Gilbert Yarde (1673-1707), of
Bradley
Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.
Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular.
It is also an Anglicisation of t ...
and
Sharpham
Sharpham is a village and civil parish on the Somerset Levels near Street and Glastonbury in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.
It is located near the River Brue.
Governance
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, i ...
,
Devon
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, was an English
Member of Parliament
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(MP).
He was a Member of the
Parliament of England
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for
Ashburton 1705 - December 1707. He was the cousin of Ashburton MP,
Edward Yarde
Edward Yarde (1669–1735), of Churston Court in the parish of Churston Ferrers in Devon was a Member of Parliament for Totnes in Devon 1695-1698.
He was the eldest son and heir of Edward Yarde (1638–1703) of Churston Court, MP for Ashbur ...
.
[http://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/yarde-gilbert-1673-1707]
References
1673 births
1707 deaths
18th-century English people
People from Devon
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707)
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