Gibbs Family Tree
Lt. Commander Robert Claud Gibbs
1895 - 1949 (54 years)1. Lt. Commander Robert Claud Gibbs was born on 17 Apr 1895 in Waltair, Andhra Pradesh, India; died on 10 Jun 1949 in Surrey; was buried in West Norwood, Surrey. Notes:
Lt. Commander Royal Navy (ret.) Only child. Baptised at Waltair 6 May 1895. Educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, 1908-10 and Royal Naval College, Dartmouth 1910-12. Cremated at West Norwood, Surrey.
Midshipman in the Royal Navy 1913; Sub- Lieut. 1915; Lieutenant 30 April 1917; Retired 1921; obtained rank of Lieut. Commander 30 April 1926. Served throughout the Great War (on HMS's Thunderer and Empress of India at Scapa Flow, Sloop Iris at Queenstown and in submarines in the North Sea), and was awarded the 1914 Star, British War medal, and Allies (Victory) medal. In employ of Minerals Separation Co. London and of allied firms on the Continent 1921-9; in Dorr Oliver Co. Ltd., Sales Engineers, London, from 1929. He and his wife lived from 1931 at Ash Cottage, Garrard Road, Banstead. Associate Member of Institute of Mechanical Engineers 1932. During World War II 1939-45 at Admiralty Offices in Glasgow and London.Robert married Walda Elfriede E. Gruhn on 15 Mar 1930 in Berlin, Germany. Walda (daughter of Edwin Gruhn and Henriette Rothe) was born on 27 Nov 1908 in Berlin, Germany; died in Oct 2005 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Iris Walda Gibbs was born on 12 May 1932 in 19 Bentinck St., St. Marylebone; died on 9 Jun 1932 in The Infants Hospital, Vincent Square, London SW1.
- 3. Terence Claud Gibbs was born on 9 Mar 1934 in Banstead, Surrey; died on 25 Jan 2015 in Queensland, Australia.
- 4. John Francis Gibbs
- 5. Jacqueline Sylvia Gibbs was born on 19 Apr 1938 in Banstead, Surrey; died on 14 Apr 1997 in Sutton, Surrey.
- 6. Iris Emily Claudette Gibbs was born on 30 Oct 1939 in Llyswen, Breconshire, Wales; died on 15 May 1957 in Chertsey, Surrey.
Generation: 2
4. John Francis Gibbs (1.Robert1) John married Margaret Patricia Jackson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. Jacqueline Sylvia Gibbs (1.Robert1) was born on 19 Apr 1938 in Banstead, Surrey; died on 14 Apr 1997 in Sutton, Surrey. Other Events and Attributes:
- Baptism: Banstead Church, Banstead, Surrey
- Occupation: State Registered Nurse
Notes:
Baptised at Banstead Church. Educated at Greenacre School, Banstead 1946-54.
Pitmans College for Commercial Course, 1955-56. Secretary in the British Iron & Steel Federation 1956-57. Radcliffe Infirmary SRN Training 1957-61. Staff Nurse at Radcliffe Infirmary 1961-62. Nuffield Maternity Home, Oxford for SCM Part 1 training 1962. Queen Mary's Hospital, Porsmouth for SCM Part 2 training 1963. Between 1963 and 1970 various posts as a staff nurse in hospitals in Berne and Geneva in Switzerland; New York and Seattle, USA; and Fulham Hospital, London. Chiswick Polytechnic for Health Visitor Training in 1971. Worked as Health Visitor in the Boroughs of Richmond and Sutton from 1971-76.
Birth:
24 Garrard RoadJacqueline married Alan Hathaway Martin [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
7. Patricia Helen Gibbs (4.John2, 1.Robert1) Patricia married Rodney Baker [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
8. Erika Gibbs (4.John2, 1.Robert1) Erika married Ronald Magill [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Alice Sara Magill
- 11. Abby Christine Magill
- 12. Conor James Magill
9. Lydia Denise Martin (5.Jacqueline2, 1.Robert1) Lydia married Gary M Hancock [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Lydia married Derek Maher [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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