Biography

William Gerard was born at Ince, Lancashire, England, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Norris. His death is seen as September 27, 1571 at St. Magnus, London, England, which is perhaps a mixup.

He married Elizabeth Byron, a daughter of John Byron (born 1461) and Anna de Molyneaux.

Comment: There are numerous contradictions concerning Elizabeth Byron Gerard's pedigree which require further research.

They had the following children:

1. M i Thomas GERARD Esquire was born 1481 and died Mar 1545.
2. M ii James GERARD Esquire was born 1483.
3. M iii Gilbert GERARD 1, 2 was born 1485 in Ince, Lancashire, England.
4. M iv Roger GERARD 1, 2 was born 1487 in Ince, Lancashire, England.
5. M v Robert GERARD 1 was born 1489 in Ince, Lancashire, England.
6. M vi Richard GERARD 1 was born 1491 in Ince, Lancashire, England.
7. M vii Peter GERARD 1 was born 1493 in Ince, Lancashire, England.
8. M viii Ralph GERARD 1 was born 1496 in Ince, Lancashire, England.

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From Gerard of Astley Visitation of Lancashire in 1567. William Gerard. Wife unnamed. father of Thomas (m. Maud Bold), James (m. Margaret Holcroft), Sir Roger, Sir Robert, Sir Richard, Pyers, Rauf Gerard

From http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/a/l/Kevin-Howard-Walters/WEBSITE-000...

William Gerard (son of Thomas Gerard and Elizabeth Norreys) was born Abt. 1470 in Ince, Lancashire, Eng., and died date unknown.

He married Elizabeth Byron, daughter of John Byron and Anne Molyneux.

Notes for William Gerard:

Heir to his father; of Ince, Lancashire (Ince-in-Makerfield in Wigan parish and very close to Wigan town.)

Children of William Gerard and Elizabeth Byron are:

• +James Gerard, b. Abt. 1515, Ince in Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, Eng., d. date unknown. married Margaret Holcroft, daughter of John Holcroft and Anne Standish.

Sources: Croston's Lancashire (1889) IV, 374-6; Foster (1873); pg 217, Burke's "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland" 2nd edition, published in 1841

'Townships: Ince', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London, 1911), pp. 101-106. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol4/pp101-106 [accessed 12 June 2017].

16. Duchy Plead. (Rec. Soc. Lancs. and Ches.), i, 3–7; the date should be 6 Hen. VIII. The plaintiff's pedigree is given: 'The said moss . . . is the freehold and inheritance of plaintiff as parcel of his manor of Ince, whereof William Gerard his great-grandfather, Thomas his grandfather, and William his father, and many others of his ancestors were time out of mind peaceably seised.' In 1448 Thomas Gerard son of William Gerard, Roger Gerard, and Cecily wife of William Gerard, were accused of causing the death of Robert Gidlow, but were acquitted; Pal. of Lanc. Plea R. 12, m. 25; see also R. II, m. 15, 16. In that year a dispensation was granted by Nicholas V for the marriage of Thomas son and heir of William Gerard of Ince, and Elizabeth a daughter of William Norris of Speke, the parties being related in the third degree; Norris D. (B.M.), no. 643. Ten years later an indenture was made, reciting the fact of this marriage, and stating that lands in Aspull and Hindley had been assigned to them; William Gerard, the father, 'had not made and would not make any alienation of the manor of Ince or of any messuage, lands, and tenements that were Ellen's that was wife to John Gerard mother to the said William Gerard,' but such as should determine at his death. William's brothers, Robert, John, Hugh, and Richard are named, as also his younger sons, Roger, Edmund, Lawrence, and Seth; ibid. no. 644. To Thomas Gerard, the son, a pardon was granted in 1479; Towneley MS. RR, no. 1430. In this year Thomas Gerard of Ince and William his son, with Roger and Seth his brothers, were parties to an engagement to keep the peace with Alexander Standish and others; Standish D. nos. 160, 161. In 1490 the marriage of Thomas son and heir apparent of William Gerard, and Maud daughter of Sir Henry Bold, was agreed upon; Dods. MSS. cxlii, fol. 210, nos. 118, 119.

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From http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2013-04/...

Among ancestors of Madison, I might add, William Gerard and Elizabeth Byron of Ince, Lancashire (parents of the Thomas Gerard who married Maud Bold—see AAP, pp. 184-85) are ancestors Q120217-18 (Paget, p. 468) of Prince Charles.

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References

1. WikiTree contributors, "William Gerard (abt.1470-1571)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gerard-21 : accessed 04 March 2025). cites
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