Davies Gilbert (born Giddy)/Davies-Gilbert
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Name Davies Gilbert (born Giddy)/Davies-Gilbert Birth 6 Mar 1767 St Erth, Cornwall
Gender Male Interesting fact 1810-1813 (45 years) FRS, MP for Bodmin; author Parochial History Of Cornwall in four Volumes Name Jan 1817 (49 years) Family known as Davies-Gilbert....
In December 1817 Davies Giddy took his wife's surname, "Gilbert", to perpetuate it. In January 1818, the names of their children were also changed.
He changed his name to Gilbert in 1817
Davies Giddy would later adopt Gilbert as his surname, the maiden name of his wife, the agronomist Mary Ann Gilbert, whom he married at Easter of 1808
[25] Davies Giddy FRS (1767-1840) was married to Miss Ann Mary Gilbert in 1808. He formally changed his name to that of Gilbert which received Royal approbation in January 1817, CRO, DG/117. [https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/c8713003-2c2c-4b3c-e197-314e6e8b25cd/1/james2010effect.PDF]Name Jan 1818 (50 years) In December 1817 Davies Giddy took his wife's surname, "Gilbert", to perpetuate it. In January 1818, the names of their children were also changed. Death 24 Dec 1839 Eastbourne, Sussex
Will 6 Feb 1840 (72 years) Tredrea Manor, Tredrea, St Erth
NA PROB 11/1922/388 Will of Davies Gilbert heretofore Giddy of Tredrea , Cornwall 6 Feb 1840
Occupation 9. DAVIES GILBERT, D.C.L. P.R.S. F.S.A. H.L. Body full, face and grey eyes turned towards the dexter, short grey hair, brushed back, slight side whiskers. Dress: Black coat, high velvet collar to it, high stock and ruffle. It has a Shield of arms in dexter
corner. Or, a fess engrailed azure (vert between in chief a lion passant gules, and in base three torteaux two and one granted to Giddy, 11 th June, 1770, and also Davies
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manor of Amalibria, Amalebra, Towednack
- The Manor of Amalibria, or Amalebra, parish of Towednack, conveyed by Humphrey Noy to son-in-law, Davies, to whom descended to late Davies Giddy, Esq., M.P [https://west-penwith.org.uk/matthews7.htm]1780 (12 years) - Tredrea Manor, Tredrea, St Erth
- The Giddy family moved to Penzance, living on Chapel Street in 1775, until Giddy's mother Catherine inherited the family home of Tredrea back in St Erth. By 1780 the family returned to St Erth, and Davies was taught by his father, alongside his sister Philippa. 17 Nov 1791 (24 years) - Royal Society of London, Carlton House Terrace, St James, Westminster, London 
17 Nov 1791 (24 years) - Fellow of the Royal Society
- elected to the Royal Society on 17 November 1791 and served as President of the Royal Society from 1827 to 18301810 (42 years) - Tredrea Manor, Tredrea, St Erth
- Davies (Giddy) Gilbert25 (1767-1840) FRS, MP for Bodmin, set out to record the birth and development of his son, Charles (1810-1813), in one of the very earliest developmental chronicles. He regularly recorded his child’s progress including height, weight, social interaction, communication skills and speech. Apparently in good health for most of his short life, Charles suffered an acute abdominal disorder and his sudden death profoundly shocked his father.
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[26] CRO, DG/261817 (49 years) - Tredrea, St Erth
- Moved Tredrea Cross from St Erth to Eastbourne - speculated by sea Journal Article An Ancient Cornish Cross in Sussex. Sussex Archaeological Collections 38. Vol 38, pp. 33-38 | 18921817 (49 years) - Gildredge Manor House, Eastbourne
- Moved Tredrea Cross from St Erth to Eastbourne - speculated by sea Journal Article An Ancient Cornish Cross in Sussex. Sussex Archaeological Collections 38. Vol 38, pp. 33-38 | 18921827 (59 years) - Fellow of the Royal Society
- served as President of the Royal Society from 1827 to 18301830 (62 years) - Fellow of the Royal Society
- served as President of the Royal Society from 1827 to 18301838 (70 years) - author of Parochial History Of Cornwall in four Volumes, Founded On Manuscript Histories Of Mr Hals And Mr Tonkin; with Additions And Various Appendices, By Davies Gilbert, Sometime President Of The Royal Society, F.A.S. F.R.S.E. M.R.I.A. and D.C.L. by Diploma from the University Of Oxford Association William Hals (Relationship: original mss of William Hals and Thomas Tonkin Parochial) Association Thomas Tonkin (Relationship: original mss of William Hals and Thomas Tonkin Parochial) Association Andrew Vivian (Relationship: in partnership with the entrepreneur Davis Giddy first steam carriage) Association Richard Trevithick, inventor and mining engineer (Relationship: in partnership with the entrepreneur Davis Giddy first steam carriage) Person ID I6149 AHP Last Modified 22 Nov 2024
Father Rev Edward Giddy, b. 1734 d. 1814 (Age 80 years) Relationship Birth Mother Catherine, daughter of Henry Davies of Tredrea Relationship Birth Marriage 7 Mar 1765 St Erth Church (Parish Church St Erth), St Erth
Age at Marriage He : ~ 31 years and 3 months - She : ??. Histories 
ARCHIVE OF THE DAVIES-GILBERT FAMILY OF EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, AND TRELISSICK, CORNWALL | The National Archives Family ID F1704 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Anne (Ann Mary) Gilbert/GIDDY/GILBERT(Gilbert-Davies), Agrononist, b. Abt 1776 d. 1845 (Age 69 years) Marriage 18 Apr 1808 Age at Marriage He : 41 years and 1 month - She : ~ 32 years and 4 months. Notes - 13. JOHN DAVIES GILBERT, CATHERINE GILBERT, MARY SUSANNA GILBERT, ANNE GILBERT, HESTER ELIZABETH GILBERT. Heads and shoulders. Five children all with short fair hair. Dresses : White, with bodice cut low and square and puffed sleeves except No. 1, who is in a green jacket with a toby frill.
1. Age about 14, in the top sinister corner : John Davies Gilbert ; born in 1811. He succeeded his father in the estates of Tradea, Cornwall, and Eastbourne, Sussex, in 1840.
2. Age about 13, in the top dexter corner : Catherine Gilbert ; married 17th April, 1834, 1° John S. Enys of Enys.
3. Age about 10, in the centre : Mary Susannah Gilbert.
4. Age about 8, in the lower sinister corner : Anne Gilbert ; married a Mr. Owen.
5. Age about 5, in the lower dexter corner : Hester Elizabeth Gilbert ; married to William Sancroft Holmes of Gawdy Hall ; died 1885.
They were children of Davies Giddy Gilbert, M.P., and Mary Anne his wife, only daughter and heiress of Thomas Gilbert of East-Bourn. On the bottom of the picture in front : “ Adam Buck 1823,” and " Buck of Upper Seymour St., 1823.
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Children 1. Charles Davies Giddy, b. 1810 d. 15 May 1813 (Age 3 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] + 2. John Davies Gilbert, b. 5 Dec 1811, Eastbourne, Sussex
d. 16 Apr 1854, Padstow, Cornwall
(Age 42 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]3. Catherine Gilbert/ENYS, K643-RSN, b. 8 Apr 1813, Eastbourne, Sussex
d. 14 Dec 1893, Enys, St Gluvias
(Age 80 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]4. Mary Susannah Gilbert, b. Abt 1813 [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] 5. Anne Gilbert/OWEN, b. Abt 1815 [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] 6. Hester Elizabeth Gilbert/SANCROFT HOLMES d. 1885 [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] Histories 
ARCHIVE OF THE DAVIES-GILBERT FAMILY OF EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, AND TRELISSICK, CORNWALL | The National Archives 
Davies Gilbert families| p160+ | Gawdy Hall | "Portraits in Norfolk houses" | 10 th July, 1913
GAWDY HALL
The Property of Mr. John Sancroft Holmes, 10 th July, 1913
PORTRAITS IN NORFOLK HOUSES
BY
THE LATE
PRINCE FREDERICK DULEEP SINGH
M.A., M.V.O., F.S.A.
PRESIDENT OF THE NORFOLK AND NORWICH ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1925-26
EDITED BY
REV. EDMUND FARRER, F.S.A.
AUTHOR OF " CHURCH HERALDRY OF NORFOLK,” "THE MONUMENTAL…Family ID F1705 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Nov 2024
- 13. JOHN DAVIES GILBERT, CATHERINE GILBERT, MARY SUSANNA GILBERT, ANNE GILBERT, HESTER ELIZABETH GILBERT. Heads and shoulders. Five children all with short fair hair. Dresses : White, with bodice cut low and square and puffed sleeves except No. 1, who is in a green jacket with a toby frill.
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Birth - 6 Mar 1767 - St Erth, Cornwall 


Occupation - The Giddy family moved to Penzance, living on Chapel Street in 1775, until Giddy's mother Catherine inherited the family home of Tredrea back in St Erth. By 1780 the family returned to St Erth, and Davies was taught by his father, alongside his sister Philippa. - 1780 (12 years) - Tredrea Manor, Tredrea, St Erth 


Occupation - 17 Nov 1791 (24 years) - Royal Society of London, Carlton House Terrace, St James, Westminster, London 


Occupation - Davies (Giddy) Gilbert25 (1767-1840) FRS, MP for Bodmin, set out to record the birth and development of his son, Charles (1810-1813), in one of the very earliest developmental chronicles. He regularly recorded his child’s progress including height, weight, social interaction, communication skills and speech. Apparently in good health for most of his short life, Charles suffered an acute abdominal disorder and his sudden death profoundly shocked his father. https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/c8713003-2c2c-4b3c-e197-314e6e8b25cd/1/james2010effect.PDF [26] CRO, DG/26 - 1810 (42 years) - Tredrea Manor, Tredrea, St Erth 


Occupation - Moved Tredrea Cross from St Erth to Eastbourne - speculated by sea Journal Article An Ancient Cornish Cross in Sussex. Sussex Archaeological Collections 38. Vol 38, pp. 33-38 | 1892 - 1817 (49 years) - Tredrea, St Erth 


Occupation - Moved Tredrea Cross from St Erth to Eastbourne - speculated by sea Journal Article An Ancient Cornish Cross in Sussex. Sussex Archaeological Collections 38. Vol 38, pp. 33-38 | 1892 - 1817 (49 years) - Gildredge Manor House, Eastbourne 


Occupation - The Manor of Amalibria, or Amalebra, parish of Towednack, conveyed by Humphrey Noy to son-in-law, Davies, to whom descended to late Davies Giddy, Esq., M.P [https://west-penwith.org.uk/matthews7.htm] - - manor of Amalibria, Amalebra, Towednack 


Will - NA PROB 11/1922/388 Will of Davies Gilbert heretofore Giddy of Tredrea , Cornwall 6 Feb 1840 - 6 Feb 1840 - Tredrea Manor, Tredrea, St Erth 

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Engraving of Davies Gilbert
Painting by Henry Howard RA (31 January 1769 – 5 October 1847); Engraved by John Thompson (25 May 1785–20 February 1866)
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Documents 
Will of Mary Harris, Widow of Rosewarne, Cornwall | PROB 11/1719/427 | 23 December 1826 
Will of John Stephens, 1832, Clerk of Ludgvan: written 6 Dec 1832; proved 4 Dec 1834
sisters: Ann Stephens, Maria Rowland: son in law, John Rowland: Nephews, Samuel Wallis Stephens, John Augustus Stephens, Frances Hearle Stephens, Ferdnand Thomas Stephens: niece, Maria Davy : curate, Reverend George Morris: friends, Davies Gilbert, John Hearle Tremayne, John Scobell, Thomas Walters: servant, John Trewren
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Notes - Davies Gilbert PRS (born Davies Giddy, 6 March 1767 – 24 December 1839) was an English engineer, author, and politician. He was elected to the Royal Society on 17 November 1791 and served as President of the Royal Society from 1827 to 1830.[1][2] He changed his name to Gilbert in 1817
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davies_Gilbert - Davies Giddy was born on 6 March 1767, the second of the three children of Reverend Edward Giddy, curate of St Erth's church, and his wife Catherine, daughter of Henry Davies of Tredrea, St Erth in Cornwall. His parents' first child, also Davies by forename, died within 24 hours of birth in 1766, and their third child, Mary Philippa Davies Giddy (known as Philippa) was born in 1769
- Author in History of Angarrack - http://history.angarrack.info/taxonomy/term/93
- Davies Gilbert PRS (born Davies Giddy, 6 March 1767 – 24 December 1839) was an English engineer, author, and politician. He was elected to the Royal Society on 17 November 1791 and served as President of the Royal Society from 1827 to 1830.[1][2] He changed his name to Gilbert in 1817

