His son Sir John Bulmer (1481–1537) and his wife Margaret Stafford, were heavily involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace of October 1536 led by Robert Aske and in Bigod's Rebellion, the uprising of January 1537 led by her nephew Sir Francis Bigod of Settrington. Both John Bulmer and Lady Bulmer were convicted of High Treason and were executed on 25 May 1537, he by hanging at Tyburn, London and she by burning at the stake at Smithfield, London, by order of King Henry VIII.
Sir John Bulmer (1481–1537) and his wife Margaret Stafford, were actively involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace led by Robert Aske and Bigod's Rebellion, an uprising initiated by her nephew Sir Francis Bigod. Both John Bulmer and Lady Bulmer were convicted of High Treason and executed on May 25, 1537; he was hanged at Tyburn, London, while she was burned alive at Smithfield, London, as ordered by King Henry VIII.