Gibson, John, son of Alfred Gibson of Ealing, and Elizabeth, d. of Peter Stubs of Longhope, Gloucs; b. 14 Apr. 1910; adm. Sept. 1923 (H); left Dec. 1927; RA in WW2 (Capt.); staff of BBC, retd 1949; d. 1990.
GIBSON, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 9) Sep 1750; in school list 1754.
Gibson, Jonathan Marriott, son of Edward Leslie Gibson, shipping man. Bombay Burmah Trading Co., Bangkok, Thailand, and Charlotte Noreen, d. of Col. James Fuller-Good, Indian Med. Service, of Fleet, Hants; b. 1 Sept. 1933; adm. Sept. 1947 (W); left July 1951; a professional photographer, ABIPP 1960; a regular contributor to Country Life and Nat. Trust Photographic Library; work on view at Lutyens Exhibition, Hayward Gallery, 1981; d. 22 Nov. 2003.
Gibson, Peter, brother of John Gibson (qv); b. 24 Nov. 1911; adm. Sept. 1925 (H); left July 1928; RAOC 1940-5; a company director; m. 11 Apr. 1934 Gladys Marjorie Flews, d. of Rev. George Matthew Waters of Hythe, Kent; d. 14 Mar. 1979.
Gibson, Ralph Remington, son of Jasper Gibson, of Hampstead; b. June 10, 1894; adm. Sept. 24, 1908 (A); left Easter 1911.
Gibson, William Pettigrew, son of Edwin Arthur Gibson, M. D., of Hyde Park, by Ellen Shaw, daughter of William Pettigrew, of Chislehurst, Kent; b. Jan. 3, 1902; adm. Sept. 23, 1915 (H); left July 1920; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1920; B.A. 1924; keeper of the Wallace Collection 1927-36; Reader in History of Art, London Univ., and deputy director of the Courtauld Institute 1936-8; keeper of the National Gallery 1939; m. 1940 Christina, daughter of Francis Ogilvy; d. April 2, 1960.
GIDLEY, BARTHOLOMEW CHARLES, fifth son of John Gidley, Bradnish, Devon, solicitor and Town Clerk of Exeter, and Elizabeth Caroline, dau. of Robert Cornish, Exeter; b. 21 Sep 1839; adm. 26 May 1853 (James'); St. John’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 29 Jun 1857; BA 1862; MA 1865; adm. solicitor Easter 1866; Mayor of Exeter 1870-1; Town Clerk of Exeter from 1874; m. 5 Jun 1866 Mary Elizabeth, only surviving child of John James Russell, Handsworth, Staffs.; d. 1 Oct 1888.
Gielgud, Sir (Arthur) John, son of Frank Gielgud, stockbroker, and Kate Terry, d. of Arthur James Lewis; b. 14 Apr. 1904; adm. Sept. 1917 (G), non-res. KS Sept. 1918; left July 1921; an actor; a continuous succession of outstanding performances and productions or stage, screen and TV in this country and in North America since his first appearance at the Old Vic on 7 Nov. 1921; also tours of Australasia 1963-4, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Helsinki, Moscow and Dublin 1964; has taken leading parts in plays by Shakespeare, Wilde, Congreve, Chekhov, Sheridan, Bond, Pinter and Storey; Kt 1953; Legion d'Honneur 1960; CH 1977; Pres. RADA; hon. degrees Oxford, London, St Andrews, Brandeis (USA) and Open Univs; author of Early Stages 1935 (reprinted 1987), Stage Directions 1963; Distinguished Company 1973, An Actor and His Time 1979; d. 21 May 2000.
GIFFARD, JAMES, son of William Giffard, and Eliza ---; bapt. All Saints, Cambridge 28 Jan 1770; adm. 3 Jul 1783; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 1 Nov 1786; BA 1791; MA 1794; ordained priest (Winchester) 24 Sep 1797; Vicar of Wootton, Isle of Wight, from 1814; Vicar of Calbourne, Isle of Wight, from 1821; d. 18 Aug 1849. [But Supplement identifies James Giffard (adm. 1783) as GIFFARD, JAMES HENRY, brother of John Giffard (qv) and bapt. 2 Aug 1770]