Commander Walter Raleigh Gilbert Gilbert, R.N.

1889 - 1977  (87 years)

• Name	Walter Raleigh Gilbert Gilbert
  Title	Commander
  Suffix	R.N.
  Birth	20 Feb 1889	Barnstaple, Devon
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Abt 1932 (42 years)	Compton, South Devon
  	After passing through a number of owners the house fell into disrepair but was bought back by Commander Walter Raleigh Gilbert in the early 1930s and gradually restored. It remains the Gilbert family’s home and is in the care of the National Trust.
  Death	1977	Newton Abbot [Registration District], Newton Abbot
  Person ID	I13245	AHP
  Last Modified	23 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Reverend Walter Raleigh Gilbert, R.N.,   b. 12 August 1849, Newcastle-upon-Tyne d. 28 Sep 1922, The Priory aka Priory House, Priory Road, Bodmin (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Rachel Mary Shubrick/GILBERT, L6SZ-PX1,   b. Abt 1859, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire d. 24 Feb 1928 (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	3 Apr 1888	St Stephen’s, Kensington
  Age at Marriage	He : 38 years and 8 months - She : ~ 29 years and 4 months.
  Census	5 Apr 1891	The Mount, Barnstaple Road, Ilfracombe, Devon
  	In 1891 the couple were living at The Mount, Barnstaple Road, Ilfracombe, Devon. Also present on the night of the census were their two young sons and five servants.
  Census	2 Apr 1911	The Priory aka Priory House, Priory Road, Bodmin
  	In 1911 Reverend and Mrs Gilbert were living at The Priory, Bodmin, with two servants.
  Histories		LATE MRS. R. M. GILBERT; FUNERAL OF GENERAL'S DAUGHTER AT BODMIN - Wednesday 29 February 1928 LATE MRS. R. M. GILBERT FUNERAL OF GENERAL'S DAUGHTER AT BODMIN Mrs. Rachel Mary Gilbert, of the Priory, Bodmin, who died on Friday, was the daughter of Gen. Richard Shubrick, and granddaughter of Gen. Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert, Bart, G.C.B.; a monument to whose memory stands on the Bodmin Beacon. In 1888 she married the Rev. Walter Raleigh…
  Family ID	F3765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan Mary Boileau Willock/GILBERT,   b. 28 Jan 1908, St George's Hanover Square [Registration District], Westminster, London
  Marriage	Dec 1934	The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, London
  Age at Marriage	He : 45 years and 10 months - She : 26 years and 11 months.
  Histories		Edmund Gilbert became a vicar; moved to Bodmin and Compton estate sold to James Templar of Stover - 1785 In 1785 when Edmund Gilbert became a vicar they moved to Bodmin and the Compton estate was sold to James Templar of Stover extract from Rosemary Griggs - In the footsteps of Katherine Champernowne — A Woman of Noble Wit
  Family ID	F3771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Feb 1889 - Barnstaple, Devon  Residence - After passing through a number of owners the house fell into disrepair but was bought back by Commander Walter Raleigh Gilbert in the early 1930s and gradually restored. It remains the Gilbert family’s home and is in the care of the National Trust. - Abt 1932 - Compton, South Devon  Death - 1977 - Newton Abbot [Registration District], Newton Abbot   = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  Edmund Gilbert became a vicar; moved to Bodmin and Compton estate sold to James Templar of Stover - 1785 In 1785 when Edmund Gilbert became a vicar they moved to Bodmin and the Compton estate was sold to James Templar of Stover extract from Rosemary Griggs - In the footsteps of Katherine Champernowne — A Woman of Noble Wit