Mary Mercy Llewellyn: Gibbs Family Tree

Gibbs Family Tree

1875 - 1956 (80 years)

Generation: 1

Mary Mercy Llewellyn was born on 26 Jun 1875 in Langford Court, Burrington, Somerset; died on 16 Jan 1956 in Pytte, Clyst St George, Devon.

Other Events and Attributes:

Baptism: 11 Jul 1875, Burrington, Somerset

Notes:

1st daughter of Evan H. Llewellyn of Langford Court, Burrington, Somerset, MP (by Mary Blanche, 1st daughter of Thomas Somers (died 1862) of Mendip Lodge, Burrington, for whom see Burke's 'Landed Gentry'. Baptised 11 July 1875 at Burrington.

Co-opted member of the Devon County Council's Committee for Care of the Mentally Defective. Member of the following committees: Exeter Diocesan Association for Care of Friendless Girls (Chairman 1927-9); the Devon Voluntary Association for Welfare of the Mentally Defective; the Royal West of England Institution for the Deaf and Dumb; Devon District Nursing Assn. (Topsham & District). Founder Member and 1st President of Clyst St. George & Ebford Women's Institute. A Trustee of St. Michael's Home, Cheddar. Founded Clyst St. George Mother's Union branch 1912.

Portrait: Pastel by H. M. Heaton in possession of great-nephew Patrick Gibbs.

Mary married Antony Hubert Gibbs, JP on 18 Oct 1899 in Burrington, Devon. Antony (son of Antony Gibbs, of Tyntesfield and Janet Louisa Merivale) was born on 18 Sep 1874 in Wraxall, Somerset; died on 28 Jul 1957 in Pytte, Clyst St George, Devon; was buried in Clyst St George, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Elaine Blanche Gibbs was born on 17 Jan 1901 in Langford Court, Burrington, Somerset; died on 19 Feb 1977 in Bracknell, Berkshire; was buried in Feb 1977 in Finchampstead, Berkshire.
3. Elizabeth Mercy Gibbs was born on 6 Dec 1904 in London; died on 17 Feb 1997 in Exeter, Devon.
4. Captain Evan Llewellyn Gibbs was born on 17 May 1906 in St. Thomas, Devon; died on 1 Jun 1940 in Dunkirk, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
5. Major Antony Gibbs was born on 26 Oct 1909 in Pytte, Clyst St George, Devon; died on 21 Dec 2000 in Andover, Hampshire; was buried on 29 Dec 2000 in Wherwell, Hampshire.
6. Pamela Mary Gibbs was born on 9 Jun 1918 in Harwood, Salisbury, Wiltshire; died on 25 Jul 2008; was buried on 31 Jul 2008 in St Peter and Holy Cross Church, Wherwell, Hants.

Generation: 2

Elaine Blanche Gibbs

(1.Mary¹) was born on 17 Jan 1901 in Langford Court, Burrington, Somerset; died on 19 Feb 1977 in Bracknell, Berkshire; was buried in Feb 1977 in Finchampstead, Berkshire.

Other Events and Attributes:

Baptism: 24 Feb 1901, Wraxall, Somerset
Arrival: 4 Feb 1925, London

Notes:

1st daughter of Antony Hubert Gibbs. Baptised 24 Feb 1901 at Wraxall, Somerset.Married 16 Sept. 1925 at Clyst St. George. d 19 Feb 1977 and bur. in Finchampstead ch yd.

Before marriage was President of Girls' Exeter Diocesan Assoc., Scoutmaster of Boy Scouts and Captain of Girl Guides. 1925-75 On Committee of Florence Nightingale Hospital for Gentlewomen in Lisson Grove, London. 1935-39 Active with Roehampton Conservative Assn. and 1945-77 with Crowthorne Conservative Assn. (Chairman, Women's Committee). Chairman and President, Crowthorne Girl Guides.

There are three Memorials to her at Crowthorne, Berkshire. 1. Flowering Cherry Tree donated by Crowthorne Girl Guides, planted 19 Feb. 1978 by her son William, in Crowthorne Churchyard; 2. Elaine Edgedale Silver Cup for Crowthorne children's Spring Bulb Competition, 1st awarded 18 Feb. 1978; 3. Elaine Edgedale Memorial Rose Bowl for Best Kept Garden in Crowthorne, 1st awarded 15 July 1978.

Portraits: Pastel as a child by H. M. Heaton; small water colour by unknown artist when about 5 or 6 years old; and an oil painting by unknown artist when about 8 years old. All in the possession of her son Lt. Col. william Richard Edgedale.

Elaine married His Honour Judge Samuel Richard Edgedale, QC on 16 Sep 1925 in Clyst St George, Devon. Samuel (son of Samuel Sidebottom and Maude Peternel Richards) was born on 23 May 1897 in Castleton, Lancashire; died on 5 Apr 1966 in Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berkshire; was buried in Apr 1966 in Finchampstead, Berkshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

7. Elizabeth Eve Edgedale was born on 28 Aug 1926 in London; died on 7 Feb 1995.
8. Mercy Maude Edgedale was born on 4 Nov 1928 in 22 Gerald Road, Belgravia, London, SW1; died on 2 Feb 1995 in Lambeth, London.
9. Lieut. Colonel William Richard Edgedale was born on 28 Feb 1931 in 22 Gerald Road, Belgravia, London, SW1; died on 22 Jul 1996 in Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Captain Evan Llewellyn Gibbs

(1.Mary¹) was born on 17 May 1906 in St. Thomas, Devon; died on 1 Jun 1940 in Dunkirk, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Notes:

Baptised 21 July 1906 at St. George's, Clyst St. George. Educated at Eton College 1919/24 and Royal Military College, Sandhurst 1925-26. Killed in Action near Dunkirk, 1st June 1940.

2nd Lieut. Coldstream Guards 1926; Lieut. 1929, Capt. 1940. Served with the Shanghai Defence Force 1927-28. Resigned from the Army, February 1930 and joined British Shareholders' Trust in the City of London, but remained on the Reserve until re-called to serve in the Second World War. Member of the Stock Exchange, and partner in David A. Sevan, Stockbrokers, from 1933-39. He was killed on June 1st 1940 while commanding No. 1 Company, 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, at Hondeschoote, six miles behind Dunkirk while forming the rear guard of the B.E.F. He was buried by the villagers and afterwards buried by the War Graves Commission in Warhem Cemetery near Dunkirk. He is mentioned in the following books: "Fight Another Day" by J. M. Langley, published by Collins, 1974;
"No Dishonourable Name" by D. C. Quilter, published by Clowes, 1947; "The Coldstream Guards 1920-1946" by Michael Howard and John Sparrow, pub. by The Oxford University Press, 1951.

Portrait as a child in pastel by H. M. Heaton in possession of grandson Patrick Gibbs.

Died:
Killed in Action

Evan married Monica Elizabeth Wyldbore-Smith on 28 Apr 1930 in Westminster, London. Monica (daughter of Sir Edmund Charles Wyldbore-Smith and Evadne Maude Kellett) was born on 29 Sep 1900 in Lonsdale, Kyle, Wexforth; died on 8 Jul 1973 in Winchester, Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

10. Michael Edmund Hubert Gibbs was born on 31 Mar 1932 in Chelsea, London; died on 27 Mar 2016 in London.
11. Lt. Col. Sir Peter Evan Wyldbore Gibbs, LVO, CVO, KCVO was born on 1 Feb 1934 in Chelsea, London; died on 6 Sept 2001 in Clyst St George, Devon.
12. Evadne Jane Gibbs was born on 17 May 1938 in Chelsea, London; died on 7 Jun 2020.

Major Antony Gibbs

(1.Mary¹) was born on 26 Oct 1909 in Pytte, Clyst St George, Devon; died on 21 Dec 2000 in Andover, Hampshire; was buried on 29 Dec 2000 in Wherwell, Hampshire.

Other Events and Attributes:

Baptism: 3 Dec 1909, Clyst St George, Devon

Notes:

2nd son. Baptised 3 December 1909 at Clyst St. George. Educated at Stowe School 1922-26.

Joined Supplementary Reserve of Officers of Coldstream Guards, 1930. In the office of Price Waterhouse & Co. (Accountants) in the City of London, 1931. In the office of H. C. Sevan (Insurance Brokers) in the City of London 1934-39.

Served with the Coldstream Guards during the Second World War. Served with 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards in France 1939-40. Personal Assistant to Gen. Sir Charles Loyd, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., who was Chief of the General Staff, Home Forces 1941-42, and A.D.C. to General Lloyd when he became G.O.C. in C. Southern Command 1942-43. Adjutant to 6th Bn. from May 1943 until it was disbanded. Served with 5th Bn. in Guards Armoured Division in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany 1944-45. President Cold- streamers Association, Exeter Branch 1953-63.

On Council of Devon Agricultural Society 1950-63; Vice-President of the Royal Bath & West Agricultural Society; A Trustee of St. Michael's Home, Cheddar, until it became a Cheshire Home; On Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Management Committee from 1952 until it was disbanded. A member of the Committee of The Royal School for the Deaf in Exeter 1950-63.

Portraits: Pastel by Shirley Fox of Bath, 1916; Pastel by H. M. Heaton; Watercolour by Lambert of Bath. Pastel of Antony Hubert Gibbs by H. M. Heaton and Pastel of Mary Mercy Gibbs, by H. M. Heaton. (all last in his possession). Portrait by John Shirley-Fox RBA (1860-1939) aged six and a half in possession of his son Antony Julian Gibbs.

Antony married June Audrey Chichester on 5 Sep 1939 in St. Mary's, Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey. June (daughter of John Reginald Chichester and Audrey Geraldine Chapman) was born on 23 Jul 1918 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire; died in Dec 2006 in Fullerton, Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

13. Antony Julian Gibbs
14. Victoria Anne Gibbs

Pamela Mary Gibbs

(1.Mary¹) was born on 9 Jun 1918 in Harwood, Salisbury, Wiltshire; died on 25 Jul 2008; was buried on 31 Jul 2008 in St Peter and Holy Cross Church, Wherwell, Hants.

Other Events and Attributes:

Baptism: 25 Jul 1918, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Notes:

3rd daughter. Baptised 25 July 1918 in Salisbury Cathedral. Educated at St. Margaret's School, Exeter, Baronne de Parrel, London and Mlle Du Vernet, Paris.

Before the Second World War ran the Clyst St. George Girl Guides. In 1935 joined the V.A.D. and nursed troops for five years during the War. Sometime member of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Boys' Club; Prisoners Aid; Ladies Rifle Brigade Guild; Women's Institute, Parochial Church Council. Member W.R.V.S. (Meals on Wheels). Vice-President/Chairman Wherwell Conservative Association.

Hobbies include: gardening, wild birds, farmyard fowls, dogs and cats, cooking and grandchildren.

Portrait as a child in pastel by H. M. Heaton, last in own possession.

Pamela married Major Charles Henry Liddell, MC, JP on 10 Mar 1944. Charles (son of Lt Col Geoffrey William Liddell and Mary Sophia Liddell) was born on 2 Jul 1917 in Farnham, Surrey; died on 25 Sep 1998 in Winchester, Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

15. Mary Susan Liddell
16. James Edward Cory Liddell was born on 13 Jul 1947; died on 21 June, 2022 in France.
17. Alice Margaret Liddell

Generation: 3

Elizabeth Eve Edgedale

(2.Elaine², 1.Mary¹) was born on 28 Aug 1926 in London; died on 7 Feb 1995.

Notes:

Baptised September 1926 at St. Michael's, Star Street, Paddington. Educated at St. George's, Ascot.

Served in the W.R.N.S. 1944-46. President Walsingham Division British Red Cross 1966-69.

3 sons,1 daughter: Charles Anthony Assheton, b. 1953; John Edward Richard, b. 1956;
Robert Philip Morden, b. 1964; Caroline Mary Elaine, b. 1960.

Birth:
22 Lancaster Gate,

Elizabeth married Anthony Philip Harbord-Hamond, 11th Baron Suffield on 16 Jan 1952 in Ascot, Berkshire. Anthony (son of Admiral Sir Richard Morden Harbord, 10th Baron Suffield and Nina Annette Mary Crawford Hutchinson) was born on 19 Jun 1922 in Chelsea, London; died on 8 Dec 2011 in North Walsham, Norfolk; was buried in Norfolk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

18. Charles Anthony Assheton Harbord-Hamond, 12th Baron Suffield was born on 3 Dec 1953; died on 15 Jan 2016.
19. John Edward Richard Harbord-Hamond, 13th Baron Suffield
20. Caroline Mary Elaine Harbord-Hamond
21. Robert Philip Morden Harbord-Hamond

Lieut. Colonel William Richard Edgedale

(2.Elaine², 1.Mary¹) was born on 28 Feb 1931 in 22 Gerald Road, Belgravia, London, SW1; died on 22 Jul 1996 in Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Other Events and Attributes:

Baptism: Mar 1931, London

Notes:

Born 28 February 1931. Baptised March 1931 at St. Michael's, Chester Square. Educated at Eton and RMA Mons.

Commissioned with The Life Guards 1949; served Egypt, Cyprus, W. Germany, Borneo, Malaya, Singapore; Regimental Adjutant Household Cavalry 1964-66; Commanding Officer, Household Cavalry Regiment 1972-75; Retired 1975 from the Army;

Assistant Clerk of the Course, Ascot Racecourse from 1975. Knight of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Chevalier of the Order of the Dannebrog; Chevalier of the Order of the Polar Star; Officer (Military Division) the Order of Orange Nassau.

Died: 9 August 1996.

1 son and 3 daughters by his first wife Mary Ella Newman:

(1) James William b. 14 January 1963 and married to Sarah Louise Jenkinson (b. 19 March 1964) with three children - Alice Lucy Rose b. 30 June 1995, Rupert Guy b. 16 September 1997, and George William b. 2 August 2001

(2) Mirabel Jean Elaine Edgedale b. 13 June 1955

(3) Emma Margaret Belak b. 20 August 1956

(4) Sarah Jane Donlan b. 12 December 1965 and married to Robert Donlan (b. 27 October 1967), children - Imogen Emily Zoe, Oliver Guy George, Saskia Eve Mary.

Birth:
22 Gerald Road, SW1

Died:
or 9 August 1996?

William married Mary Newman on 19 Jul 1954 in St Michael's, Chester, and was divorced in Nov 1976. Mary (daughter of Guy Arthur Newman, JP.) was born on 3 Oct 1931 in London; died on 22 sept 2004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

22. Mirabel Jean Elaine Edgedale
23. Emma Margaret Belak Edgedale was born on 20 Aug 1956; died on 9 Jan 2017.
24. James William Edgedale
25. Sarah Jane Edgedale

William married Anne Virginia Smith on 18 Jan 1977. Anne (daughter of George William Murray Smith) was born on 17 Apr 1951; died on 15 Apr 1997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

10.

Michael Edmund Hubert Gibbs

(4.Evan², 1.Mary¹) was born on 31 Mar 1932 in Chelsea, London; died on 27 Mar 2016 in London.

Notes:

1st son. Baptised 28 April 1932 at the Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks. Educated at Eton 1945-50 and Christ Church, Oxford 1950-53; MA.

Joined Stockbroking firm of Messrs. David A. Bevan Simpson, the firm in which his father was a partner before the Second World War; Partner 1967. Member London Stock Exchange. Partner Messrs, de Zoete & Bevan since 1970.

Died 27 March 2016

Birth:
17 Draycott Avenue,

Michael married Helen Antonia Edmonstone [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

11.

Lt. Col. Sir Peter Evan Wyldbore Gibbs, LVO, CVO, KCVO

(4.Evan², 1.Mary¹) was born on 1 Feb 1934 in Chelsea, London; died on 6 Sept 2001 in Clyst St George, Devon.

Notes:

2nd son. Born 1 February 1934 and baptised 14 March 1934 at the Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks. Educated at Eton 1947-52.

1952 Visited the Union of South Africa and Southern Rhodesia. Novemer 1952 enlisted as National Service conscript. 25 July 1955 Commissioned into Coldstream Guards as 2nd Lieut. 1953-55 served with 2nd Battalion in British Army of the Rhine. Lieutenant 24 July 1955. 1956-57 served at Guards Depot. 1957-60 with 1st Battalion in BAOR and UK. 1960-62 GSO3 1st Guards Brigade. Captain 1 Feb. 1961. 1962-64 Adjutant Mons Officer Cadet School. 1964-67 with 1st Battalion in BAOR, Libya, Aden, British Honduras and UK. 1967-69 served at Guards Depot. Major 31 March 1967. 1969-72 Deputy Assistant Adjutant General Headquarters London District. 1972-73 with 1st Battalion in N. Ireland, UK and Berlin. 1973-74 with 2nd Battalion as Second in Command in UK, Sharjah and Cyprus. Lieutenant Colonel 30 June 1974.1975-77 Commanded 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards in UK and N. Ireland. 1977-80 Assistant Adjutant General Headquarters London District.

General Service Medal with Clasp 'South Arabia' (1966); General Service Medal with Clasp 'Northern Ireland' (1972); United National Medal (Cyprus) 1974; Jubilee Medal 1977.

Coordinator State Funeral of Earl Mountbatten of Burma (5 September 1979).

Private Secretary H.R.H. The Princess Anne The Princess Royal 1982-1997. K.C.V.O. 6 October 1997.

Died 6 September 2001 and buried at Clyst St. George.

Birth:
17 Draycott Avenue

Peter married Jane Duncombe Howell [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Peter married Elena Sally Wester on 11 Jun 1976. Elena (daughter of John William Wester) was born on 5 Nov 1940 in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina; died on 22 Aug 2012; was buried in Clyst St George, Devon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

33. Evan Rupert Michael Gibbs

12.

Evadne Jane Gibbs

(4.Evan², 1.Mary¹) was born on 17 May 1938 in Chelsea, London; died on 7 Jun 2020.

Other Events and Attributes:

Baptism: The Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks
Education: 1950 - 1954, Downham, Hatfield Heath, Hertfordshire

Notes:

Baptised at The Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks. Educated at Downham, Hatfield Heath, 1950-54.

Evadne married Sir Howard Christian Sheldon Guinness on 17 Nov 1958. Howard (son of Edward Douglas Guinness and Martha Letière Sheldon) was born on 3 Jun 1932 in St George Hanover Square, London; died on 23 Jun 2019; was buried on 22 Jul 2019 in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Glanvilles Wootton, Dorset. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

13.	Antony Julian Gibbs (5.Antony², 1.Mary¹) Antony married Mary-Anne Amy Phillips [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Antony married Hon. Alexandra Rachel Catherine Mary Lampson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

14.

Victoria Anne Gibbs

(5.Antony², 1.Mary¹)

Victoria married Antony Francis Pemberton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

37. Richard Francis Antony Pemberton
38. Charles Jeremy Pemberton

15.

Mary Susan Liddell

(6.Pamela², 1.Mary¹)

Mary married Antony Michael Ansell [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

16.

James Edward Cory Liddell

(6.Pamela², 1.Mary¹) was born on 13 Jul 1947; died on 21 June, 2022 in France.

Notes:

Educated at Eton and Stourbridge Earles, Cirencester.

Spent two years in Australia, travelling there via Europe and Asia. While in Australia worked as a Jackaroo. Returned to the U.K. via U.S.A. With his wife drove to India and back, taking a year over the journey.

Farmer, dairy and arable; breaks young horses. Hunts, shoots, fishes. Farming at Cottonworth House, Fullerton, Andover, Hants.

James married Rachel Ann De Pree [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

17. Alice Margaret Liddell (6.Pamela², 1.Mary¹)
Alice married Christopher Nicholas Allen [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 4

18.

Charles Anthony Assheton Harbord-Hamond, 12th Baron Suffield

(7.Elizabeth³, 2.Elaine², 1.Mary¹) was born on 3 Dec 1953; died on 15 Jan 2016.

Notes:

He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He gained the rank of Captain between 1972 and 1979 in the Coldstream Guards. He held the office of Equerry to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.
He lived in 2003 at 4 Lysias Road, London, England.
He succeeded as the 12th Baron Suffield, of Suffield, Norfolk, and as the 13th Baronet Harbord on 8 December 2011.

Charles married Lucy Lennox Scrope Hutchinson on 10 Sep 1983, and was divorced in 1990. Lucy was born in Jan 1957 in Oxford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Emma Louise Williams [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

19.

John Edward Richard Harbord-Hamond, 13th Baron Suffield

(7.Elizabeth³, 2.Elaine², 1.Mary¹)

John married Katharine Margaret Lucy Seymour [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: