Some of our family members have made a bit of a name for themselves - only for the best of reasons of course! We have listed a few below, and are happy to receive suggestions for either improvements or additional entries.
Some of these famous GRIBBLE's are only known to us by reputation, so we would also welcome further information about any of them - especially if it helps us to link them in with the rest of the GRIBBLE 'tribe'.
The son of a miner, born in Redruth, Cornwall, England, who emigrated to Australi in 1848 with his parents. Went on to become well known Church of England missionary in Australia (west Australia, Queensland) championing the Aboriginal peoples. Had a large family, a number of whom followed him into both the ministry and missionary work in Australia. Many descendents, spread throughout Australia.
A well known marine painter in the United Kingdom. He is said to have designed King George V's Christmas cards for many years. Painter to the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, prolific exhibitor at the Royal Academy, and has a picture titled "The Doomed Fleet" hanging in the Old Parliament House, Canberra (Australia).
A captain in the Honourable East India Company, later Commander of the Fleet, who managed to meet Napoleon on St Helena in 1816. His family came from Barnstaple, Devon.
One of his sons, with the same name, was Bishop of Gibraltar for a while.
A well known author, specialising in spy and crime stories. His family came from Barnstaple, Devon.
Another author, based in the United Kingdom. His family came from Barnstaple, Devon.
Son of George James GRIBBLE - the bloke who registered the GRIBBLE crest in 1886 in the United Kingdom. Julian won a Victoria Cross in 1917.
The first GRIBBLE for whom we have any documentary evidence. He was recorded in the 1330 Subsidy Rolls for Devon. According to A M Erskine's Devonshire Lay Subsidy of 1332, published in 1969 by the Devon and Cornwall Record Society, he was recorded as:
'Walter atte Gribbele in the Hundred of Crediton', and was assessed at 12 pence.
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