Major Martin John Minter Kemp: Gibbs Family Tree

Gibbs Family Tree

1935 - 2020 (84 years)

Generation: 1

Major Martin John Minter Kemp was born on 20 Mar 1935 in Windmill House, Wingrave, Buckinghamshire (son of Arthur John Minter Kemp and Beatrice Mary Shaw); died on 15 Feb 2020.

Other Events and Attributes:

Occupation: Army Officer; Royal Welch Fusiliers and SAS. Army Officer; Royal Welch Fusiliers and SAS. Army Officer; Royal Welch Fusiliers and SAS.

Notes:

Only son of Major John Arthur Minter-Kemp of Poldawrion, Coverack, Cornwall. Educated at Sutton Valence and Germany.

Served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and in the
Special Air Service Regiment, retiring as Major in 1974.

1966 member of the crew of the winning yacht, Toria, in the Round Britain Race. 1968 and 1972 competed in the Single Handed Transatlantic Race, being placed 7th on each occasion. Consultant to The Helicat Co. Ltd., St. Helier, Jersey, C.I., helipad catamaran specialists for defence, industry, survey.

Martin married Jillianne Bridget Gibbs on 18 Apr 1959 in St Mary's, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, and was divorced in 1973. Jillianne (daughter of Lieut. Colonel Denis Lucius Alban Gibbs, DSO* and Lady Hilaria Agnes Edgcumbe) was born on 11 Jul 1935 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire; died on 20 Jan 1994 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire; was buried in Tavistock Cemetery, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth A Colley. Elizabeth died on 28 Jan 2018 in Golant, Cornwall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

2.	Arthur John Minter Kemp was born on 21 Jun 1902 in Aspley Heath, Bedfordshire; died in Apr 1990 in Marston Moretain, Bedfordshire. Arthur married Beatrice Mary Shaw in Sep 1933 in Marylebone, London. Beatrice was born on 29 Sep 1904; died in Jul 1992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Beatrice Mary Shaw was born on 29 Sep 1904; died in Jul 1992.

Children:

1. Major Martin John Minter Kemp was born on 20 Mar 1935 in Windmill House, Wingrave, Buckinghamshire; died on 15 Feb 2020.