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Christopher Henry Gibbs

Christopher Henry Gibbs

Male 1938 - 2018  (80 years)

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  • Name Christopher Henry Gibbs 
    Birth 29 Jul 1938  Holwell Manor, Hatfield Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 18 Sep 1938  St Mary's, Essenden, Herts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Tangiers, Morocco Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Piccadilly, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 29 Jul 2018  Tangier, Morocco Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 1 Aug 2018  Tangier, Morocco Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Baptised 18 September 1938 at St. Mary The Virgin, Essenden, Herts. Educated Eton and Stanbridge School. Universite de Poitiers, La Sorbonne.

      Studied Archeology at Jericho with Dame Kathleen Kenyon 1956. Since 1958 (as Christopher Gibbs Ltd.) in business as dealer in paintings and antiques at Islington, Chelsea, and later at 118 New Bond Street, London W1.

      Director of the Faversham Oyster Fishery Company; Trustee of the Edward James Foundation. Member of the Diocesan Advisory Committee, Diocese of Canterbury 1979. Trustee of the J Paul Getty Jr. Charitable Trust in 1985.

      By family agreement, on the death of his mother, inherited the Manor and advowson of Clifton Hampden, 1980.

      Club: Beefsteak.

      Address: 1-6 Albany, Piccadilly, London, W1. Arbalou, Valee de l'Ourika, Province de Marrakech, Morocco, later El Foolk, Tangier, Morocco, Little Place Cottage, Clifton Hampden.

      More about Christopher at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Gibbs

    Person ID I1856  Gibbs Family Tree
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2024 

    Father The Hon. Sir Geoffrey Cokayne Gibbs, KCMG,   b. 20 Jul 1901, Camfield, Hatfield, Herts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1975, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Helen Margaret Leslie, CBE,   b. 7 Jun 1905, Alexander Square, Kensington, London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1979, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 6 Oct 1926  St Marys, Hertingfordbury, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jul 1938 - Holwell Manor, Hatfield Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 18 Sep 1938 - St Mary's, Essenden, Herts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Tangiers, Morocco Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Piccadilly, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Jul 2018 - Tangier, Morocco Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1 Aug 2018 - Tangier, Morocco Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Christopher Gibbs in his set in 2013, with a daybed that belonged to Lord Tennyson
    Christopher Henry Gibbs
    The Dandies of Swinging London: Julian Ormsby-Gore (left), Christopher Gibbs (centre) and Nicholas Gormanston (right), 1965
    'Out' Group by Patrick Lichfield
    Christopher Gibbs in his tall and airy Tangiers sitting room. Photograph by Will Sanders
    Christopher Gibbs with coffee and cigarette
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    Histories
    Christopher Gibbs by Christopher Purvis
    Christopher Gibbs by Christopher Purvis
    From service at Clifton Hampden 29 Sept.
    Christopher Gibbs Postscript by David Hogg
    Christopher Gibbs Postscript by David Hogg
    Readings and Address at Christopher's Memorial Service
    Readings and Address at Christopher's Memorial Service
    The King Of Chelsea: The Enduring Influence Of Christopher Gibbs
    The King Of Chelsea: The Enduring Influence Of Christopher Gibbs
    Words by Sarah Hyde