Matthew Howard-Gibbon
Matthew Charles Howard- Gibbon( 13 November 1796 – 16 December 1873) was a long- serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
He was born Matthew Charles Howard Gibbon in London, and was the oldest son of Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk and Mary Ann Gibbon–his long- time mistress and purportedly his third wife.
Matthew was married to Charlotte Blackman in 1822, and they originally lived on a small estate in Yapton, but were not known to have had any children.
Matthew received his hyphenated surname and family coat of arms in 1842 by Royal Licence obtained by his brother, Edward Howard- Gibbon, with consent of the 13th Duke of Norfolk.
He was appointed by the Duke of Norfolk to the office of Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms in 1846.
In 1869, he was noted as the last member of the College to actually reside there during his long tenure in that position.
He died 16 December 1873 in Yapton, and he left most of his estate to his niece and accomplished Canadian schoolteacher- artist Amelia Frances Howard- Gibbon.
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Edward Howard-Gibbon
Edward Howard Howard-Gibbon (9 August 1799 – 22 June 1849) was an English surgeon, lawyer, and officer of arms.
He was born Edward Howard Gibbon in London and was the second son of the Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, and Mary Ann Gibbon—the Duke's longtime mistress.
Edward received a formal education, became a surgeon in his early adult years, and then pursued legal training.
He and his family migrated to British Guiana to serve as "Protector of the Slaves" before returning to England.
He established himself as an officer of arms at the College of Arms.
He served as both York Herald of Arms in Ordinary and Norroy King of Arms.
Edward received his hyphenated surname and family coat of arms in 1842 by Royal Licence with consent of the 13th Duke of Norfolk.
He served as the mayor of Arundel during the time of Queen Victoria's official visit in 1846.
He died on 22 June 1849 in London and is buried at Saint Nicholas Churchyard in Arundel.
He was survived by his wife Amelia Dendy Howard-Gibbon and six children.
His oldest daughter, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon, later became a well-known artist in Ontario, Canada, and the annual Canadian children's illustration award is named for her.
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk (15 March 1746 – 16 December 1815), styled Earl of Surrey from 1777 to 1786, was a British nobleman, peer, and politician.
He was the son of Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk and Catherine Brockholes.
Howard was known for actively participating in the Tory party as part of the support for King George III.
He also spent a considerable amount of his money rebuilding and refurbishing Arundel Castle after inheriting his title and lands.
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon
Amelia Frances Howard- Gibbon( 24 July 1826 – 6 February 1874) was a teacher and artist known for her talents during the 1860s in Ontario, Canada.
In 1966, her most comprehensive work," An Illustrated Comic Alphabet", was published by librarians and artists who admired her work.
Five years later, the Canadian Library Association inaugurated an annual award named for her, Amelia Frances Howard- Gibbon Illustrator's Award.
It recognizes the year's best illustration by a Canadian illustrator of a children's book published in Canada.
Born at Littlehampton, Sussex, England, she was the oldest daughter of Amelia Dendy and Edward Howard Howard- Gibbon, himself the illegitimate son of Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk.
She was educated in private schools during the employment of her father at the College of Arms.
From her earliest years, Howard- Gibbon enjoyed drawing freehanded sketches, some of which survive today.
She is believed to have studied French, German, and Art while in Paris, France, and Stuttgart, Germany.
She was the first of the Howard- Gibbon siblings to emigrate to Ontario, where she began teaching in St. Thomas.
She later moved to Sarnia and continued to teach children there for many years.
Howard- Gibbon moved back to England in 1873, to claim an inheritance from her uncle Matthew Charles Howard- Gibbon, and became ill.
She died in Lambeth and was buried with her father at Saint Nicholas Churchyard in Arundel.
During Howard- Gibbon's time in Ontario, she created watercolor portraits and sketches of several friends and family members.
In 1859 she sketched a children's alphabet book which she later gave to a friend, Martha Poussette.
Many years later Poussette's family donated the book to the Toronto Children's Library.
( The original is in the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, catalogued as a book," 25 leaves", under 24" ART" call numbers whose last words are letters of the alphabet, A to Z except I and U.)
It was finally published in 1966 as" An Illustrated Comic Alphabet" by Oxford University Press in Toronto( catalogued as a 31- page book) and Henry Z. Walck in New York.
It is the oldest known children's picture book by a Canadian artist.
Mary Ann Gibbon
Mary Ann Gibbon was the long- term mistress of Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, from approximately 1795 until his death in 1815.
She was purportedly married to him by a Catholic priest about 1796, while the Duke's second wife was still living but residing in an insane asylum since 1772.
Gibbon lived at Norfolk House in London for most of this time, but is believed to have also travelled with the Duke to Arundel Castle during his stays there.
She was the mother of five of children by Duke Charles, Matthew Charles Howard- Gibbon, Edward Howard Howard- Gibbon, Mary Eliza Howard- Gibbon, Caroline Howard- Gibbon, and Richard Howard- Gibbon.
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Question: Who is the paternal grandmother of Edward Howard-Gibbon?
Answer: Catherine Brockholes