Gibbs Family Tree
Sir Francis George Newbolt
1863 - 1940 (77 years)
Generation: 1
1. Sir Francis George Newbolt was born in 1863 in Bilston, Staffordshire (son of Rev. Henry Francis Newbolt and Emily Stubbs); died on 5 Dec 1940 in Devon. Other Events and Attributes:
- Christening: 18 Dec 1863, St. Mary, Bilston, Stafford
Notes:
Sir Francis was bom in 1863 and educated at Clifton College and Balliol College Oxford During the 1914-1918 war he was honorary legal adviser to theGovernment on army contracts and was knighted for his services in 1919 He was Chancellor of the Dioceses of Exeter and Bradford and Professoi of Law at the Royal Academy of Arts As an etcher he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and was president of the Art Workers Guild He was Official Referee of the Supreme Court of Judicature until his retirement in 1936 His publications include a novel books on legal subjects art fishing chemistry and a diary of Clifton College
Lady Newbolt who was a pioneer in work for the children of the poor of London died In 1934Francis married Alice Clara Franck Bright in 1889. Alice (daughter of Rev. James Franck Bright and Emmeline Theresa Wickham) was born in 1867 in Marlborough, Staffordshire; died on 2 Dec 1934 in Mattocks, Alyesbeare, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Emmeline Mary Newbolt was born on 5 Aug 1891 in Weybridge, Surrey; died on 4 Mar 1977 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2. Rev. Henry Francis Newbolt was born on 30 Jun 1824; died in 1866. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 10 Oct 1824, Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London
Henry married Emily Stubbs on 5 Dec 1860 in St. John's, Walsall, Staffordshire. Emily was born in 1838 in Walsall, Staffordshire; died in 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Emily Stubbs was born in 1838 in Walsall, Staffordshire; died in 1921. Children:
- 1. Sir Francis George Newbolt was born in 1863 in Bilston, Staffordshire; died on 5 Dec 1940 in Devon.