Gibbs, Henry Martin (1850 -1928)

Henry Martin Gibbs Esq, of Barrow Court, Flax Bourton in Somerset, was the fourth son of William Gibbs, of Tyntesfield and Charleton in Somerset, and of Pytte in Clyst St George in Devon, a Merchant of London, and Matilda Blanche, third and youngest daughter of the late Sir Thomas Crawley Boevey, 3rd Baronet, of Flanley Abbey in Gloucestershire. He was educated at Lancing College and Clare College, Cambridge, where he was admitted a Pensioner 18 February 1871, matriculated that year but did not take a degree. He was Lord of the Manor of Barrow Gurney, a Justice of the Peace, and High Sheriff of Somerset in 1897. He married, 22 June 1882, Emily Anna, fifth daughter of the Venerable William Bruere Otter, Archdeacon of Lewes.

Seat / Residence(s): Barrow Court, Somerset
Stamp(s) Stamp Information
Gibbs, Henry Martin (1850 - 1928) (Stamp 1) Title: Gibbs, Henry Martin (1850 - 1928) (Stamp 1)
Arms: Three battleaxes erect a bordure nebuly
Crest: An arm in armour embowed holding a battleaxe
Dimensions (height x width): 43mm x 23mm
Heraldic Charges: arm, Heraldic Charges: axe, Heraldic Charges: axes (3), Heraldic Charges: bordure nebuly