellion of 1497, a protest against taxes imposed by Henry VII of England. Ancestry He was the eldest son of Richard ...

, co-leader of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.

Career and Life

He was a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

(MP) for

Bodmin Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor. The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is bordere ...

in 1529.

Family and descendants

Gilbert married Joan daughter of Reginald Gayer of Liskeard by Alice, daughter of Edward Courtenay of

Landrake Landrake ( kw, Lannergh) is a village in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) west of Saltash in the civil parish of Landrake with St Erney (where the population of the 2011 census was ...

and had the following issue- * 7 sons * 2 daughters

References

Year of birth uncertain 1500s births 1573 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for Bodmin English MPs 1529–1536 {{1529-England-MP-stub