George’s parents were married after 14 November 1496, making Gilbert, the eldest son born around 1497 or 1498.

[1] Gilbert Talboys was keeper of Harbottle Castle in 1509, and served in the French war in 1513.

[2] Bessie had borne the King his only acknowledged illegitimate child, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, a possible heir to the throne.

[citation needed] Gilbert Talboys and his wife had a grant of Rokeby, Warwickshire, in 1522, and in 1523 they received lands in Yorkshire under an act of parliament.

He was soon after created Baron Talboys of Kyme and took his seat on 1 December, but died on 15 April 1530.