Gibbs Family Tree
Annie Jane Harriet Creswell
1861 -1. Annie Jane Harriet Creswell was born on 18 May 1861 in Speen, Gibraltar. Other Events and Attributes:
- Departure: Yokohama, Aomori, Japan
- Residence: 1901, Worcestershire
- Residence: 1901, Worcestershire; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Harborne, Worcestershire, England
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Harborne, Worcestershire, England
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Worcestershire; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Arrival: 31 Mar 1933, London
Annie married Frank Carver, MP on 14 Oct 1889 in St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, London. Frank (son of Benjamin Carver and Emily Frost) was born on 5 May 1861 in Gibraltar; died on 15 Apr 1943 in Birmingham, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Christian Creswell Carver was born on 5 Jul 1897 in Harborne, Staffordshire; died on 23 Jul 1917 in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium; was buried in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
- 3. Maurice Fraser Carver was born on 30 Mar 1899 in Harborne, Staffordshire; died on 28 Sep 1986 in Ledbury, Herefordshire.
- 4. Humphrey Stephen Mumford Carver was born on 29 Nov 1902 in Harborne, Staffordshire; died on 19 Oct 1995 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- 5. Francis Kenelm MacKenzie Carver was born on 9 Jun 1907 in Harborne, Staffordshire; died on 21 Aug 1986 in Keevil, England, United Kingdom.
Generation: 2
3. Maurice Fraser Carver (1.Annie1) was born on 30 Mar 1899 in Harborne, Staffordshire; died on 28 Sep 1986 in Ledbury, Herefordshire. Other Events and Attributes:
- Departure: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Residence: England
- Baptism: 26 Apr 1899, Harborne, Staffordshire
- Residence: 1901, Worcestershire; Relation to Head of House: Son
- Military Service: 1918, France; the King's Royal Rifles
- Departure: 1924, Hong Kong, China
- Arrival: 16 Jun 1924, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Arrival: 15 May 1933, Southampton, Hampshire
- Military Service: 1939, Rhodesia; Joined Rhodesian Army
Notes:
Son of Frank Carver of Harborne, Birmingham and Annie Jane Harriet Crewswell of Gibraltar. Educated at Rugby School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford (BA Hons, History) 1921; Diploma of Education London, 1925.
2nd Lieut. K.R.R.C. Jan. 1918-March 1919; Rhodesia Regiment July 1940-September 1942 (Lieut.); East Africa Pioneers October 1942-August 1943; Force 133 (SOE) August 1943-December 1944 (Capt.).
Appointments: St. John's College, Agra U.P. India Oct. 1921-August 1923. Union College, Alwaye, Travencore, August 1923-July 1924. Ridge School, West-cliff, Johannesburg, January 1926-Aug. 1927. Co-founder Ruzawi School, Maran-dellas, S. Rhodesia; January 1928-Aug. 1956. St. Faith's Mission, Rusape, Rhodesia, Sept. 1956-July 1959, and Superintendent of 45 Diocesan African Primary Schools. Bernard Mizeki School, Marandellas, December 1959-Sept. 1960. Ranche House College, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia, Oct. 1960-December 1963, assisting J.M.F. Gibbs on research project on inter-racial adult education, preliminary to opening of Ranche House College, Salisbury. Assistant Secretary Diocese of Malawi, February 1964-Feb. 1970. 1964 Librarian & Secretary to Board of Governors to start Chilema United Church Lay Training Centre, Malawi. Bursar Malosa Sec. School, Malawi, March 1970-Aug. 1974.
Interests: Play reading, drama, walking.Maurice married Nancy Jean Niven on 6 Aug 1927 in Transvaal, South Africa. Nancy was born on 1 Jun 1899 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa; died in 1928 in Gauteng, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. John Christian Niven Carver was born on 28 Sep 1928 in Rhodesia; died about 2018.
Maurice married Gwendoline Mary Lord on 22 Apr 1931. Gwendoline was born in Apr 1899 in Ealing, Middlesex; died on 4 May 1954 in Marandellas, Marondera, Mashonaland East, Southern Rhodesia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. David Carver
Maurice married Mary Elizabeth Gibbs on 29 Oct 1965 in Marandellas,S.Rhodesia. Mary (daughter of Rev Michael McCausland Gibbs and Edith Marjorie Ward) was born on 7 Jan 1932; died in 2008 in Great Malvern, Worcestershire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Humphrey Stephen Mumford Carver (1.Annie1) was born on 29 Nov 1902 in Harborne, Staffordshire; died on 19 Oct 1995 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Departure: Southampton, Hampshire
- Baptism: 26 Dec 1902, Harborne, Staffordshire
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Harborne, Worcestershire, England
- Military Service: 1916, Canada; Major, Canadian Army
- Arrival: 15 Aug 1930, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
- Arrival: 15 Aug 1930, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
- Military Service: 1944, Canada; Canadian Army, Army Examiner
- Residence: 1949, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Noted as Architect
- Death: 19 Oct 1995, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Humphrey married Anne Harley Sedgewick on 26 Nov 1951 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Anne was born on 19 Aug 1914 in York, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Jun 2003 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Francis Kenelm MacKenzie Carver (1.Annie1) was born on 9 Jun 1907 in Harborne, Staffordshire; died on 21 Aug 1986 in Keevil, England, United Kingdom. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: England
- Baptism: 5 Jul 1907, Harborne, Staffordshire
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Worcestershire
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Worcestershire
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, England
- Residence: 1930, Pancras, London
- Occupation: Apr 1943; Captain in H M Army, as noted in father's Will
- Military Service: 1944, Northern Europe; S.O.E.
Family/Spouse: Margaret Palmyre Mary Meyer. Margaret was born on 4 Nov 1907; died on 21 Nov 1997 in Wiltshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
6. John Christian Niven Carver (3.Maurice2, 1.Annie1) was born on 28 Sep 1928 in Rhodesia; died about 2018. Family/Spouse: Veda. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]