Bamber Gascoyne MP (bef. 1725 - 1791)

Born before 22 Feb 1725 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Greene) Gascoyne — married 24 Jan 1757 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 27 Oct 1791 after age 66 in Bath, Somerset, England

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Biography

Bamber Gascoyne (1725-1791) was a Lord of the Admiralty

Bamber Gascoyne of Childwell Hall, Lancashire (1725–1791), was an 18th century English politician, a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

Gascoyne was the son of Sir Crisp Gascoyne and Margaret Bamber. Bamber Gascoyne, son of Crisp Gascoyne & Margaret Gascoyne, was baptised on 22 Feb 1724-1725 in All Hallows Staining, City of London, London, England.^[1]

After his education at Felsted, he served as member of Parliament for several constituencies including Maldon (1761–63), Midhurst (1765–68), and Truro (1774–84). From 1779 to 1782 he was a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty in the administration of Lord North.[2]

He married Mary Green, whose parents Isaac Green and Mary Aspinwall were Americans, and was the father of Bamber Gascoyne (junior) and Isaac Gascoyne.

Bamber Gascoyn Esq was buried on 4 November 1791 in Bath Abbey, Somerset, England.^[2]

Buried at St Margaret's church, Barking, Essex, England on 7 November 1791, where there are several memorials to both the Bamber and Gascoyne families. ^[3]

Bamber Gascoyne is 10 Degrees from Queen Elizabeth II of the Commonwealth Realms

Occupation

1761 MP for Maldon

1774 MP for Truro

1765 MP for Midhurst

Note

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Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Alh6/A/017/Ms21584/002
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1624 #4721090 (accessed 18 June 2024)
   Bamber Gascoyne baptism on 22 Feb 1724-1725, son of Crisp Gascoyne & Margaret Gascoyne, in All Hallows Staining, City of London, London, England.
2. ↑ Burial: "Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812"
   Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\ba.ab/2/1/2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60856 #1751285 (accessed 18 June 2024)
   Bamber Gascoyn Esq burial on 4 Nov 1791 in Bath Abbey, Somerset, England.
3. ↑ Bamber Gascoyne in: parish register of St Margaret's church, Barking, Essex, England. Essex Record Office D/P 81/1/9. Image accessed online from Essex Archives Online 3 October 2020. Image 42 requires subscription

• Wikipedia: Bamber Gascoyne (the elder)
• Stewart-Brown, Ronald. Isaac Greene, A Lancashire Lawyer (Ballantyne Press, Liverpool, 1921) Page 67
• Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Profile