Alice Mairi Goodman

Charles married Mairi Rosalind Diana Gibbs [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Departure: Beira, Sofala, Mozambique
• Departure: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Baptism: 6 Jun 1937
• Arrival: 16 Sep 1954, London; Age: 17
• Arrival: 23 Sep 1957, Southampton, Hampshire; Age: 20

Notes:

2nd son. Baptised 6 June 1937. Educated at Ruzawi School; Diocesan college, Rondebosch; Prince Edward SBY; Cirencester Agricultural College, 1958.

1959-77. Farming in Rhodesia. 1959-63 Joint Manager with his brother Tim of home farm. 1963-66 joint manager of tobacco, beef, maize producing enterprise. 1966 Management trainee with Gallahers (Belfast). 1967-69 manager of private farming company near Salisbury, responsible for maize, beef and quarrying enterprises. 1969-73 manager of private farming company near Salisbury; farm products included tobacco, maize, ranch beef and stallfed beef, some irrigated pasture and arable crops; 1973-77 Manager private farming company Bulawayo; responsible for dry land and irrigated feed production for 200 cow dairy herd.

While in Rhodesia was Chairman of dairy branch association and Vice-Chairman of local Farmers Association. Church Council member and member of board of boys prep school and girls finishing school.

1959-72 Rhodesian Police Reserve. 1969-77 Vice-President of Centre Party which was the only party to have members elected to oppose Ian Smith's Rhodesian Front Party.

1977 Moved to England with his family and from 1977-78 attended Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Advanced Farm Management Course.

1979 joined Booker McConnell Ltd. and seconded to Big Falls Ranch (Booker Agriculture INternational Ltd.) Belize, as General Manager of 37,000 acres of Rice/Cattle project.

Interests and hobbies: Most branches of Natural History, ornithology and archaeology. Has travelled overland from London to Capetown and has also participated in many natural history expeditions in Rhodesia and bordering countries; fishing and most other outdoor activities.

Clubs: Bulawayo and Salisbury

Nigel married Barbara Boitumelo Paterson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Departure: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Departure: Limon, Costa Rica
• Departure: Beira, Sofala, Mozambique
• Departure: Brazil
• Occupation: Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 28th December 1959 until 24th June 1969
• Baptism: 13 Jan 1903, St Thomas', Portman Sq, London
• Residence: 2 Apr 1911, London; Age: 8; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Arrival: 25 Mar 1924, Plymouth, Devon
• Arrival: 29 Apr 1927, Liverpool, Lancashire
• Arrival: 27 Aug 1934, Southampton, Hampshire
• Arrival: 16 Sep 1954, London
• Arrival: 24 Jul 1959, Southampton, Hampshire

Notes:

3rd son of Herbert Cokayne Gibbs, Lord Hunsdon. Baptised 13 January 1903 at St. Thomas's, Portman Square. Educated at Eton College, 1915-21, matric. Cambridge (Trinity College) 1921.

P.C. (1969), G.C.V.O. (1969); K.C.V.O. (1965); K.C.M.G. (1960); O.B.E. (1959); Governor of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) 1957-1969; Hon. L.L.D., Birmingham 1969; Hon. D.C.L. East Anglia, 1969.

Farming in Rhodesia, near Bulawayo, since 1928. Founder Member and later Chairman of the Natural Resources Board; Founder Member of the Rhodesia National Farmers Union which encouraged Rhodesian farmers to produce more food for Britain in the Second World War. Member of Parliament (United Party) 1947-53; Chairman of the United Party for many years. One of the two originators of the Central African Trade Fair (later the Rhodesian Trade Fair).

Governor of Southern Rhodesia 1959; last Governor General (Acting) of the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland. In 1965 after the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, Ian Smith, announced the 'Unilateral Declaration of Independence,' he remained at Government House for 4 years. In 1969 he was allowed to leave after a Referendum in Rhodesia which resulted in the declaration of a Republic.

Member of the Board of Barclays Bank for many years (except during his Governorship) until his retirement in 1978. Member of Wankie Colliery Board; Commercial Union Board, Premier Portland Cement Board and Gibbs & Co.

Active in the establishment and continuation of Private Schools, both Junior and Senior, Chairman of Ruzawi Board of Governors.

Knight Commander of the Order of St. John since 1963; Member of the Council for the Blind.

Clubs: Athenaeum' Bulawayo (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe); Salisbury (Salisbury, Zimbabwe).


More information about Humphrey Gibbs at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Gibbs

Humphrey married Dame Molly Peel Nelson, DBE on 17 Jan 1934 in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. Molly (daughter of John Peel Nelson and Ruth Annie Parlett) was born on 13 Jul 1912 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; died on 20 Jan 1997 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Departure: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Baptism: 3 Mar 1913, Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
• Arrival: 27 Aug 1934, Southampton, Hampshire
• Death: 20 Mar 1997

Notes:

2nd daughter of John Peel Nelson of Bulawayo, Rhodesia. Baptised 3 March 1913 at Benoni. Educated at Girls' High School, Barnato Park, Johannesburg.

D.B.E. (1969). President of Rhodesia Red Cross for 19 years until 1978; President of Girl Guides Association for 20 years until 1979; President National Council of Women; President African Women's Clubs.

Interests: Farm livestock, breeding Labradors, sewing, water colour painting (Exhibition 1976), and fish farming.

Birth:
Modder 'B' Mine