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A HBC contributor has a collection of photographs of the family of Tory MP George Gibbs Baron (Lord) Wraxall and his family. Baron is a rather antique usage even in 1900 for somebody with the rank of baron in the peerage. It is more common to say Lord Wraxall. The photographs were mostly taken at Tyntesfield (the family estate), Eton, and this currently unidentified prep school). This would of course be a wealthy Edwardian family. One of the boys in the prep school photo linked here is George Gibbs, but we do not know which boy. He also appears in the Eton photos and some family photos. Their home Tyntesfield is a spectacular Victorian house. Follow the
Gibbs family link for a history of the family. The Gibbs family had four children seen here in 1906 (figure 1). The four children are: L.M. Gibbs, R.V. Gibbs, G.M. Gibbs Ma (Major), and L.C. Gibbs Min (Minor). The older boys have a striking resemblance to one another. There is a picture of George's prep school at Eastbourne, but we do not know which boy is George. He also appears in the Eton photos and some family photos.
George is the older boy in the photograph here taken at Tyntesfield. It seems likely that that the two younger boys may have gone to the same Eastbourne prep school, but we note that L.C. (the middle boy) is not wearing his prep school uniform, but note he is wearing the same low-cut oxford shoes worn at the prep school. We couldn't help, but thnk of the English television renactment of an Edwarian Manor House when seeing this portrait.
A HBC contributor has a collection of photographs of the family of Tory MP George Gibbs Baron (Lord) Wraxall and his family. Baron is a rather antique usage even in 1900 for somebody with the rank of baron in the peerage. It is more common to say Lord Wraxall. The photographs were mostly taken at Tyntesfield (the family estate), Eton, and this currently unidentified prep school). This would of course be a wealthy Edwardian family. One of the boys in the prep school photo linked here is George Gibbs, but we do not know which boy. He also appears in the Eton photos and some family photos.
The Gibbs family home was Tyntesfield, a spectacular Victorian house. Tyntesfield was located at Wraxall, North Somerset. The Gibbs family owned the house for four generations. It has now been acquired by the National Trust (NT). The NT is now in the process of cataloging firnisjings, fashion items, clothing, and oher material. Tere was once a very grand Conservatory that was demolishes some time ago. There are photos of fancy dress balls that were held in it. The NT during the summer of 2008 plans a dressing up area for visitors and we are collecting replica costumes for people to dress up in, and having a display of the Victorian costumes found in the House.
The National Trust has an interesting short history of the Gibbs family. The family fortune began with Antony Gibbs, the son of an Exeter surgeon. Antony decided against following his father into medicine. He persued international trade. He began as a wool merchant. He then establishing himself in Madrid where he sold English cloth in Spain and shipped fruit and wine back to England.
The Gibbs family had four children seen here in 1906 (figure 1). The four children are:
L.M. Gibbs, R.V. Gibbs, G.M. Gibbs Ma (Major), and L.C. Gibbs Min (Minor). The older boys have a striking resemblance to one another. There is a picture of George's prep school at Eastbourne, but we do not know which boy is George. He also appears in the Eton photos and some family photos.
George is the older boy in the photograph here taken at Tyntesfield. It seems likely that that the two younger boys may have gone to the same Eastbourne prep school, but we note that L.C. (the middle boy) is not wearing his prep school uniform, but note he is wearing the same low-cut oxford shoes worn at the prep school.
We couldn't help, but thnk of the English television renactment of an Edwarian Manor House when seeing this portrait.
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