Four lead coffins were found inside, below the monument erected by Elizabeth Blount: these contained a fully grown adult and three children.

[4] The siblings who survived their father were George's elder sister was Elizabeth, and one known younger brother Robert, who succeeded him following his short life.

George's wardship was a valuable commodity, and it was granted to William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton who would become Lord High Admiral after the death of Richmond.

Southampton was a childless man and seems to have been fond of his ward; when George died in September 1540 he wrote to Henry in a letter dated 6 September: Thus having no other news to signify, but that your majesty hath lost a great treasure in my lord Tailbois, whom, if worldly goodness would have preserved, would to God, I had bestowed and spent all I have wonder your grace in this world to have him a life, for in my opinion a more toward and likely gentleman to have done your majesty service had ye not within your realm but the will of God must be fulfilled.

[7] In July 1536, when he was thirteen and in the same year as his brother Henry died, George took his seat in parliament for the first time as Lord Tailboys of Kyme.

In February 1537 when George was about fourteen, he and his mother received a joint grant of the office of bailiff of the manor of Tattershall Castle, near South Kyme.

[9] Since his wardship was in the hands of his guardian Southampton, it is doubtful that Elizabeth Blount played a role in arranging the match between her son and Margaret Skipwith.

[10] Writing to Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle in January 1538, John Husee reports court gossip regarding George's future bride.

[11] Muriel St Clare Byrne, in her commentary in relation to this letter suggested that Henry was casting an appreciative eye on both ladies, evidently to make one of them either his mistress or perhaps, his wife.

John Husee wrote again to his master on 26 April 1539, that It hath been shrewd me that Mrs Skipwith shall marry the Lord Tailbois.

[12] As a minor George had no control of his property, something that was recited by a private Act of a dower on his wife at the humble suit, petition, and special instance of the said Earl [of Southampton], and also for the good and faithful service that the said Gilbert the late Lord Tailbois and his ancestors hath done unto his highness and his progenitors.