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 long-time mistress.^[1]

Edward Howard Howard-Gibbon
Born	(1799-08-09)9 August 1799 London, England
Died	22 June 1849(1849-06-22) (aged 49) John Street James's Square<reff>Annual Register, Volume 91, edited by Edmund Burke p 249</ref>
Resting place	St Nicholas Churchyard, Arundel, England
Occupation(s)	Surgeon, lawyer, officer of arms
Spouse	Amelia Dendy Howard-Gibbon
Children	6
Parents	Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk (father) Mary Ann Gibbon (mother)
Relatives	Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon (daughter) Matthew Howard-Gibbon (brother)

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^{[clarification needed]} to serve as "Protector of the Slaves" before returning to England.^{[citation needed]} He established himself as an officer of arms at the College of Arms. He served as Mowbray Herald, York Herald of Arms in Ordinary and Norroy King of Arms^[2](1848–1849), and secretary to the Earl Marshal. His older brother Matthew Howard-Gibbon was Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary.

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.^[3]

Arms

Coat of arms of Edward Howard-Gibbon

Crest (1) for Gibbon: A fret or & issuing therefrom an ostrich feather argent; (2) for Howard: Out of a crown or two wings gules each charged with a bend between 6 crosses crosslet argent, the whole debruised by a baton sinister party per bend or & azure. Escutcheon Quarterly in a border wavy gobony or & azure; (1 & 4) for Gibbon: Sable, a fret & in chief 2 open fetterlocks or (alluding to his title of York); (2 & 3) for Howard: Gules, on a bend between 6 crosses crosslet fitchy argent an escocheon or charged with a demi-lion pierced through the mouth with an arrow within a double tressure flory counter-flory all gules.[4] Motto My Truste Ys