John Michael Francis Gibbs

1929 - 2020  (91 years)

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• Name	John Michael Francis Gibbs
  Birth	8 Mar 1929	Salisbury, Rhodesia
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	7 Apr 1929	Salisbury, Rhodesia
  Death	1 Oct 2020	157A Dunstans Road, East Dulwich, London
  Burial	12 Oct 2020	Friends Meeting House, Almeley Wootton, Hereford, HR3 6PX
  Notes	2nd son. Baptised at Salisbury 7 April 1929. Educated at Diocesan College, Cape Town, Keble College (Oxford) 1947-50, (BA Hons), and London University 1957 (PC. Ed.). 1950-59 Teaching at Diocesan College, Cape Town; Cape Town University, St. Paul's School, London, Cyrene African Secondary School, Rhodesia. 1960-63 First Principal of Ranche House College, Salisbury, Rhodesia. The Hall at Ranche House College is named after him. 1964-73. Teaching in England: King Edward's School, Birmingham, Woodbridge School, Suffolk; Ipswich High School, G.P.D.S.T. 1974-80 First Warden of International Community Centre, Nottingham. Trustee of Budiriro Trust (Scholarships for Rhodesian Africans). Interests: Painting, printing, writing poetry, gardening.
  Person ID	I131	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Rev Michael McCausland Gibbs,   b. 1 Sep 1900, Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire d. 27 Jul 1962, Chester, Cheshire (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Edith Marjorie Ward,   b. 25 Sep 1898, Kensington, London d. 18 Oct 1968, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1926	Long Wittenham, Berkshire
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carol Margaret Williamson
  Children	1. Michael Alban Gibbs   2. Caroline Mary Gibbs   3. Dominic Faure Gibbs   4. Peter Deneys Gibbs
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Mar 1929 - Salisbury, Rhodesia Baptism - 7 Apr 1929 - Salisbury, Rhodesia Death - 1 Oct 2020 - 157A Dunstans Road, East Dulwich, London Burial - 12 Oct 2020 - Friends Meeting House, Almeley Wootton, Hereford, HR3 6PX  = Link to Google Earth