(George) Oliver Papps (1935-2019) [wife (née Gyle-Thompson) and children descendants of 18th Lord Forbes]

[G. Willis]

This post mainly of use re: the addition of descendants of the 18th Lord Forbes, as follows:

George Oliver ('Ollie') Papps, born 8 Aug. 1935, died 22 Feb. 2019, at Reeders, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. An extensive obituary here: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyrecord/obituary.aspx?n=george-oliver-papps-ollie&pid=191665268&fhid=30635

A lobbyist for American Petroleum Institute at Trenton, New Jersey, he was s. of George H. Papps, jr, of Brookside, N.J., an organist and choirmaster. He married 16 Oct. 1965, (Donita Helen) Elizabeth (1939-), S.R.N., dau. of Hugh Herbert Gyle[-]Thompson (1913-1972) and Sara Elizabeth Ninita (1917-2009), dau. of Sir (Victor) Courtenay Walter Forbes, K.C.M.G., grandson of the 18th Lord Forbes. Sara Gyle-Thompson's death and the Forbes descent noted here by Richard R.- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/peerage-news/gyle%7Csort:date/peerage-news/kuFoovtYybI/ZrcvZFlM7csJ

Descendants of Elizabeth Papps's sister, (Sara Anne) Robina Gyle-Thompson (who m. Christopher J. Watson) noted by Richard R. here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/peerage-news/gyle%7Csort:date/peerage-news/oA94BVHreww/COqbcOJxCwAJ and https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/peerage-news/gyle%7Csort:date/peerage-news/o-FcdA4uAbo/DCYJbP1RoWoJ

The Papps family lived at Bernardsville, N.J., and later at Reeders, P.A.; there were two daughters: Gillian [per BP 2003; the obit. gives 'Jillian'] Sara (b. 1967); and Luisa Elizabeth (b. 1970). Gillian m. - Palmer (daus. Anne Renee and Leslie Brooke); Luisa m. Erik Pulkka, of Woodinville, Washington (sons Erik Oliver and Angus Benjamin).

Some notes on the [Gyle-]Thompson family, as I was looking into them earlier:

Hugh Herbert Gyle[-]Thompson of Old Quarry House, North Park, Gerrards Cross, Bucks., vice-chairman, T. Wall & Sons (Ice Cream) Ltd, director, T. Wall & Sons Ltd. He 4th s. of Arthur Gladstone Thompson (1869-1936), of Yatton Court, Aymestrey, Herefords., formerly of Brynmorfydd, Llanrhaiadr yn Cinmerch [now 'Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch'], Denbighs., Wales, sometime of La Paz, Bolivia, merchant, and (m. 1905), Bertha Evelyn (1966-1970), educ. McMaster Univ., Ontario, Canada (B.A. 1900), missionary to Bolivia 1901-, founder of a girls' sch. at Oruro 1902, at La Paz 1903-, dau. of Albert Chipman Gile, of Harlem, Ontario, farmer, J.P. [n.b.- there are a few different privately-published genealogies of the Gile/ Gyle/ etc famil(y/ies), which show this to be the spelling of the surname, altered when given as a middle name (which became, evidently, part of a compound surname) to their son. Although the fourth of four sons, with four sisters, Hugh was the only one given 'Gyle' as a middle name].

A. G. Thompson a younger s. [the census records are inconsistent with names and birth order; he seems to be the sixth son] of William Thompson (1822-[1899?]), of Salford, Lancs., formerly of Acomb Street, Chorlton, Moss Side, Lancs., formerly of Rock Ferry, Cheshire, formerly of Bank Terrace, Haslingden, New Accrington, Lancs., cotton merchant [the previous census gives him as 'cashier', but earlier census records give 'merchant'] and Mary Jane (1842-1932), dau. of - [I couldn't identify a marriage record given the fairly common names, unfortunately]. William Thompson was b. at Colne, Lancs; unfortunately there are a few options which made it impossible to identify him with the resources I had available.

[G. Willis]

Just noticed a typo- Bertha Evelyn was not b. 1966, but 1877!

[DENNIS CUNNIFF]

On Jan 10, 2020, at 9:42 AM, 'G. Willis' via Peerage News <peerag...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

The Papps family lived at Bernardsville, N.J., and later at Reeders, P.A.; there were two daughters: Gillian [per BP 2003; the obit. gives 'Jillian'] Sara (b. 1967); and Luisa Elizabeth (b. 1970). Gillian m. - Palmer (daus. Anne Renee and Leslie Brooke); Luisa m. Erik Pulkka, of Woodinville, Washington (sons Erik Oliver and Angus Benjamin).

Jillian’s husband was Howard Henry Palmer. They married in 1993 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Gladstone, Somerset Co., New Jersey.  Her wedding announcement spells her name Jillian. Both she and her husband were nurses at the time they married.

- DJC.