Gibbs Family Tree
Canon Reginald Gibbs
1867 - 1940 (73 years)1. Canon Reginald Gibbs was born on 29 Jun 1867 in The Parsonage, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; died on 27 Oct 1940 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire; was buried in Aldenham Church, Aldenham, Hertfordshire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Canon of St. Albans
- Baptism: 4 Aug 1867, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire
- Residence: 1881, Christchurch, Hampshire
- Residence: 19 Oct 1886, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Residence: 1901, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: 1939, Aldenham Vicarage, Hertfordshire; 1939 Census of England & Wales, Clerk of Holy Orders
Notes:
3rd son of Rev. John Lomax Gibbs. Baptised at the Parsonage, Clifton Hampden, 4 August 1867. Educated at Lancing 1881-6; matric. oxford (Keble College) 19 October 1886; 3rd class Theology 1890 MA 1894. Student at Cuddesdon (Oxon), Theological College 1891-2.
Ordained Deacon at Exeter, 1892, Priest 1893. Curate of Ottery St. Mary, Devon, 1892-4; Curate of Clyst St. George under his father 1894-7. Vicar of Clifton Hampden, Oxon., 1898-1923 (presented by Henry Lord Aldenham). His (overlarge) parsonage of 1832-46 (meanwhile called The Cottage) being re-exchanged with it. Vicar of Aldenham 1923-40 (presented by Alban, Lord Aldenham). Canon of St. Albans.Reginald married Lucia McCausland on 4 Jan 1899 in Limavady, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Lucia (daughter of Capt. Conolly Thomas McCausland and Laura St John) was born on 18 Oct 1869 in Drenagh, Newtown Limavady, Derry, Ireland; died on 10 Jan 1940 in Peace Memorial Hospital, Watford, Hertfordshire; was buried in Aldenham, Hertfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Rev Michael McCausland Gibbs was born on 1 Sep 1900 in Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire; died on 27 Jul 1962 in Chester, Cheshire.
- 3. Rev Thomas Reginald Gibbs was born on 3 Nov 1902 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; died on 20 May 1987 in Great Malvern, Worcestershire; was buried in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire.
- 4. Lieut. Colonel Denis Lucius Alban Gibbs, DSO* was born on 15 Oct 1905 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; died on 27 Apr 1984 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
- 5. Bridget Julia Gibbs was born on 29 Aug 1907 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; died on 22 Jun 1935 in Valles, Rio de Pusterico, Italy; was buried in Valles, Rio de Pusterico, Italy.
- 6. Joanna Isabel Gibbs was born on 29 Aug 1907 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; died on 14 Nov 1995 in Winchester, Hampshire.
Generation: 2
2. Rev Michael McCausland Gibbs (1.Reginald1) was born on 1 Sep 1900 in Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire; died on 27 Jul 1962 in Chester, Cheshire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 11 Sep 1900, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire
- Residence: 1901, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire
Notes:
Baptised privately at Banbury Road, Oxford 1st September, and baptised privately there 21 September, and received into the Church 11 October 1900 at Clifton Hampden. Educated at Lancing College (scholar) 1914-19; matric. Oxford (Keble College) Michaelmas 1919, BA 1922, MA 1927. Student at Cuddesdon Theology College 1924. Memorial in Chester Cathedral.
In Lancing College 1st Cricket XI. Rowed in the Keble College VIII and rowed in the Oxford Trial VIII for selection for the University crew. Member of Oxford University Dramatic Society. Assistant master at Edgeborough, Guildford, 1922-4 (his prep. school before Lancing). Cuddesdon Theological College 1924-5. Ordained Deacon at Southwark 1925; Priest 1926. Curate of St. Mary, Putney, 1925-7. Assistant Priest of the Cathedral Chapel at Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia 1928-34; Sub-Dean of the Cathedral 1934. Rector of Bulawayo 1936-41; 1937 Archdeacon of Matabeleland. Rector of St. Saviour's, Claremont, Cape Town, 1941-47; Canon of Cape Town Cathedral 1946. Dean and Rector of St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town 1947-54. Dean of Chester 1954-62.
Chairman of the Transvaal and Southern Rhodesian Mission; Vice-President of the South African Church Institute; Chairman of the Missionary Council of Chester Diocese; Member of Convocation of York; Member of Church Assembly; Governor of the King's School and of the Queen's School, Chester; President of the Chester Rotary Club. Fostered contacts and understanding between the Clergy and the Medical Profession.
While he was Dean of Cape Town, building works were started to complete the south side of the cathedral and nave. These were finished in 1963.
Much of his time was devoted to spiritual counsel and direction, individually, through retreats, and helping others in need.
Interests: Fishing, acting, singing, walking, and as a young man, shooting. He was a very good shot, trained by Charlie Woodley, his Cousin Alban's (keeper at Clifton Hampden. A very good tennis player.
Memorials: Window in the north wall of Cape Town Cathedral; Memorial in the chapel of Ranche House College, Salisbury, Rhodesia, where his son John Michael was the first principal. Nave stalls in Chester Cathedral, dedicated on 18 June 1966. Grave stone in the floor, east side of south transept of Chester Cathedral.Michael married Edith Marjorie Ward on 4 Aug 1926 in Long Wittenham, Berkshire. Edith (daughter of John Spencer Ward and Beatrix Leyla Marjory Wentworth Dunbar) was born on 25 Sep 1898 in Kensington, London; died on 18 Oct 1968 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Dr. Denis Dunbar Gibbs was born on 19 Jul 1927 in Putney, Surrey; died on 8 Jan 2015 in Appleford, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
- 8. John Michael Francis Gibbs was born on 8 Mar 1929 in Salisbury, Rhodesia; died on 1 Oct 2020 in 157A Dunstans Road, East Dulwich, London; was buried on 12 Oct 2020 in Friends Meeting House, Almeley Wootton, Hereford, HR3 6PX.
- 9. Mary Elizabeth Gibbs was born on 7 Jan 1932; died in 2008 in Great Malvern, Worcestershire.
- 10. Peter McCausland Gibbs was born on 30 Sep 1934 in Salisbury, Rhodesia; died on 30 Sep 2023 in Cyprus; was buried on 6 Oct 2023 in St. Nicholas Church, Chlorakas, Paphos, Cyprus.
- 11. Bridget Anne Susan Gibbs
4. Lieut. Colonel Denis Lucius Alban Gibbs, DSO* (1.Reginald1) was born on 15 Oct 1905 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; died on 27 Apr 1984 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Berkshire; Relation to Head of House: Son
Notes:
3rd son of Canon Reginald Gibbs, MA. Baptised at Clifton Hampden 19 November 1905. Educated at Lancing College (Foundation Scholar) 1919-24 and at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1924-26. Army Staff College, Camberley, 1939.
Captain of the School at Lancing and in the school Athletic Team in 1923 and 1924. At Sandhurst in the 1st Association football team; a junior under officer there; passed out 6th. Gazetted to The Queen's Royal Regiment February 1926 and joined 2nd Battalion in Allahabad, India, in March the same year, returning to UK via Sudan with his Regiment in 1928. Adjutant, Regimental Depot 1930. In 1934-35 at London University and in Italy studying Italian under War Office auspices, prior to becoming an Italian military Interpreter. A/Staff Captain 9 Inf. Bde., Portsmouth, 1936. Promoted Captain 1937 and appointed Adjutant 2nd Bn. Queen's Royal Regt. in Isle of Wight. Nominated to vacancy at Staff College, Camberley, January 1939.
Following outbreak of war in Sept. 1939 was appointed, in November, Staff Captain (A) G.H.Q. BEF France. In February 1940 Brigade Major 144 Inf. Bde. in 48 Divn. and in May, on the German invasion of Holland and Belgium, moved up with the Bde. to outskirts of Waterloo. Took part in the Retreat to Dunkirk and evacuated from Dunkirk beaches on 1st June 1940. (Mentioned in Despatches). 1940-41 on Staff at H.Q. 10 Corps, Catterick, and at H.Q. Eastern Comd. Luton Hoo. March 1942 appointed to command 1/6 Queen's Royal Regiment, serving in Egypt in 8th Army and taking part in battles of Bir el Munassib, Adam Haifa and El Alamein. Whilst serving in Egypt was mentioned in Despatches and awarded the DSO.
Captured in the Desert in October 1942 and taken by air to Italy. Held in various POW camps 1942-43, from Bari to near Cremona in the valley of the river Po, from whence he escaped from Campo PG49 at Fontanellato in Sept. 1943. Trekked 600 miles down the Apennines before reaching Allied Lines near Naples in November 1943. Details of the escape are recorded in a book, privately published, Apennine Journey, Diary of Travels across Italy after escaping from P.O.W. Camp.
November 1943-Feb. 1944 sick leave in U.K. June 10 1944 ordered to Normandy Beach Head to take over command of 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment, whose C.O. had been killed in the Normandy landings 3 days earlier. Remained in command throughout operations in France, Belgium and Holland up to the Rhine in Germany. Awarded Bar to D.S.O. for action whilst under command of II Armd. Divn. near Falaise.
March 1945 appointed GSO I Liaison 24 Army Gp. and subsequently returned to U.K. to command 166 Inf. Officer Cadet Unit in Isle of Man. Oct. 1945 in command Basic O.C.T.U. Aldershot to reform it into the Mons Officer Cadet School; appointed Acting Colonel. 1946 in command 1st Bn. of his own Regiment, The Queen's Royal Regt. in Malaya. 1948 Commandant Eaton Hall Officer Cadet School, Chester. 1950 retired, remaining on Regular Army Reserve of Officers, with mobilization appointment in rank of full Colonel.
1950-63 market gardening at Roborough House, Nr. Plymouth; Member of Board of Governors, St. Dunstan's Abbey School, Plymouth 1951-66; Member of House of Laity, Church Assembly 1965-70; Church Warden, St. Mary the Virgin, Bickleigh, 1951-63, member of the P.C.C. and Manager of the Church School at Bickleigh; member of the P.C.C. of Parish Church of St. Eustachius, Tavistock, since 1965.
Interests: Gardening; Bird Watching (Member R.S.P.B.).
Clubs: Sometime member Junior United Service and Senior Army & Navy (the Rag); more recently, St. John House Club (Order of St. John of Jerusalem).
Portrait: Crayon by Robert Needham 1947.
From Cobbold Trust Tree:
When commanding 1/6 Queen's Royal Regiment with the 8th Army and taking part in the battles of Bir el Munassib, Adam Halfa and El Alamein, he was awarded his first DSO. He was captured in the desert but escaped from prison camp. The story of his escape is told in his privately published book, Apennine Journey. Following his escape he was ordered to Normandy to command 2nd Battalion of the Warwickshire Regiment whose CO had been killed in the Normandy landings three days earlier. He retained this command for the rest of the war and won his second DSO.
The citation states:
"On August 6th 1944 Lieut-Colonel Gibbs' battalion withstood a heavy and determined attack at le Bas Perrier from enemy infantry and Tiger tanks, preceded by intense artillery and mortar covering fire. One company area was overrun by tanks, which penetrated the battalion position. The action lasted from early afternoon till dusk, and the fire of enemy tanks dominated the battalion area the whole time, from the high ground above. Throughout this confused action, in which the battalion suffered heavy casualties, Lieut-Col. Gibbs had the situation well in hand. His calm, imperturbable behaviour was an inspiration to his junior leaders and soldiers. His clear orders, determination and complete disregard for his own safety under these very difficult circumstances had a most marked effect upon the course of the battle, and its successful outcome is a shining example of what the personality of a courageous leader can achieve."
At his funeral service on 4th May 1984 the address was given by Major General Sir Philip Ward. Here is what he said:
Once in a lifetime - maybe twice - if you have eyes to see - you will behold a man who you will recognise as one who is especially good, especially dear, in fact uniquely special. And if you have ears to hear you will reconise in him a voice that speaks the truth. In my lifetime, and I guess in the lifetime of most of you here this afternoon, Denis Gibbs was such a man. His influence on us all was far reaching, profound and wholly benign.
I originally met Denis on 1st January 1950 when I was appointed to my first job outside my regiment to be his Adjutant, when he was Commandant of Eaton Hall Officer Cadet School. My predecessor, like me, a Welsh Guardsman of tender years, in handing Denis over to me said - rather anxiously - "don't worry if at times he seems a little fierce; he tends occasionally to gnash his teeth and storm about, but if you stand your ground he turns out to be the kindest man on earth and you will get to love him". He also told me that Denis was given to writing little notes on very small pieces of paper, none of which were decipherable, but that it didn't matter because he always followed them up with verbal confirmation that left no room for misunderstanding. Well - he did storm about a bit and gnash his teeth, (seldom I'm happy to say at me), but his gnashes expired as quickly as they had begun, and ended with the object of his wrath being bought a reviving drink to settle things.
As to the writing, that too proved to be a correct warning, but it has become a source of intellectual delight far exceeding the solution of crossword puzzles, in all the time of friendship and correspondence that has ensued throughout the last four and thirty years. The trick, we found, was to open one of his letters at breakfast time and lie it flat on a convenient table or desk and let it get used to its new surroundings. We would then visit it during the day taking it, as it were, by surprise, and from a distance dart in and out, making out its meaning, bit by bit.
From these early days my alarm had changed to respect, from respect to affection and from affection to admiration and love. Denis Lucius Alban Gibbs was the third son and child of the five children of Canon Reginald Gibbs and his wife Lucia of Clifton Hampden in the county of Oxfordshire and was born in 1905. His brother Tom and his sister Joan survive him and they are here with us today. It was within this truly remarkable family that Denis received his grounding in the Christian Faith. He was carved into it, granite strong, and it was a faith that never left him. By it he was inspired, with it he inspired other people. It was the first of five foundation stones upon which his life was built.
The second foundation stone, chronologically, was his Regiment and the Army. He went to Sandhurst in the year that I was born, and was commissioned after an oustanding two years as a Gentleman Cadet into The Queen's Royal Regiment in 1926. he was lucky enough to serve in India and in the Sudan before such service was eclipsed by the aftermath of the Second World War. In those years before 1939 he became immersed in the art and ethos of regimental soldiery, honed and tempered for the most difficult of all levels of command - in his case that of Battalion Commander. But first, at the outbreak of war he was appointed Brigade major of 144 Infantry Brigade serving in France. He was Mentioned in despatches for his part in the evacuation from Dunkirk.
Then, in 1942, he was given command of 1/6 Battalion of his own Regiment, leading them at the battles of Alam Halfa and El Alamein. Here again he was Mentioned in Despatches and was awarded his first D.S.O.
Fate ordained that he should be captured in the desert, but fate also ordained that he should escape from his prison camp, and more of that in a moment. Meanwhile, after his return to this country, and a short spell of sick leave, he was ordered to Normandy to take over the 2nd Battalion of The Warwickshire Regiment whose Commanding Officer had been killed in the Normandy landings three days earlier. He remained in command throughout the rest of the war and received his second D.S.O. What a record: what a man.
The story of his escape from prison camp near Cremona in Italy is recorded in a slim, privately printed book, written by Denis, and called Apennine Journey, and is in itself a small classic of fortitude and resolution. Many of you will have read it, and in it you will have detected that self-effacing modesty and that concern for the people who helped him make good his escape, so typical of Denis. For all who understood soldiery, and for all who saw him at work right up until the time of his retirement in 1950, Denis was the Quintessential regimental officer: proud of his Sovereign and the Country which his regiment served: proud of the men he led.
In 1933, after seven years with his Regiment, another foundation stone, but of a very special kind, was laid, namely his marriage to Hilaria Edgcumbe. Here, if ever, was a marriage made in Heaven. The combined ingredients of love and their contrasting characteristics: the details of administration for him; the carefree serenity from her. Their combined interest in, compassion for and care of each other and of other people combined to make a marriage that was at once efficient and effective, and at the same time one that was as romantic at its end as it was at its beginning. So happy are we that they and all of us were able to share in the Golden Wedding celebrations last year.
Two more foundation stones. First the family. Four daughters, eleven grandchildren. Such a source of pride and happiness. Such special people as you would expect from such a parentage. Colourful, diverse in character,adventurous, individualistic, original, loving - sometimes presenting Denis with conundrums to be shared and solved, with advice to be sought and given, all activities which, though like all fathers doubtless sometimes driven wild by them, Denis relished to the full, and without which he would have felt a little cheated.
I come now to the last foundation stone: his Church: one allied so closely to the first of those which I suggested, his Faith. He was churchwarden and a member of the Parochial Church Council at Bickleigh, amongst his flowers and fruit whilst at Roborough, from 1951 to 1963. And of this church, here at Tavistock, a member of the Parochial Church Council from 1965 to his death. He was a most regular attender at all services of the Church's year deriving strength and comfort in such a quiet and modest way. If he was here (ie at Tavistock), or staying away, he never missed an Office if he could help it, and he epitomised what it is that the Church needs so desperately, if it is to survive and grow, namely the active participation of the Laity.
Faith and Family: Regiment, Queen and Country, The Church. These were Denis' talismen. By them he steered: by them he was formed into the man we knew. I have tried to hold before your eyes a looking glass. In it I hope you have seen a Denis whom you recognise. But be assured of this. We shall not see his like again, this side of Paradise.
Denis married Lady Hilaria Agnes Edgcumbe on 17 Oct 1933 in Aldenham Church, Aldenham, Hertfordshire. Hilaria (daughter of Kenelm William Edward Edgcumbe, 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and Lilian Agnes Arkwright) was born on 16 Jan 1908 in Chelsea, London; died on 19 Nov 2009 in Plymouth, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Jillianne Bridget Gibbs was born on 11 Jul 1935 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire; died on 20 Jan 1994 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire; was buried in Tavistock Cemetery, Devon.
- 13. Margaret Hilaria Gibbs
- 14. Rosamund Lucia Gibbs, Lady Woodard
- 15. Penelope Mary Gibbs
6. Joanna Isabel Gibbs (1.Reginald1) was born on 29 Aug 1907 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; died on 14 Nov 1995 in Winchester, Hampshire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Departure: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Arrival: 18 Sep 1933, Southampton, Hampshire; Proposed address: Aldenham Vicarage, Watford, Herts - Residence Southern Rhodesia: Occupation: Painter. Also Thomas Reginald Gibbs - brother - Occupation: Missionary - 4 years older - previous residence Northern Rhodesia.
Notes:
Younger twin of Bridget. Baptised at Clifton Hampden 22 September 1907. Educated at St. Helen's School, Abingdon, 1918-25.
Art Student at Lucy Kemp Welsh Art School, Bushey, Herts. Heatherley's Art School, London; and Chelsea Polytechnic. Worked in the Admiralty O.D.5. Division 1941-45.
Interests: Painting.
Died 14 November 1995.Joanna married Dr. Victor Bremner Purvis on 1 Oct 1945 in Chelsea, London. Victor (son of John Bremner Purvis and Elizabeth Annie Willis) was born on 13 Aug 1904 in Kampala, British East Africa; died on 26 Jan 1995 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 3
7. Dr. Denis Dunbar Gibbs (2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) was born on 19 Jul 1927 in Putney, Surrey; died on 8 Jan 2015 in Appleford, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Doctor of Medicine
Notes:
1st son. Baptised 28 August 1927 at Aldenham, Herts. Educated at the Diocesan College, Cape Town, 1942-44; Cape Town University Medical School, 1945-47; Keble College (Oxford) 1948-50; St. Mary's Hospital Medical School 1950-52, BA (Oxon 1949), BM, BCh (1952); DM (1962); MRCP (London 1955), FRCP (1973).
1935-40 Ruzawi School, Marandellas, Southern Rhodesia, founded by Maurice Carver (later to be brother-in-law). Scholarship in Anatomy and Physiology, University of Cape Town, 1947; Fulbright Travel Award to USA 1962; Trainee Research Grant of the US Public Health Service, 1962-63; Wellcome Grant for Research in Medical History, 1970. House Physician posts between 1953 and 1958 at St. Mary's Hospital, London;
Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex.; Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford; Maida Vale Hospital for Nervous Diseases; Hammersmith Hospital. Registrar and Senior Registrar, The London Hospital, 1958-62; Fellow in Medicine (Gastroenterology) Massachusetts Memorial Hospital, and Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass. 1962-63. Senior Medical Registrar, King George Hospital, Ilford 1963-64; Consultant Physician Good Hope District General Hospital, Sutton Coldfield and to the North Birmingham Group of Hospitals 1965-74. Consultant Physician in General Medicine and Gastroenterology to The London Hospital from March 1974. National Service in the Medical Branch of the Royal Air Force, 1955-57 (Squadron Leader).
Author of Exfolialive Cytology of the Stomach, Butterworth, London, 1968, and articles in medical journals. Examiner in Medicine, University of London (1978-79), University of Liverpool (1978), University of Basrah, Iraq (1979), Conjoint Board (1975-79). Adviser on examination reform, Indian Civil Service sponsored by British Council (1980).
Chief Medical Officer to the Provident Life Association of London.
Fellow Royal Society of Medicine; Member Harveian Society of London; British Society of the History of Medicine; British Soc. of Gastroenterology; British Society of Digestive Endoscopy (Hon. Treas. 1973-78).
Interests: Old books, medical history, walking.
Club: Athenaeum.
Portrait: Watercolour by Harry More-Gordon (1979) in own possession
Died suddenly, but painlessly, on 8th January 2015 with Rachel, Nicholas and Sarah at his bedside.
Birth:
40 Norroy RoadDenis married Rachel Elizabeth Youard [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Nicholas Mark Gibbs
- 19. Sarah Mary Gibbs
8. John Michael Francis Gibbs (2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) was born on 8 Mar 1929 in Salisbury, Rhodesia; died on 1 Oct 2020 in 157A Dunstans Road, East Dulwich, London; was buried on 12 Oct 2020 in Friends Meeting House, Almeley Wootton, Hereford, HR3 6PX. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: 7 Apr 1929, Salisbury, Rhodesia
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.John married Carol Margaret Williamson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Michael Alban Gibbs
- 21. Caroline Mary Gibbs
- 22. Dominic Faure Gibbs
- 23. Peter Deneys Gibbs
9. Mary Elizabeth Gibbs (2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) was born on 7 Jan 1932; died in 2008 in Great Malvern, Worcestershire. Notes:
1st daughter. Educated at Cape Town University (B.Soc. Sc. 1955).
1950-56 Orthopaedic nursing at Oxford. Member Institute of Medical Social Workers (1956). 1957-65 held appointment as Medical Social Worker at Harold Wood Hospital, Essex; Bromsgrove, Worcs.; Cheshire County Hospital; Reading Local Authority; Nuffield Orthopaedic,Oxford.
1966-76 Teaching (Home Economics, English, Librarian) at Malosa Secondary School, a large co-educational boarding school for Malawians, mission-founded and government controlled since Independence, aided by World Bank.
Interests: In Malawi, Home Care Clubs for girls with award scheme financed by donations in memory of her mother Marjorie Gibbs (4). In England: sketching, village lend-a-hand scheme, House Groups.Mary married Maurice Fraser Carver on 29 Oct 1965 in Marandellas,S.Rhodesia. Maurice (son of Frank Carver, MP and Annie Jane Harriet Creswell) was born on 30 Mar 1899 in Harborne, Staffordshire; died on 28 Sep 1986 in Ledbury, Herefordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. Peter McCausland Gibbs (2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) was born on 30 Sep 1934 in Salisbury, Rhodesia; died on 30 Sep 2023 in Cyprus; was buried on 6 Oct 2023 in St. Nicholas Church, Chlorakas, Paphos, Cyprus. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Chlorakas, Paphos, Cyprus
Notes:
3rd son. Educated at Diocesan College, Cape Town 1945-52; Keble College, Oxford (BA Hons, Geology) 1953-56; University College London., 1959-60 (Diploma Land Survey), and 1968-69 (M.Sc. Photogrammetry).
1977 Fellow Royal Institute Chartered Surveyors. 1978-9 Member Watt Committee on Energy Working Party. In 1953, aged 18, accompanied by an 18-year old companion, was first known to navigate Orange River from source to mouth. 1956-59 Member of Falkland Islands Dependencies Surveys; Base Leader Stonington Island. Awarded Polar Medal. Surveyed for H.M. Govt. in Zambia (1960-62), in Botswana (1963-65), Ghana (1965-67).
1969-77 with Ordnance Survey. 1977-79 with firm of Commercial Surveyors. 1979 started private survey practice in Edinburgh.
Interests: Walking, skiing, gardening, renewable energy resources. Member Photogrammetric Society, London; Cartographic Society.
Clubs: New (Edinburgh); Achilles; Antarctic (London).Peter married Judith Ann Orgill [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Simon Michael Gibbs
- 25. Joanna Bridget Gibbs
- 26. James Edward Gibbs was born on 4 Nov 1967; died in 2014 in Kandy, Central Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.
11. Bridget Anne Susan Gibbs (2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Bridget married Rev. John Walton Beauchamp Perry [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
12. Jillianne Bridget Gibbs (4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) was born on 11 Jul 1935 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire; died on 20 Jan 1994 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire; was buried in Tavistock Cemetery, Devon. Other Events and Attributes:
- Departure: Kure, Hiroshima, Japan
- Arrival: 21 Jan 1948, Southampton, Hampshire; Age: 12
Notes:
Baptised at Aldenham Church, educated at St. Stephen's College, Broadstairs. Married firstly at St. Mary's, Tamerton, Foliot on 18 April 1959, and secondly on 25 April 1974 in Bristol.
After leaving school obtained Diploma in Cookery and Needlework, followed by a year in France
studying French for 'A' levels and French History of Art. Secretarial Course at Marlborough Gate Secretarial College, followed by 2 years work with Architects James Cubitt and Partners, and at Marconi House. Returned to Devon for a year's practical work in school for E.S.N. children as a Matron before going on to study Social Science in Bristol.
Portrait: Crayon by Robert Needham, July 1947, last in possn. of her father Denis L Gibbs.Jillianne married Major Martin John Minter Kemp on 18 Apr 1959 in St Mary's, Tamerton Foliott, Devon, and was divorced in 1973. Martin (son of Arthur John Minter Kemp and Beatrice Mary Shaw) was born on 20 Mar 1935 in Windmill House, Wingrave, Buckinghamshire; died on 15 Feb 2020. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Jillianne married Anthony Alan Russell Cobbold [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Margaret Hilaria Gibbs (4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Margaret married Rev. Mark Lyon Thornewill [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
14. Rosamund Lucia Gibbs, Lady Woodard (4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Rosamund married Rear Admiral Sir Robert Nathaniel Woodard, KCVO, DL [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 38. Rupert Piers Nathaniel Woodard
- 39. Melissa Lucia Rosamund Woodard
- 40. Captain Jolyon Robert Alban Woodard, ADC Royal Navy
- 41. Hugo Gibbs Woodard was born on 24 Jul 1970; died on 24 Jul 1970.
- 42. Justin Gibbs Woodard was born on 24 Jul 1970; died on 24 Jul 1970.
15. Penelope Mary Gibbs (4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Penelope married Douglas Arthur Dale [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Penelope married Surg Cdre Timothy Roger Douglas Riley, CBE OstJ MB BS MRSC MRCGP DA Dip.Sports Med [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
16. Lucia Elizabeth Purvis (6.Joanna2, 1.Reginald1) Lucia married Lieut. Colonel Christopher Charles Lynwood Owen, MVO, OBE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
17. Christopher Thomas Bremner Purvis (6.Joanna2, 1.Reginald1) Christopher married Phillida A Seaward, MBE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 4
18. Nicholas Mark Gibbs (7.Denis3, 2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Nicholas married Myrtle Elizabeth Cools [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
19. Sarah Mary Gibbs (7.Denis3, 2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Family/Spouse: Geoffrey Charles Henny. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
20. Michael Alban Gibbs (8.John3, 2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Michael married Juliet Ann Pont [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
21. Caroline Mary Gibbs (8.John3, 2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Caroline married Peter Abraham Misch [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 58. Polly Margaret Misch
- 59. Laura Emma Misch
- 60. Thomas Abraham Misch
22. Dominic Faure Gibbs (8.John3, 2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Dominic married Annabel Fisher [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
23. Peter Deneys Gibbs (8.John3, 2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Family/Spouse: Caroline Sara Elizabeth Jones. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
24. Simon Michael Gibbs (10.Peter3, 2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Simon married Larisa [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
27. Simeon Luke Thabiso Perry (11.Bridget3, 2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Simeon married Debra Jane Dettmar [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
28. Ruth Eiluned Mary Perry (11.Bridget3, 2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Ruth married Timothy Peter Pizey, (born Angier) [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
29. Laura Bridget Rebecca Perry (11.Bridget3, 2.Michael2, 1.Reginald1) Family/Spouse: Charlie Turner. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 72. Luca Turner
- 73. Casper Turner
30. Emma Hilaria Minter Kemp (12.Jillianne3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Emma married Simon J Staughton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
31. Penelope Claire Minter Kemp (12.Jillianne3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Penelope married Thomas Seymour Dickins [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
32. Robin John Edgcumbe Minter Kemp (12.Jillianne3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Robin married Penelope Anne Garner [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
33. Dr. John-Mark Judah Thornewill, PhD (13.Margaret3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) John-Mark married Araby J Wedekind [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
34. Luke Thomas Thornewill (13.Margaret3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Luke married Caroline Ramey Ford [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
35. Joanna Lilian Thornewill (13.Margaret3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Joanna married Taylor Hay [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
36. Christopher Kenelm Shane Thornewill (13.Margaret3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Family/Spouse: Wendy Bissett. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
37. Dr. Jeremy Lyon Thornewill (13.Margaret3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Jeremy married Caroline Gardner Ramey [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 86. Raike Thornewill
- 87. Lilian Thornewill
- 88. Elizabeth Thornewill
38. Rupert Piers Nathaniel Woodard (14.Rosamund3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Rupert married Anna Maude Sophia Maria Culley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
39. Melissa Lucia Rosamund Woodard (14.Rosamund3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Melissa married Nicholas Courtenay Matthews [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
40. Captain Jolyon Robert Alban Woodard, ADC Royal Navy (14.Rosamund3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Jolyon married Matilda Dixey [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
43. Henrietta Lucia Douglas Riley (15.Penelope3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 97. Theodore Horatio Piers Clancy
- 98. Olivia Louise Rose Stockman was born after 2009.
44. Venetia Louise Douglas Riley (15.Penelope3, 4.Denis2, 1.Reginald1) Venetia married William Banbury [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
46. Harry Victor Owen Owen (16.Lucia3, 6.Joanna2, 1.Reginald1) Family/Spouse: Naomi Dorothy Kerr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
47. George Christopher Owen Owen (16.Lucia3, 6.Joanna2, 1.Reginald1) Family/Spouse: Sarah-Jane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 104. Elsie Owen
48. Kerensa Toura Isabel Purvis (17.Christopher3, 6.Joanna2, 1.Reginald1) Kerensa married Michael Guppy [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
49. Xenobe Eva Wendela Purvis (17.Christopher3, 6.Joanna2, 1.Reginald1) Xenobe married William Richards [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
50. Lucian Annesley Bremner Purvis (17.Christopher3, 6.Joanna2, 1.Reginald1) Lucian married Kirstin Anderson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]