The Hon. Antony Durant Gibbs, 5th Baron Aldenham and 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon

1922 - 1986  (63 years)

• Name	Antony Durant Gibbs
  Title	The Hon.
  Suffix	5th Baron Aldenham and 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon
  Birth	18 May 1922	Stanstead Lodge, Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	21 Jun 1922	Hunsdon, Hertfordshire
  Departure	Mar 1948	Liverpool, Lancashire
  Death	25 Jan 1986	Yeovil, Somerset
  Burial	9 Mar 1986	Hunsdon, Hertfordshire
  Notes	2nd son, 5th Baron Aldenham and 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (1969). Born at Stanstead Lodge, Stanstead Abbotts, Herts., 18 May and baptised at Hunsdon aforesaid 21 June 1922. Educated at Eton College (1935-40) and Christ Church, Oxford (1946-47). Died 25 January 1986, burial at Hunsdon 9 March 1986. morial at St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, 10 March 1986. 5th Lord Aldenham. Eton College Cricket XI 1940; Eton Society ('Pop' 1940. Served in Royal Navy from December 1940 (ordinary seaman) to June 1946. (Lieutenant R.N.V.R.) mainly in destroyers in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, 2 convoys to Russia (Murmansk). Landings in North Africa (Oran), Italy (Anzio) and Normandy. 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, North Atlantic Star and Africa Star, Victory Medal. Read P.P.E. at Christ Church, Oxford, after the War. Joined Antony Gibbs and Sons September 1947 and was sent to the Chilean office; May 1948 Santiago; November 1948-September 1950 Valparaiso, and was responsible for opening a new office in Osorno October 1950-March 1951. Director of Antony Gibbs and Sons 1954-1980. Maiden Speech in the House of Lords, June 1974, on the National Health Service, Member of Finance Committee of Regional Health Authority, N. Thames since 1974. Member Royal Yacht Squadron 1977. Member of Lloyds Underwirters 1977, 1978 Chairman of Appeal for St. Albans Abbey Restoration Fund. Clubs: R.Y.S., M.C.C., Pratts. Lived at Stanstead Lodge, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware, Herts from 1951-80, and then Rimpton Manor, Yeovil, Somerset.
  Person ID	I1807	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Walter Durant Gibbs, 4th Baron Aldenham,   b. 11 Aug 1888, High Canons, Shenley, Hertfordshire d. 30 May 1969, Harlow Hospital, Epping, Essex (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Beatrix Elinor Paul,   b. 28 Jul 1890, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London d. 17 Jul 1978, St Dunstan's, Hunsdon (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1919	St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London
  Family ID	F756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Mary Elizabeth Tyser, Aldenham,   b. 23 Jul 1921, Hyde Park Mansions, London d. 16 Apr 2022 (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	16 Jul 1947	St Margaret's, Westminster, London
  Children	1. Hon. Vicary Tyser Gibbs, 6th Baron Aldenham, 4th Baron Hunsdon   2. George Henry Paul Gibbs   3. William Humphrey Durant Gibbs,   b. 14 Oct 1954, Stanstead Lodge, Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire d. 14 Sep 1973, Epping, Essex (Age 18 years)   4. Antonia Mary Gibbs
  Family ID	F827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2017

  
  

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  Birth - 18 May 1922 - Stanstead Lodge, Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire Baptism - 21 Jun 1922 - Hunsdon, Hertfordshire Marriage - 16 Jul 1947 - St Margaret's, Westminster, London Departure - Mar 1948 - Liverpool, Lancashire Death - 25 Jan 1986 - Yeovil, Somerset Burial - 9 Mar 1986 - Hunsdon, Hertfordshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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