1st Baron Tailboys of Kyme
The only son of Sir George and Elizabth[Gascoigne]Tailboys
In 1520 when he married Elizabeth Blount he was therefore around 23 years of age. To this union they had three children
1~~ Elizabeth Tailboys b 1520
2~~ George Tailboys b 1523
3~~ Robert Tailboys b 1528
4~~ Step-son Henry FitzRoy illegitimate child of Henry VIII
Gilbert came to court under Cardinal Wosley's protection. He married before 18-June-1522, Elizabeth Blount[Bessie}, daughter of Sir John Blount of Kinlet,Shorpshire and mistress of Heny VIII. In 1522, when the King had finished his relationship with Bessie Blount, Tailboys was chosen as a suitable husband for her, probably through his family's links to Cardinal Wolsey, who was then the King's chief minster. Bessie had borne the King his only acknowledged illegitimate child, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, a possible heir to the throne.
Gilbert and his wife had a grant of Rokeby, Warwickshire,in 1522, and in 1523 they received lands in Yorkshire under an act of parliament. In March 1527 he was one the gentlemen of the King's chamber. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire to the parliament which met on 3 November 1529. He was soon after created Baron Tailboys of Kyme and took his seat on 1 December, but died on 15 April 1530. He was buried in Kyme Church, where his memorial tablet still exists.
The only son of Sir George and Elizabth[Gascoigne]Tailboys
In 1520 when he married Elizabeth Blount he was therefore around 23 years of age. To this union they had three children
1~~ Elizabeth Tailboys b 1520
2~~ George Tailboys b 1523
3~~ Robert Tailboys b 1528
4~~ Step-son Henry FitzRoy illegitimate child of Henry VIII
Gilbert came to court under Cardinal Wosley's protection. He married before 18-June-1522, Elizabeth Blount[Bessie}, daughter of Sir John Blount of Kinlet,Shorpshire and mistress of Heny VIII. In 1522, when the King had finished his relationship with Bessie Blount, Tailboys was chosen as a suitable husband for her, probably through his family's links to Cardinal Wolsey, who was then the King's chief minster. Bessie had borne the King his only acknowledged illegitimate child, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, a possible heir to the throne.
Gilbert and his wife had a grant of Rokeby, Warwickshire,in 1522, and in 1523 they received lands in Yorkshire under an act of parliament. In March 1527 he was one the gentlemen of the King's chamber. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire to the parliament which met on 3 November 1529. He was soon after created Baron Tailboys of Kyme and took his seat on 1 December, but died on 15 April 1530. He was buried in Kyme Church, where his memorial tablet still exists.
1st Baron Tailboys of Kyme
The only son of Sir George and Elizabth[Gascoigne]Tailboys
In 1520 when he married Elizabeth Blount he was therefore around 23 years of age. To this union they had three children
1~~ Elizabeth Tailboys b 1520
2~~ George Tailboys b 1523
3~~ Robert Tailboys b 1528
4~~ Step-son Henry FitzRoy illegitimate child of Henry VIII
Gilbert came to court under Cardinal Wosley's protection. He married before 18-June-1522, Elizabeth Blount[Bessie}, daughter of Sir John Blount of Kinlet,Shorpshire and mistress of Heny VIII. In 1522, when the King had finished his relationship with Bessie Blount, Tailboys was chosen as a suitable husband for her, probably through his family's links to Cardinal Wolsey, who was then the King's chief minster. Bessie had borne the King his only acknowledged illegitimate child, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, a possible heir to the throne.
Gilbert and his wife had a grant of Rokeby, Warwickshire,in 1522, and in 1523 they received lands in Yorkshire under an act of parliament. In March 1527 he was one the gentlemen of the King's chamber. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire to the parliament which met on 3 November 1529. He was soon after created Baron Tailboys of Kyme and took his seat on 1 December, but died on 15 April 1530. He was buried in Kyme Church, where his memorial tablet still exists.
The only son of Sir George and Elizabth[Gascoigne]Tailboys
In 1520 when he married Elizabeth Blount he was therefore around 23 years of age. To this union they had three children
1~~ Elizabeth Tailboys b 1520
2~~ George Tailboys b 1523
3~~ Robert Tailboys b 1528
4~~ Step-son Henry FitzRoy illegitimate child of Henry VIII
Gilbert came to court under Cardinal Wosley's protection. He married before 18-June-1522, Elizabeth Blount[Bessie}, daughter of Sir John Blount of Kinlet,Shorpshire and mistress of Heny VIII. In 1522, when the King had finished his relationship with Bessie Blount, Tailboys was chosen as a suitable husband for her, probably through his family's links to Cardinal Wolsey, who was then the King's chief minster. Bessie had borne the King his only acknowledged illegitimate child, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, a possible heir to the throne.
Gilbert and his wife had a grant of Rokeby, Warwickshire,in 1522, and in 1523 they received lands in Yorkshire under an act of parliament. In March 1527 he was one the gentlemen of the King's chamber. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire to the parliament which met on 3 November 1529. He was soon after created Baron Tailboys of Kyme and took his seat on 1 December, but died on 15 April 1530. He was buried in Kyme Church, where his memorial tablet still exists.
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
