Gibbs Family Tree
Margaret Evelyn Mackay
1914 - 2005 (91 years)
Generation: 1
1. Margaret Evelyn Mackay was born on 5 Mar 1914 in Westbourne, Hampshire (daughter of Capt. Robert Henry Ramsey Mackay and Beatrice Caroline Arbuthnott); died on 11 Aug 2005 in Swindon, Wiltshire; was buried in Lacock, Wiltshire. Notes:
3rd daughter of Capt. Robert Henry Ramsay Mackay, OBE, RN, of Petham, Nr. Canterbury, Kent by Beatrice Caroline Arbuthnot, younger daughter of Rear Admiral Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot. Baptised at Westbourne, Hampshire. Educated at Princess Helena College.
'Mother's Help' to the mother of the compiler of the 1980 edition of the pedigree (Rachel Gibbs). Joined ATS at time of Munich crisis, 1938, being one of the first thousand women to do so. Subsequently became an officer. Discharged from the ATS 1944 prior to the birth of her daughter Isabel.Margaret married Christopher John Gibbs, OBE on 8 Sep 1942 in Petham, Kent. Christopher (son of John Arthur Gibbs and Emily Gertrude Franck Bright) was born on 6 Dec 1902 in Paddington, London; died on 3 Jun 1985 in Chippenham, Wiltshire; was buried in Lacock, Wiltshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
2. Capt. Robert Henry Ramsey Mackay was born on 5 Aug 1877 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died on 18 Aug 1954 in Canterbury, Kent. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 8 Oct 1877, Parish Church of Petham, Petham, Kent
- Military: 1914-1918, Europe
Robert married Beatrice Caroline Arbuthnott on 21 Apr 1906 in Frome St John, Somerset. Beatrice was born on 5 Feb 1883 in Havant, Hampshire; died on 8 Jul 1953 in Canterbury, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Beatrice Caroline Arbuthnott was born on 5 Feb 1883 in Havant, Hampshire; died on 8 Jul 1953 in Canterbury, Kent. Children:
- 1. Margaret Evelyn Mackay was born on 5 Mar 1914 in Westbourne, Hampshire; died on 11 Aug 2005 in Swindon, Wiltshire; was buried in Lacock, Wiltshire.