Edward Napier Tremayne Miles

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• Destination: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Departure: 2 Aug 1951, London; Age: 27

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Sir Peter Tremayne Miles KCVO (26 June 1924 – 15 October 2013) was a British Army officer, businessman and courtier in the Household of Elizabeth II.

Miles was born in Long Ashton, Somerset, the son of Lt-Col Edward Miles MC and Mary Gibbs and a descendant of Philip John Miles. He was educated at Eton College before going to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from where he commissioned into the Royal Dragoons on 25 June 1944.[1] He saw active service with the Royal Armoured Corps in the Second World War.

Between 1959 and 1980, Miles worked as the director of Gerrard and Reid Ltd. He subsequently joined the Royal Household, serving as Keeper of the Privy Purse, Treasurer to Elizabeth II and Receiver-General of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1981 and 1987. He was also Secretary of the Royal Victorian Order during the same period. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1986 New Year Honours.[2] He was appointed an Extra Equerry to the Queen in 1988.

He married Philippa Helen Tremlett, daughter of Edmund Bernard Marcellin Tremlett, on 25 July 1956. Together they had three children.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Miles_(courtier)

Birth:
Barrow Court

Peter married Philippa Helen Tremlett on 25 Jul 1956. Philippa (daughter of Edmund Bernard Marcellin Tremlett) was born on 15 Oct 1937; died on 17 Nov 2013. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Daughter of E.B.M. (Jack) Tremlett of Noddings, Chiddingfold, Surrey (see Burke's 'Landed Gentry). Educated at Downe House, 1949-54.

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• Baptism: 10 Mar 1884, Chelsea, London
• Residence: 2 Apr 1911, England
• Death: 22 Sep 1943, Kington Langley, Wiltshire

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1st son of Captain Frederick Tremayne Miles, JP (for whom see Miles of King's Weston in Burke's 'Landed Gentry') by Anna Coralia, daughter of Thomas Sellar of Hallgrove, Bagshot, Surrey.

2nd Lieut. 1st Royal Dragoons, October 1902; Lieut., 1907; Captain, Oct. 1911; Major, March 1919; Lieut.-Col., December 1927. In the Great War served in France and Belgium with the Royal Dragoons October 1914, to end of the War. Wounded at Ypres, 13 May 1915 (Military Cross, 1918; mentioned in Despatches, 1917; 1914 Star, British War Medal, Allies' (Victory) Medal, Belgian War Cross). Commanded the Royal Dragoons 1927-30.

Birth:
23 Hans Place

Edward married Mary Albinia Gibbs on 9 Aug 1923 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset. Mary (daughter of Henry Martin Gibbs, High Sheriff, Somerset and Emily Anna Otter) was born on 5 Nov 1894 in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire; died on 15 Sep 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 2 Dec 1894, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire
• Residence: 1901, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire

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2nd daughter of Henry Martin Gibbs of Barrow Court. Baptised 2 December 1894 in the parish church at Down Ampney.

In the Great War she worked in the kitchens of two hospitals, and, for some months from January 1919, in the American Young Men's Christian Assn. at Aix les Bains, Min. by Miss Hall last in possession of her son Peter Tremayne Miles.

Memorial service held at Poulton 22 September 1979.

Birth:
Down Ampney House

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• Residence: 1891, Much Wenlock, Shropshire

Frederick married Anna Coralia Sellar. Anna was born in 1857; died on 24 Nov 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1891, Much Wenlock, Shropshire

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• Baptism: 24 Jun 1850, Paddington, London
• Residence: 1891, Paddington, London
• Residence: 1901, Windsor, Berkshire

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4th son of William Gibbs of Tyntesfield of Barrow Court, Somerset. Baptised 24 June 1850 at St. John's, Paddington. Educated at Lancing College 1866-69; matric. Cambridge (Clare College) 1871. Buried 25 April 1928 at Barrow Gurney, Somerset. Memorial Inscription in churchyard there; in Barrow Court chapel; in the chapel of Keble College, Oxford; in King's College, Taunton and Lancing College; Memorial window in Down Ampney Church, Wiltshire and Memorial reredos in the chapel of St. Michael's Home in Cheddar, the 2 last to him and his wife. Will dated 19 November 1926, cod. 20 March 1928, proved 24 August 1928.

During 1874 he lived at Malahuasi in the valley of Jauga, Peru, for his health. He restored Barrow Court 1882-84 for his home and bought it and the advowson of Barrow Gurney in 1885: restored the church at Barrow Gurney, 1887; erected or restored many buildings in the village; and bought the manor of Barrow Gurney 1902. The manor and village had previously belonged to J. Gratwick Blagrave, son of J. H. Blagrave.

Leased Down Ampney House, co. Glos., 1893-1916 and gave the screen, new pulpit, new seats and other gifts to the church there. For his benefaction with his brother Antony of a block of buildings to Keble College, Oxford, in 1875-78, in memory of their father, see Antony Gibbs. He gave the building which contains the school hall and class rooms, and many other benefactions, to Lancing College, and to its chapel; also gave a new wing to Ardingly College and was a great benefactor to this and other of the Southern and Western schools of the "Woodard" group.

He was on the Corporation of SS. Mary and Nicolas (the governing body of all the "Woodard" schools); a Fellow (1879-1928) of the Society of the SS. Mary and Nicolas (Lancing and the other Southern Schools); Fellow and Gustos (1879-1928) of the Society of SS. Mary and Andrew (King's Coll., Taunton); on the Committee of Lancing Coll., and Trustee of its property; founded three scholarships there.

He restored the Garrison Church at Dover Castle, and gave the reredos to the English Church at Balquhidder, co. Perth. Chairman of the Trust of St. Michael's Home in Cheddar. On the Long Ashton Rural District Council, 1902-28, and Chairman of the Barrow-Gurney Parish Council. A Justice of the Peace for Somerset (Long Ashton petty sessional division) 1886-1928. High Sheriff of Somerset for 1897. Served on various committees of the Bath and Wells Diocesan Conference.

Portraits: Oil by Solomon J. Solomon, last in possession of his son Major Antony Gibbs; water colour by E. Clifford, chalk by J. de Cazenave (1859), a min., a water colour (on photo base) by Speaight (1920), whereabouts unknown (1980); oil by Goldsborough Anderson (about 1903) at Lancing Coll.; min. (as a child, with his bro. George) by Sir W. Ross was last in possn. of Lord Wraxall (in 1930.

Birth:
8 Sussex Square,

Died:
Barrow Court

Henry married Emily Anna Otter on 22 Jun 1883 in Lindfield, Sussex. Emily (daughter of Rev. William Bruere Otter and Elizabeth Melvil) was born on 6 Mar 1854 in Cowfold, Sussex; died on 5 Jul 1928 in Fyfield, Berkshire; was buried on 8 Jul 1928 in Barrow Gurney, Somerset. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 9 Apr 1854, Cowfold, Sussex
• Residence: 1861, Cowfold, Sussex
• Residence: 1891, London
• Residence: 1901, Berkshire

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5th daughter of Rev. William Bruere Otter, Archdeacon of Lewes, by Elizabeth, 3rd and youngest daughter of Robert Melvil, English Consul at Amsterdam. Baptised 9 April 1854 in Cowfold Parish Church. Buried 8 July 1928 at Barrow Gurney. Memorial Inscription in the churchyard there and in Barrow Court chapel. Memorial reredos and Memorial window, both as aforesaid under her husband. Administration 23 November 1928.

The following is a selection from a number of posts which she held at different times. In 1920 she resigned from sixteen on account of ill health. An original member of the General and Exec. Committees of the Somerset Federation of Women's Institutes, 1902-12, and an elected Vice-President, 1902-28; President of the Barrow-Gurney Women's Institute till 1928; Founder and President of the local Nursing Association; for many years on the Committee of the Somerset Association of the Welfare of Women and Girls:
co-opted Member of the Board of Guardians of Long Ashton afsd. 1904-28, and acted on many of its sub-committees; on the Somerset County Education Committee, 1903-20, and co-opted Member of its Special Subjects Committee, 1913-20; a Trustee of St. Michael's Home afsd. till 1928; on the Council of Bristol Blind School for many years till 1928; on the General Committee of Bristol Blind Asylum 1912-28; founded in 1912 the North Somerset Women's Unionist Association and was President and Chairman thereof; Local Representative of the Long Ashton War Pensions Sub-committee, 1914-20.

Portraits: By Wm. Walker (1883); by Goldsborough Anderson (1905); min. by Miss Hall, last in possession of her son Major Anthony Gibbs.

Birth:
Vicarage

Died:
Car Accident