Tudor and Stuart Periods
Sir John Brandling, who was knighted at Blackheath in 1497 and married Elizabeth Helye of Northumberland, settled in Newcastle where he served as sheriff in 1505 and as mayor in 1509, 1512, 1516 and 1520.
His son, Sir Robert Brandling (d. 1568), served as sheriff of Newcastle in 1524 and also as mayor in 1536, 1543, 1547 and 1564. In 1547, whilst mayor, he was knighted by the Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, following the Battle of Musselborough. He was Custos Rotulorum of Northumberland.
Another son, Henry Brandling (1515–1578), was Sheriff of Newcastle in 1566 and mayor of the city in 1568, 1575 1576. His brother Thomas Brandling (1512–1590) was educated at the newly-established Royal Grammar School and founded the land and coal owning dynasty.
The Brandlings had Catholic sympathies, and during the English Civil War Robert Brandling (1617–1690) served in the king's army in the rank of colonel. With the king's fortunes waning, he escaped to Scotland where he remained until after the Restoration. He avoided sequestration of his estate and returned to England. His brother Roger, however, was killed in battle during the war.
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