Gibbs Family Tree
Emily Diana Seymour
1. Emily Diana Seymour Family/Spouse: David McDougall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
2. Major Conway John Edward Seymour was born on 13 May 1941 (son of Major John Edward Seymour and Elizabeth Norah Brand); died on 20 Nov 2019. Notes:
Grenadier Guards. Educated at Eton and RMA Sandhurst.
Has served with his regiment in Germany, Cyprus, Persian Gulf, Hong Kong and Northern Ireland
He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, and at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire. 1 He retired from the military in 1992, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, late of the Grenadier Guards. He lived in 2003 at Orchard House, Todenham, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. He was appointed Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.) in 2007
Conway married Diana Elizabeth Gibb [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Diana Elizabeth Gibb Children:
Generation: 3
4. Major John Edward Seymour was born on 18 Oct 1915; died on 16 Mar 1972. Notes:
He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire. He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards. He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded. He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Bengal between 1941 and 1942.
John married Elizabeth Norah Brand on 17 Aug 1940. Elizabeth (daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir Hubert George Brand and Norah Conyngham Greene) was born on 29 Aug 1915; died on 18 Oct 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Norah Brand was born on 29 Aug 1915 (daughter of Admiral Hon. Sir Hubert George Brand and Norah Conyngham Greene); died on 18 Oct 2002. Children:
- 2. Major Conway John Edward Seymour was born on 13 May 1941; died on 20 Nov 2019.
6. Michael Edward Gibb, M.A.S.C.E., M.I.Struct.E., M.A. was born on 15 Oct 1914 (son of Brigadier-General Sir Alexander Gibb and Leonara Isabella Monteith); died on 10 Aug 1970 in Watford, Hertfordshire.
Notes:
MA, MI Struct., EM, Asce. 3rd son of Late Sir Alexander Gibb, GBE, CB of House of Gruinard, Rosshire (see Burke's 'Landed Gentry'). Educated at Eton and New College, Oxford.
Partner in Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners, Consultant Engineers. Served 1939-45 War in Inns of Court Regiment. Died as a result of a motor accident in August 1970. Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Skinners in 1939; Liveryman in 1939; Elected Renter Warden 1967; Member of the Court 1968; 3rd Warden 1969; 2nd Warden 1970. Travelled greatly on account of his work to India, Burma, Australia, South & East Africa.
Otherwise liked to be at home with his family. In later years became an enthusiastic gardener. A member of many Engineering Institutions.
Died:
Motor AccidentMichael married Ursula Mary Gibbs on 14 Dec 1939 in England. Ursula (daughter of Major Guy Melvil Gibbs and Margaret Olivia St. John) was born on 20 May 1919 in St George Hanover Square, London; died on 23 Sep 2000 in Oxford, Oxfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Ursula Mary Gibbs was born on 20 May 1919 in St George Hanover Square, London (daughter of Major Guy Melvil Gibbs and Margaret Olivia St. John); died on 23 Sep 2000 in Oxford, Oxfordshire. Notes:
Baptised 24 June 1919 at St. Saviour's, Pimlico. Educated at Westonbirt School.
For several years worked as a V.A.D. for the British Red Cross Society. Lived in Kenya 1951-53. Since leaving Kent in 1966 has worked for the Samaritans. For many years has helped run a Book Shop. Travelled with her husband, visiting Rangoon, Delhi, Berlin and Holland.
Portrait: Pastel (1926) by Miss Noyes last in own possession.Children:
Generation: 4
10. Admiral Hon. Sir Hubert George Brand was born on 20 May 1870; died on 14 Dec 1955. Notes:
Naval Attaché to Tokyo between 1912 and 1914. He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan 2nd Class. He was Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord between 1914 and 1916. He was Chief of Staff of the Battle Cruiser Fleet between 1916 and 1917. He gained the rank of Commodore in 1917. He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1918. He was awarded the Officier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur. He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1919. He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1919. He was commader of the His Majesty's Yachts between 1919 and 1922. He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1922. He was commanding officer of the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron between 1922 and 1924. He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George V between 1922 and 1936. He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1924. He was Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1925. He was Chief of Naval Personnel between 1925 and 1927. He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1927. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet between 1927 and 1929.2 He gained the rank of Admiral in 1928. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Plymouth between 1929 and 1932.2 He held the office of Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1931 and 1932. He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1932. He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King Edward VIII in 1936. He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George VI between 1937 and 1952. He fought in the First World War. He held the office of Rear-Admiral of the UK in 1939.
Hubert married Norah Conyngham Greene on 28 Jan 1914. Norah was born on 8 Aug 1889; died on 5 Mar 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Norah Conyngham Greene was born on 8 Aug 1889; died on 5 Mar 1924. Children:
- 5. Elizabeth Norah Brand was born on 29 Aug 1915; died on 18 Oct 2002.
12. Brigadier-General Sir Alexander Gibb was born on 12 Feb 1872 in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland (son of Alexander Easton Gibb and Hope Brown Paton); died on 21 Jan 1958 in The Anchorage, Hartley Wintney, Reading, Berkshire.
Notes:
Brigadier-General Sir Alexander Gibb GBE CB FRS FRSE (12 February 1872 – 21 January 1958) was a Scottish civil engineer. After serving as Civil Engineer-in-Chief to the Admiralty and Director-General of Civil Engineering at the Ministry of Transport, he established the engineering consultancy firm Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Gibb
Alexander married Leonara Isabella Monteith in 1900. Leonara (daughter of Fleet Surgeon John Lowry Monteith) was born in 1875 in Southampton, Hampshire; died on 5 Apr 1940 in Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Leonara Isabella Monteith was born in 1875 in Southampton, Hampshire (daughter of Fleet Surgeon John Lowry Monteith); died on 5 Apr 1940 in Northern Ireland. Children:
- 6. Michael Edward Gibb, M.A.S.C.E., M.I.Struct.E., M.A. was born on 15 Oct 1914; died on 10 Aug 1970 in Watford, Hertfordshire.
14. Major Guy Melvil Gibbs was born on 15 Dec 1889 in Paddington, London (son of Henry Martin Gibbs, High Sheriff, Somerset and Emily Anna Otter); died on 14 Mar 1959 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire; was buried in Barrow Gurney, Somerset.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Departure: Liverpool, Lancashire
- Baptism: 28 Dec 1889, Paddington, London; St Michael's
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Gloucestershire
- Arrival: 13 May 1912, New York, USA
Notes:
5th son of Henry Martin Gibbs of Barrow Court. Baptised 28 December 1889 at St. Michael's, Paddington. Educated at Eton College 1902-8 ad at Cirencester Agricultural College 1909-10.
He qualified as an Associate of the Surveyors' Institution, 1910, and was learning land agency, 1911-12. A clerk in Vivian Gray & Co., stockbrokers, in the City of London, 1912-14; member of the London Stock Exchange from 1914.
After the Great War he rejoined Vivian Gray & Co., but from 1919-23 his home was at Gatwicke Hall, Barrow Gurney, where he was working his father's Home Farm on his own account. Partner in Vivian Gray & Co. from 1922. 2nd Lieut., North Somerset Yeomanry, Jan. 1910; Lieut., Aug. 1914; Capt. May 1915. Territorial Decoration, 1920. Retired from Territ. Army, 1928. Served 1914-18 in the Great War in France and Belgium (1914 Star, British War Medal, and Allies' (Victory) Medal). Served in North Somerset Yeomanry in the Second World War.
A Trustee of St. Michael's Home, Cheddar from 1918. Resided at 7 Tite Street, Chelsea, 1923-25; The Hyde, Hatfield, Herts, 1925-27; Chestnut Farm, Acton Turville, Glos., 1927-28; from 1928 at Ruckley, Easton Grey, Malmesbury; after the war at The Cottage, Badminton and finally at Park Leaze, Ewen, Cirencester.
Portrait as a boy by F. Crawley-Boevey at Sheldon Manor in possession of Martin Gibbs and another in uniform by Ogilvie with his son Martin St. John Valentine Gibbs, together with a portrait of Margaret Olivia by L. Trapp last in possession of his son Martin St. John Valentine Gibbs.
Birth:
16 Hyde Park Gardens,Guy married Margaret Olivia St. John on 6 Aug 1914 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset. Margaret (daughter of Henry Percy St John and Maude Louise Glyn) was born on 3 Jun 1890 in Westminster, London; died on 29 Sep 1964 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire; was buried in Barrow Gurney, Somerset. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Margaret Olivia St. John was born on 3 Jun 1890 in Westminster, London (daughter of Henry Percy St John and Maude Louise Glyn); died on 29 Sep 1964 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire; was buried in Barrow Gurney, Somerset. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1901, St George Hanover Square, London
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, London; Age: 20; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Notes:
Baptised 8 July 1890 at St. Saviour's, Pimlico. 1st daughter of Henry Percy St. John (died 1921); a Principal Clerk in the House of Lords, for whom see Bolingbroke in Burke's 'Peerage') by Maude Louise, daughter of Hon. Pascoe Ch. Glyn, for whom see Wolverton in Burke's 'Peerage'. Buried at Barrow.
A Trustee of St. Michael's Home, Cheddar from 1928. Indefatigable worker in many social spheres. For many years, while living at Easton Grey, she was a leading organiser of Malmesbury Hospital. A keen and able Conservative politician in the Chippenham Division, she was the mainstay first to Sir Victor Cazalet M.P. and then from 1943-62 to Mr. David Eccles, M.P. (now Lord Eccles). In the Second World War she kept the Constituency going by her own endeavours in her official capacities of Treasurer and then Chairman. She also ran a canteen at Badminton for H.M. Queen Mary's Guard and other soldiers stationed in the neighbourhood. An enthusiastic and
talented gardener.
Died 29 September 1964.
Portrait: In pastel by Miss Broughton, in possession of Mrs. H. P. St. John in 1932, present whereabouts unknown.
Birth:
94 Belgrave RoadChildren:
- Anna Patricia Gibbs was born on 24 Oct 1915 in Eccleston Square, London; died on 7 Nov 2004 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
- Col. Sir Martin St John Valentine Gibbs, CB, DSO, RD, JP was born on 14 Feb 1917 in Westminster, London; died on 8 Feb 1992 in Ewen Manor, Ewen, Cirencester, Gloucestershire; was buried in 1992 in St Andrews Churchyard, Miserden, Gloucestershire.
- 7. Ursula Mary Gibbs was born on 20 May 1919 in St George Hanover Square, London; died on 23 Sep 2000 in Oxford, Oxfordshire.
- Field Marshal Roland Christopher Gibbs, GCB, CBE, DES, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire was born on 22 Jun 1921 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset; died on 31 Oct 2004 in Devizes, Wiltshire.