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Nigel Henry Vicary Gibbs

Male 1937 - 2016  (79 years)


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  1. 1.  Nigel Henry Vicary Gibbs was born on 24 Apr 1937 in Bonisa, Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe; died on 28 Nov 2016 in Fairford, Gloucestershire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Departure: Beira, Sofala, Mozambique
    • Departure: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • Baptism: 6 Jun 1937
    • Arrival: 16 Sep 1954, London; Age: 17
    • Arrival: 23 Sep 1957, Southampton, Hampshire; Age: 20

    Notes:

    2nd son. Baptised 6 June 1937. Educated at Ruzawi School; Diocesan college, Rondebosch; Prince Edward SBY; Cirencester Agricultural College, 1958.

    1959-77. Farming in Rhodesia. 1959-63 Joint Manager with his brother Tim of home farm. 1963-66 joint manager of tobacco, beef, maize producing enterprise. 1966 Management trainee with Gallahers (Belfast). 1967-69 manager of private farming company near Salisbury, responsible for maize, beef and quarrying enterprises. 1969-73 manager of private farming company near Salisbury; farm products included tobacco, maize, ranch beef and stallfed beef, some irrigated pasture and arable crops; 1973-77 Manager private farming company Bulawayo; responsible for dry land and irrigated feed production for 200 cow dairy herd.

    While in Rhodesia was Chairman of dairy branch association and Vice-Chairman of local Farmers Association. Church Council member and member of board of boys prep school and girls finishing school.

    1959-72 Rhodesian Police Reserve. 1969-77 Vice-President of Centre Party which was the only party to have members elected to oppose Ian Smith's Rhodesian Front Party.

    1977 Moved to England with his family and from 1977-78 attended Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Advanced Farm Management Course.

    1979 joined Booker McConnell Ltd. and seconded to Big Falls Ranch (Booker Agriculture INternational Ltd.) Belize, as General Manager of 37,000 acres of Rice/Cattle project.

    Interests and hobbies: Most branches of Natural History, ornithology and archaeology. Has travelled overland from London to Capetown and has also participated in many natural history expeditions in Rhodesia and bordering countries; fishing and most other outdoor activities.

    Clubs: Bulawayo and Salisbury

    Nigel married Barbara Boitumelo Paterson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Paul Humphrey Paterson Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Mairi Rosalind Diana Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Douglas Robert Nigel Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Paul Humphrey Paterson Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nigel1)

    Paul married Claire Diane Freeman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Sally Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 6. Gemma Gibbs  Descendancy chart to this point

    Paul married Susan Anne McElroy [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mairi Rosalind Diana Gibbs Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nigel1)

    Mairi married Charles Roland Goodman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Alice Mairi Goodman  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. George Martin Goodman  Descendancy chart to this point


 

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