Gibbs Family Tree
Captain Evan Llewellyn Gibbs
1906 - 1940 (34 years)1. 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. 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 ActionEvan 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:
- 2. Michael Edmund Hubert Gibbs was born on 31 Mar 1932 in Chelsea, London; died on 27 Mar 2016 in London.
- 3. 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.
- 4. Evadne Jane Gibbs was born on 17 May 1938 in Chelsea, London; died on 7 Jun 2020.
Generation: 2
2. Michael Edmund Hubert Gibbs (1.Evan1) 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]
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3. Lt. Col. Sir Peter Evan Wyldbore Gibbs, LVO, CVO, KCVO (1.Evan1) 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 AvenuePeter married Jane Duncombe Howell [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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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]
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4. Evadne Jane Gibbs (1.Evan1) 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]
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Generation: 3
5. Patrick Michael Evan Gibbs (2.Michael2, 1.Evan1) Family/Spouse: Catherine C Barroll. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. Edward Michael John Gibbs (2.Michael2, 1.Evan1) Edward married Henriette Manon Margarete Maren Grisebach [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. Arabella Marina Clare Gibbs (2.Michael2, 1.Evan1) Family/Spouse: Quintin John Davies. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Hugh Alexander Evan Davies was born in 1998.
- 21. Ailsa Isadora Evelyn Davies was born in 2002.
9. Nicholas Roland Antony Gibbs (3.Peter2, 1.Evan1) Nicholas married Marzia Maria Guilia [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. Camilla Jane Evadne Gibbs (3.Peter2, 1.Evan1) Camilla married Bob Guccione, Junior [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Simon Evan Alexander Gibbs (3.Peter2, 1.Evan1) Family/Spouse: Hillary Louise Taylor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. Annabel Evadne Guinness (4.Evadne2, 1.Evan1) Annabel married Lt. General William Raoul Rollo, KCB, CBE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. Christopher Edward Howard Guinness (4.Evadne2, 1.Evan1) Christopher married Alicia Mary Cubitt [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. Dominic Evan Mark Guinness (4.Evadne2, 1.Evan1) Dominic married Amanda Claire Blunt [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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