Dame Molly Peel Nelson, DBE

1912 - 1997  (84 years)

• Name	Molly Peel Nelson
  Title	Dame
  Suffix	DBE
  Born	13 Jul 1912	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  	Modder 'B' Mine
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	3 Mar 1913	Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
  Arrival	27 Aug 1934	Southampton, Hampshire
  Died	20 Jan 1997	Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  Death	20 Mar 1997
  Departure	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  Person ID	I1864	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John Peel Nelson,   b. Dec 1872, Westminster, London ,   d. 1948, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Ruth Annie Parlett,   b. Jul 1873, Chelmsford, Essex
  Married	2 Nov 1898	Shanghai, China
  Family ID	F1503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hon. Sir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs, KCMG GCVO OBE,   b. 22 Nov 1902, 9 Portman Square, St. Marylebone, London ,   d. 5 Nov 1990, Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe  (Age 87 years)
  Married	17 Jan 1934	Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
  Children	1. Jeremy Herbert Gibbs   2. Nigel Henry Vicary Gibbs,   b. 24 Apr 1937, Bonisa, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe ,   d. 28 Nov 2016, Fairford, Gloucestershire  (Age 79 years)   3. Timothy Durant Gibbs,   b. 27 Dec 1938, Bonisa, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe ,   d. 21 May 2019, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucester, Gloucestershire  (Age 80 years)   4. Kenneth Richard Gibbs   5. Simon Humphrey Gibbs
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jul 1912 - Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Baptism - 3 Mar 1913 - Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa Married - 17 Jan 1934 - Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe Arrival - 27 Aug 1934 - Southampton, Hampshire Died - 20 Jan 1997 - Tunbridge Wells, Kent Departure - - Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth