Michael McCausland Gibbs (1 September 1900 – 27 July 1962) was an eminent

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in the third quarter of the 20th century. Gibbs was the son of Reginald Gibbs and his wife, Laura McCausland of

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. His father was Vicar of

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. He was educated at Lancing and

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. In 1926, he was ordained and began as

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at St. Mary's Church, Putney He moved to

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where he was

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to Edward Francis Paget, Bishop of Southern Rhodesia, then Rector of

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and finally the

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. Moving to

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, he was then Rector of St Saviour,

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and after that

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. In 1954 he returned to England and was

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until his death.''Obituary Very Rev. M. M. Gibbs Dean Of Chester''

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Saturday, 28 Jul 1962; pg. 12; Issue 55455; column A.

Family

Gibbs married Edith Marjorie Ward, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Ward of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbs, Michael Mccausland 1900 births People educated at Lancing College Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon Archdeacons of Matabeleland Deans of Cape Town Deans of Chester 1962 deaths