Gibbs Family Tree
Captain Lionel Cyril Gibbs
1893 - 1940 (47 years)1. Captain Lionel Cyril Gibbs was born on 15 Feb 1893 in Flax Bourton, Somerset; died on 25 Dec 1940 in Hampshire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Destination: Kilindini, Mombasa, Coast, Kenya
- Residence: 1901, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire; Age: 8; Relation: Son
- Departure: 4 Mar 1921, London
- Arrival: 18 Feb 1923, New York, USA
- Arrival: 19 Apr 1923, Southampton, Hampshire
- Arrival: 23 Sep 1923, New York, USA
- Residence: 1926-1927, 41 York Terrace, St. Marylebone, London
- Residence: From 1928, Thornhill House, Kington Lisle, Berkshire
- Death: 25 Dec 1940, Brighton, Sussex
Notes:
7th son of Henry Martin Gibbs of Barrow Court. Baptised 26 February 1893 at Barrow Gurney. Educated at Eton College, 1906-12; matric. Oxford (Christ Church) October 1912.
Master of the Beagles at Eton in 1912 and at Christ Ch. Oxford, 1913. 2nd Lieut., North Somerset Yeomanry (Territ.) November 1912; Lieut. 1917; retired 1919. In the Great War served in France and Belgium October 1914 to May 1915; lost his left arm as the result of wound suffered at Ypres on 13 May 1915; Aide-de-Camp May to November 1918 to Major General Gorringe commanding 47th Divn. in France. Despatches 14 January 1915. 1914 Star. British War medal. Allies (Victory) medal.
Farming in Kenya from 1920 to 1929. Founded Kenya Coffee Co. in London 1921. A Trustee of St. Michael's Home in Cheddar. Portrait: min. by Gertrude Thomson last in possession of Rothesay Timothy Gibbs.Lionel married Mary Charlesworth on 1 Jul 1925, and was divorced in 1932. Mary (daughter of Albany Hawke Charlesworth and Eleanor Charlotte Bayley) was born in Jan 1904 in Park Steet, Westminster, London; died in Dec 1962 in Staincross, Yorkshire West Riding. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Rothesay Timothy Gibbs was born on 26 Jan 1927 in 41 York Terrace, Marylebone, London; died on 29 Jul 1990 in Northampton, Northamptonshire.
- 3. Nicholas Albany Gibbs was born on 11 Jan 1929 in London; died on 14 Apr 1984 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA.
Lionel married Elizabeth Sonia Snagge on 1 Nov 1933 in Long Ashton, Somerset. Elizabeth (daughter of Harold Edward Snagge and Inez Alfreda Lubbock) was born in 3 1910 in Kensington, London; died on 30 Oct 1959 in Oxfordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 2
2. Rothesay Timothy Gibbs (1.Lionel1) was born on 26 Jan 1927 in 41 York Terrace, Marylebone, London; died on 29 Jul 1990 in Northampton, Northamptonshire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Creaton Lodge, Northampton NN6 8ND
- Baptism: 29 Mar 1927
Notes:
Worked for Ind Coope-Allsopp 1948-56. Joined Vivian Gray 1956-62. Member London Stock Exchange 1958-75. Partner Rowe & Pitman 1965-75. Member of Lloyds, London 1976. Governor St. Andrews Hospital, 1972. Trustee Three Shires Hospital, 1979. Northamptonshire County Councillor 1977-81. District Councillor 1981.
Club: Boodle'sRothesay married Ann Caroline Bury [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
3. Nicholas Albany Gibbs (1.Lionel1) was born on 11 Jan 1929 in London; died on 14 Apr 1984 in Washington City, District of Columbia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: Sandhurst, Berkshire
- Residence: 1628 32nd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., USA
- Arrival: 7 Jul 1940, New York, USA
- Arrival: 12 Jul 1955, Southampton, Hampshire
- Occupation: 1960, Washington City, District of Columbia, USA; Executive with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Arrival: 23 Apr 1961, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
Notes:
Served with 9th Queen's Royal Lancers 1948-56.
British Joint Services Mission, Washington D.C. 1953-54; with International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Washington D.C. USA from 1960.
Club: TurfNicholas married Hon. Elizabeth Beatrice Baring [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 3
5. Henrietta Elizabeth Gibbs (2.Rothesay2, 1.Lionel1) Henrietta married Kenwynn John Madocks Madocks Wright [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Andrew Lionel John Gibbs (3.Nicholas2, 1.Lionel1) Andrew married Alexandra Wilson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
8. Eliza Jane Gibbs (3.Nicholas2, 1.Lionel1) Eliza married William Browne-Swinburne [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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