Sir Crisp Gascoyne, Knight Bachelor, Lord Mayor of London, 1752–1753, Sheriff of London, Verderer of Epping Forest, wealthy brewer and London civic notable., Brewer, Member of Parliament, 1752, knighted
Dates: Baptised 26 August 1700; died 28 December 1761
Biography
Sir Crisp Gascoyne was a prominent London brewer who became Lord Mayor of London and acquired substantial Essex property. Through his marriage to Margaret Bamber he became connected with the Bifrons estate and the Bamber inheritance. His descendants formed the Bifrons–Childwall landed branch later connected with the Salisbury marquessate.
Notes / Sources
Dictionary of National Biography entry — https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography%2C_1885-1900/Gascoyne%2C_Crisp
Crisp Gascoyne biography — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisp_Gascoyne
National Portrait Gallery sitter index — https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/sita-z/?index=g&mobile-app=true&theme=wiki
National Trust Heritage Records — https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA183060
London Picture Archive — https://www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk/view-item?i=16286
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Bifrons branch
Father: Benjamin Gascoyne
Mother: Anne Gascoyne
Spouse(s): Margaret Bamber
Children / next generation: Bamber Gascoyne the elder; Joseph Gascoyne; Ann Gascoyne; Margaret Gascoyne
Armorial Registry
Gascoyne of Bifrons and Childwall — Sir Crisp Gascoyne, paternal founder of the Childwall branch
Branch: Bifrons paternal line; father of Bamber Gascoyne the elder and grandfather of the Childwall Gascoynes
Issued / recorded: 1723
Gascoyne of Bifrons — Sir Crisp Gascoyne, Knight and Lord Mayor of London
Branch: Gascoyne of Bifrons House, Barking, Essex
Issued / recorded: 1752
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