Gilbey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Gilbey family
The surname Gilbey was first found in Lincolnshire at Gilby, a hamlet in the parish of Pilham. 1 However, more records point to Leicestershire where the surname was descended from the tenant of the lands of Galby or Gilby held by Robert Burdet's son from Hugh Grandesnil, a Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.
The earliest record of the family was Geoffrey Gilbe who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Leicestershire in 1327. A few years later, John Gilby was listed in 1414. 2
Early History of the Gilbey family
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Gilbey Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gilby, Gilbey, Gilbie, Guilbey, Gillbie, Gillby and others.
Early Notables of the Gilbey family
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Anthony Gilby (c.1510-1585), an English clergyman and preacher in Leicestershire, known as a radical Puritan and translator of the Geneva Bible. "He was born in Lincolnshire, and educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1531 and a M.A. in 1535. He had two sons and two...
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Gilbey migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Gilbey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Thomas Gilbey, who landed in Maryland in 1668 3
Gilbey migration to Australia +
Emigration to
Australia followed the
First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Gilbey Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
Contemporary Notables of the name Gilbey (post 1700) +
- George James Gilbey (1984-2024), English television personality, best known for appearing as a cast member on the Channel 4 series Gogglebox
- Sir Walter Gavin Gilbey (b. 1949), 4th Baronet of Elsenham Hall, an English peer
- Sir Walter Derek Gilbey (1913-1991), 3rd Baronet of Elsenham Hall, an English peer
- Sir Henry Walter Gilbey (1859-1945), 2nd Baronet of Elsenham Hall, an English peer
- Sir Walter Gilbey (1831-1914), 1st Baronet of Elsenham Hall, an English wine-merchant and philanthropist, Chairman and co-founder of W. & A. Gilbey, wine merchants and distillers
- Walter Anthony Gilbey (1935-2023), British politician and businessman, Member of the House of Keys on the Isle of Man
- Tom Gilbey (1938-2017), British fashion designer; his designs were featured in the Fashion Museum, Bath
- Alfred Newman Gilbey (1901-1998), British Roman Catholic priest and monsigno
- Walter Anthony Gilbey (d. 1935), British former Member of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man
- Grace Mary Eleanor Gilbey (1887-1958), 8th Baroness Vaux of Harrowden, who received the title out of abeyance in 1935
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Citations +
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 1st February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/charles-kerr