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Lieut. Colonel Alexander Wilton Dashwood

Male 1796 - 1877  (80 years)


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  1. 1.  Lieut. Colonel Alexander Wilton Dashwood was born on 25 Sep 1796 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India; died on 15 Mar 1877 in Shenley Grange, Shenley, Hertfordshire.

    Notes:

    Oxford University. Alexander Wilton DASHWOOD s/o Thomas DASHWOOD of Calcutta, East Indies, armiger. Merton College matriculated 23 June 1815 aged 18. Lieut Col in the Army, died 15 Mar 1877. See Foster's Peerage. [ALumnae Oxoniensis]

    Family/Spouse: Marian Still. Marian was born in 1803 in Tytherley, Hampshire; died on 26 Jul 1887 in Shenley Grange, Shenley, Hertfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charlotte Still Dashwood  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 May 1828 in Marylebone, Middlesex; died on 23 Apr 1863 in Barnet, Hertfordshire.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charlotte Still Dashwood Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born on 23 May 1828 in Marylebone, Middlesex; died on 23 Apr 1863 in Barnet, Hertfordshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 28 Jun 1828, St Mary, St Marylebone, London

    Charlotte married Richard Durant on 20 May 1856 in Shenley Parish Church, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Richard (son of Richard Durant and Elizabeth Savage) was born in Sep 1812 in 4 Spital Square, Shoreditch, London; died on 15 Jan 1886 in High Canons, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire; was buried in St David, Ashprington, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Anna Maria Durant, Lady Hunsdon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 May 1862 in High Canons; died on 30 Dec 1938 in Ware, Hertfordshire.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Anna Maria Durant, Lady Hunsdon Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charlotte2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 8 May 1862 in High Canons; died on 30 Dec 1938 in Ware, Hertfordshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Shenley, Hertfordshire
    • Birth: 8 May 1862, Shenley, Hertfordshire
    • Residence: 1871, Shenley, Hertfordshire; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Residence: 1881, Shenley, Hertfordshire; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Residence: 1891, London; Age: 28; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1901, London; Age: 38; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1911, London; Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

    Notes:

    4th and youngest daughter and coheir of Richard Durant of High Canon, Shenley, Herts., and Sharpham, Devon, for whom see Parker of Sharpham in Burke's 'Landed Gentry', by Charlotte Still, daughter of Lieut. Colonel Alexander Wilton Dashwood, for whom see Dashwood (Bart.) of Oxfordshire in 'Burke's Peerage'. Born at High Canons 8 May 1862 and baptised at Shenley Church. Married at Shenley 12 February 1885. Died 30 December 1938.

    Lady Hunsdon. President of the Herts. Federation of Women's Institutes and of the Women's Branch of the City of London Conservative Association.

    Portrait: oil, three quarter length, 1891, by Sir John Millais, P.R.A., a companion to the Ouless of her husband at the Manor House, Clifton Hampden in possession of Stephen C. Gibbs.

    Anna married The Hon. Herbert Cokayne Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon on 12 Feb 1885 in Shenley, Hertfordshire. Herbert (son of Henry Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham and Louisa Anne Adams) was born on 14 May 1854 in Frognall, Hampstead, London; died on 22 May 1935 in Briggens, Hertfiordshire; was buried on 25 May 1935 in St Dunstan's, Hunsdon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. The Hon. Winifred Marian Gibbs, JP  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1886 in 34 York Terrace, St Marylebone, Middlesex; died on 11 Mar 1984 in Garrett's House, Woodstock; was buried in Wootton, Oxfordshire.
    2. 5. Walter Durant Gibbs, 4th Baron Aldenham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1888 in High Canons, Shenley, Hertfordshire; died on 30 May 1969 in Harlow Hospital, Epping, Essex; was cremated in St Dunstan's, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.
    3. 6. The Hon. Barbara Louisa Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Mar 1896 in Portman Square, St. Marylebone, London; died on 24 Feb 1964 in Hunsdon Mill House, Hunsdon; was buried on 27 Feb 1964 in St Dunstan's, Hunsdon.
    4. 7. The Hon. Rosalind Mary Gibbs, OBE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Feb 1898 in 9 Portman Square, St. Marylebone, London; died on 21 Jul 1984 in Acorn Street, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.
    5. 8. The Hon. Sir Geoffrey Cokayne Gibbs, KCMG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jul 1901 in Camfield, Hatfield, Herts; died on 6 Jul 1975 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; was buried in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire.
    6. 9. Hon. Sir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs, KCMG GCVO OBE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1902 in 9 Portman Square, St. Marylebone, London; died on 5 Nov 1990 in Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  The Hon. Winifred Marian Gibbs, JPThe Hon. Winifred Marian Gibbs, JP Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anna3, 2.Charlotte2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 29 Mar 1886 in 34 York Terrace, St Marylebone, Middlesex; died on 11 Mar 1984 in Garrett's House, Woodstock; was buried in Wootton, Oxfordshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 8 May 1886, Aldenham, Hertfordshire; Parish Church
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1911, London; Age: 25; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter

    Notes:

    1st daughter of Herbert Cokayne (Gibbs) Lord Hunsdon. Baptised 8 may 1886 at Aldenham.

    Justice of the Peace, 1942-51. A director of Southover Manor School, Lewes. She and her husband lived from 1925-1939 at Cobbe Place, Beddingham, Sussex, and from 1940-1976 at Woodleys, Woodstock, Oxon.

    Winifred married Sir Charles Edward Ponsonby, TD on 23 Jul 1912 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. Charles (son of Edwin Charles William Ponsonby, Hon and Emily Dora Coope, son of Emily Dora Ponsonby) was born on 2 Sep 1879 in Grosvenor Street, Westminster, London; died on 28 Jan 1976 in England; was buried in Wootton, Oxfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Priscilla Dora Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1913 in 9 Portman Square, St. Marylebone, London; died in 2000.
    2. 11. Diana Mary Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Apr 1916 in 9 Portman Square, St. Marylebone, London; died on 25 Mar 2006 in Framlingham, Suffolk.
    3. 12. Lavinia Rosalind Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jul 1919 in 9 Portman Square, St. Marylebone, London; died on 21 Feb 2005 in Chichester, Sussex.
    4. 13. Sir Ashley Charles Gibbs Ponsonby, 2Bt. KCVO, MC, DL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Feb 1921 in 2 Gloucester Place, St. Marylebone, London; died on 15 Jun 2010 in Grim's Dyke Farm, Woodleys, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1HJ; was buried in Wootton, Oxfordshire.
    5. 14. Juliet Barbara Anna Ponsonby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1923 in 2 Gloucester Place, St. Marylebone, London; died on 21 Nov 2019.

  2. 5.  Walter Durant Gibbs, 4th Baron AldenhamWalter Durant Gibbs, 4th Baron Aldenham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anna3, 2.Charlotte2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 11 Aug 1888 in High Canons, Shenley, Hertfordshire; died on 30 May 1969 in Harlow Hospital, Epping, Essex; was cremated in St Dunstan's, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Departure: Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile
    • Baptism: 8 Sep 1888, Aldenham, Hertfordshire
    • Residence: 1891, London
    • Residence: 1901, Eton, Buckinghamshire
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1911, London; Age: 22; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Arrival: 25 Aug 1920, New York, USA

    Notes:

    2nd Baron Hunsdon (1935) and 4th Baron Aldenham (1939). Born at High Canons aforesaid 11 August and baptised 8 September 1888 at Aldenham. Educated at Eton College 1901-7; matric. Cambridge (Trinity College) 1907; 2nd class History and B.A. 1910. Died at Harlow Hospital, 30 May 1969 and was cremated and ashes buried at St. Dunstan's, Hunsdon.

    He was in the Eton School Football XI 1906. Won Royal Tennis, single and doubles, Cambridge v. Oxford 1910. Joined Antony Gibbs & Sons, London, 1910, and was with their Australian branch, Gibbs, Bright & Co., 1912-14. After the Great War rejoined the London firm 1919; partner thereof from 1920. Director of, amongst other Companies, Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ld., from 1921 (Chairman 1928-29), Australian Pastoral Co. Ld. from 1922 (Chairman from 1929), Westminster Bank Ld. from 1924, English Scottish and Australian Bank, Ld., from 1920. On the Livery of the Merchant Taylors Company from 1910, on the Court from 1923, Master 1932.

    2nd Lieut. Hertfordshire Yeomanry (Territ) Feb. 1911-15; temp. Lieut. July, 1915, Capt., Dec., 1916. In the Great War; mobilised with the Herts. Yeomanry in August 1914 he served with them in Egypt Sep. 1914 to Aug. 1915, in Gallipoli August to October 1915 and in Palestine June 1916 to April 1917 and to XXI Corps Staff Intelligence there December 1917-January 1918. Served with the 'Dunster Force' in Mesopotamia and Persia January 1918 to January 1919 and with Herts. Yeomanry in Asia Minor January to April 1919. Mentioned twice in Despatches (1917 and 1918). Medals, 1914-15 Star, British war medal and Allies (Victory) medal.

    Deputy Chairman Westminster Bank, 1st January 1933; Chairman of Bank 1st April 1950; resigned from Chairmanship 31 December 1961 but remained on Board, President, British Association of Bankers 1954-55.

    Portrait in oils, painted by Simon Elwes, soon after becoming Chariman, in possession of Westminster Bank, Lothbury, EC2.

    Walter married Beatrix Elinor Paul on 6 Nov 1919 in St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London. Beatrix (daughter of Herbert Woodfield Paul and Elinor Budworth Ritchie) was born on 28 Jul 1890 in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London; died on 17 Jul 1978 in St Dunstan's, Hunsdon; was buried in St Dunstan's, Hunsdon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Captain Vicary Paul Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1921 in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley St., Westminster, London; died on 20 Sep 1944 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands; was buried in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
    2. 16. The Hon. Antony Durant Gibbs, 5th Baron Aldenham and 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1922 in Stanstead Lodge, Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire; died on 25 Jan 1986 in Yeovil, Somerset; was buried on 9 Mar 1986 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.

  3. 8.  The Hon. Sir Geoffrey Cokayne Gibbs, KCMG Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anna3, 2.Charlotte2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 20 Jul 1901 in Camfield, Hatfield, Herts; died on 6 Jul 1975 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; was buried in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: London
    • Baptism: 1 Sep 1901, Camfield, Hatfield, Herts
    • Admission: 18 Apr 1923

    Notes:

    2nd son of Herbert Cokayne Gibbs, Lord Hunsdon. Baptised 1 September 1901 at St. Mark's, Hatfield. Educated at Eton College 1914-19, Matric. Oxford (Christ Church) 1919 and resided to 1922. Died 6 July 1975 and was buried at St. Michael & All Angels, Clifton Hampden, Oxon.

    C.M.G. 1945; K.C.M.G. 1955, Hon. D.C.L. Oxford. Lived at Holwell Manor, Hatfield, Hertfordshire from 1932-49. Inherited Clifton Hampden Estate and lived there 1949-75; Patron of the Living, Church Warden, Chairman Parish Council.

    Entered Antony Gibbs & Sons, London, 1923; was with Gibbs Bright & Co. in Australia 1924-29; Partner of the Australian firm from 1929 and of Antony Gibbs & Sons, London, 1932 (Chairman 1966-72).

    Chairman of The Bank of Australia 1945-51 and The Australia & New Zealand Bank Ltd. 1951-67; Director, Barclays Bank D.C.O. (now Barclays Bank International) 1945-71 (Vice-Chairman 1948, Deputy Chairman 1955).

    Other directorships include: The Sulphide Corporation from 1929; London Board of Australian Mutual Provident Society 1935 (Chairman 1958-72); The Union Discount Co. of London Ltd. (Director 1945-72); Oxford University Chest.

    Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Economic Warfare 1943-45, Chairman of the Advisory Council, Export Credit Guarantee Department 1948-62. Member of the Council of The Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses 1952-73. Chairman of The Nuffield Foundation 1951-73. Chairman Morris Garages 1961-75. Chairman of the Imperial Relations Trust 1952-73.

    He had several other directorships and was connected with many charities. Grocers Company: on the Livery 1929; on the Court 1932; Master 1938.

    Clubs: Brooke's, Pratt's, Beefsteak; Melbourne: Union (Sidney); Queenslad.

    Portrait: Oil by Allan Gwynne Jones (1968) at Nuffield Lodge, Regents Park.

    Geoffrey married Helen Margaret Leslie, CBE on 6 Oct 1926 in St Marys, Hertingfordbury, UK. Helen (daughter of Charles Frederick Henry Leslie and Maud Foster) was born on 7 Jun 1905 in Alexander Square, Kensington, London; died on 28 Dec 1979 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; was buried on 2 Jan 1980 in St. Michael & All Angels, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. David Charles Leslie Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1927 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; died on 5 Nov 2009 in Nelson, New Zealand.
    2. 18. Stephen Cokayne Gibbs, OBE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1929 in Epscombs; died on 12 Nov 2017 in Dougarie, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK.
    3. 19. Julian Herbert Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Nov 1932 in Essendon, Hertfordshire; died on 25 Apr 2021 in London.
    4. 20. Sir Roger Geoffrey Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1934 in Holwell Manor, Hatfield, Hertfordshire; died on 3 Oct 2018 in London.
    5. 21. Christopher Henry Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jul 1938 in Holwell Manor, Hatfield; died on 29 Jul 2018 in Tangier, Morocco; was buried on 1 Aug 2018 in Tangier, Morocco.
    6. 22. Elizabeth Helen Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 9.  Hon. Sir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs, KCMG GCVO OBEHon. Sir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs, KCMG GCVO OBE Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anna3, 2.Charlotte2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 22 Nov 1902 in 9 Portman Square, St. Marylebone, London; died on 5 Nov 1990 in Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Departure: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • Departure: Limon, Costa Rica
    • Departure: Beira, Sofala, Mozambique
    • Departure: Brazil
    • Occupation: Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 28th December 1959 until 24th June 1969
    • Baptism: 13 Jan 1903, St Thomas', Portman Sq, London
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1911, London; Age: 8; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Arrival: 25 Mar 1924, Plymouth, Devon
    • Arrival: 29 Apr 1927, Liverpool, Lancashire
    • Arrival: 27 Aug 1934, Southampton, Hampshire
    • Arrival: 16 Sep 1954, London
    • Arrival: 24 Jul 1959, Southampton, Hampshire

    Notes:

    3rd son of Herbert Cokayne Gibbs, Lord Hunsdon. Baptised 13 January 1903 at St. Thomas's, Portman Square. Educated at Eton College, 1915-21, matric. Cambridge (Trinity College) 1921.

    P.C. (1969), G.C.V.O. (1969); K.C.V.O. (1965); K.C.M.G. (1960); O.B.E. (1959); Governor of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) 1957-1969; Hon. L.L.D., Birmingham 1969; Hon. D.C.L. East Anglia, 1969.

    Farming in Rhodesia, near Bulawayo, since 1928. Founder Member and later Chairman of the Natural Resources Board; Founder Member of the Rhodesia National Farmers Union which encouraged Rhodesian farmers to produce more food for Britain in the Second World War. Member of Parliament (United Party) 1947-53; Chairman of the United Party for many years. One of the two originators of the Central African Trade Fair (later the Rhodesian Trade Fair).

    Governor of Southern Rhodesia 1959; last Governor General (Acting) of the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland. In 1965 after the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, Ian Smith, announced the 'Unilateral Declaration of Independence,' he remained at Government House for 4 years. In 1969 he was allowed to leave after a Referendum in Rhodesia which resulted in the declaration of a Republic.

    Member of the Board of Barclays Bank for many years (except during his Governorship) until his retirement in 1978. Member of Wankie Colliery Board; Commercial Union Board, Premier Portland Cement Board and Gibbs & Co.

    Active in the establishment and continuation of Private Schools, both Junior and Senior, Chairman of Ruzawi Board of Governors.

    Knight Commander of the Order of St. John since 1963; Member of the Council for the Blind.

    Clubs: Athenaeum' Bulawayo (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe); Salisbury (Salisbury, Zimbabwe).


    More information about Humphrey Gibbs at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Gibbs

    Humphrey married Dame Molly Peel Nelson, DBE on 17 Jan 1934 in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. Molly (daughter of John Peel Nelson and Ruth Annie Parlett) was born on 13 Jul 1912 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; died on 20 Jan 1997 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Jeremy Herbert Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 May 1935 in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe; died on 30 Jan 2022 in Portugal.
    2. 24. Nigel Henry Vicary Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1937 in Bonisa, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe; died on 28 Nov 2016 in Fairford, Gloucestershire.
    3. 25. Timothy Durant Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1938 in Bonisa, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe; died on 21 May 2019 in Gloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
    4. 26. Kenneth Richard Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 27. Simon Humphrey Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point


 

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