Bamber Gascoyne, Member of Parliament for Maldon, Midhurst, Weobley, Truro and Bossiney, receiver-general of customs, Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, landed proprietor of Childwall Hall and Bifrons-associated estates., lord of the Admiralty
Dates: 1725–1791
Biography
Bamber Gascoyne inherited the Bamber estates after the death of Dr John Bamber and became the principal landed representative of the Bifrons family. His marriage to Mary Green brought Childwall Hall and associated Lancashire property into the family. He was an active parliamentary and administrative figure, and his eldest son succeeded to the combined Essex and Lancashire estates.
Notes / Sources
Dictionary of National Biography, Crisp Gascoyne entry — https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography%2C_1885-1900/Gascoyne%2C_Crisp
Bamber Gascoyne biography — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamber_Gascoyne_(the_elder)
Views of Seats, Childwall Hall — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Views_of_the_seats_of_noblemen_and_gentlemen%2C_in_England%2C_Wales%2C_Scotland%2C_and_Ireland._Second_series_%28IA_gri_33125013643339%29.pdf
Friends of Childwall Woods and Fields — https://www.fcwf.org.uk/childwall-hall-and-its-grounds/
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Bifrons–Childwall senior proprietor line
Father: Sir Crisp Gascoyne
Mother: Margaret Bamber
Spouse(s): Mary Green, daughter and co-heiress of Isaac Green
Children / next generation: Bamber Gascoyne the younger; Isaac Gascoyne; John Gascoyne; Benjamin Gascoyne
Armorial Registry
Gascoyne of Bifrons and Childwall Hall — Bamber Gascoyne the elder
Branch: Eldest-son branch of Sir Crisp Gascoyne; proprietor of Childwall Hall
Issued / recorded: 1753
Gascoyne of Childwall Hall — Bamber Gascoyne the elder and the establishment of the Lancashire estate branch
Branch: Eldest-son branch of Sir Crisp Gascoyne; husband of Mary Greene and founder of the Childwall Hall Gascoyne residence
Issued / recorded: 1757
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