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Lord Neil's Connection

Lord Neil Gibson, his family history and lineage were with the founding fathers of the Knights Templar. Gibson, a Scottish and English surname, derived from a patronymic form of the common mediaeval personal name Gib, is a short form of Gilbert. Variant forms of the surname include Gibsoun, Gipson, Gibbson, Gibbons, Gilson, Gibb, and Gibby among others.

Gilbert, the personal name, was introduced into Britain by followers of William the Conqueror, shortly after the Norman Invasion of 1066. The Norman name, originally found as Gislebert or Gillebert, is composed of the Germanic elements Gisil, meaning “hostage” or “noble youth”, and berht, meaning “bright” or “famous”.

WARTER PRIORY & WELDRAKE

Having been born in Walton Hall, Lord Neil B. Gibson’s journey in this life began on September 10th, in the year of 1963. As his life continued to flourish, he acquired lands and thus retained his Lord title as demonstrated today. Pursuant to the Law of Property Act of 1925, the titles Lord of Wheldrake and Warter Priory are under the Assignor Asset, claimed as incorporeal rights to the said style and title.

Wheldrake and Warter Priory are within a 25 mile radius as the crow flys of each other.

“Thus passes away the glory of the world.”

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OUR HISTORY

Knights Templar Legacy Unveiled

Through a meticulously preserved lineage, Lord Neil Gibson's illustrious family history can be traced back to the revered founding fathers of the Knights Templar, an ancient and esteemed order originating in Jerusalem around the year 1119.

WALTON HALL

Walton Hall, with his residence at Cawthorne, was an abode to Ailric, the Old English (Anglo-Saxon)

Chieftain and ancestor of Charles Waterton, as further described in the Domesday Book, and was the Kings Thane for South Yorkshire

EDWARD II

Edward II now clung to power in Scotland and had the Scottish templars arrested and tried at

Holyrood on 17th November 1309. The court resulted in a not proven verdict, largely due to the resistance of the Scottish army.

TEMPLE & LODGE

The Temple and the Lodge, written by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, identified a number of Templar

graves in Argyll, near the Lennox. They write ‘most are the work of a group of sculptors working around Loch Awe in the late 14th to 15th centuries.

CAWTHORNE

The Cawthorne estates and those at Walton, which incorporated Walton Hall, was acquired by the Waterton

family through the marriage of Constance Asshenhull, the heiress of the De Burgh family, to Richard Wateron in 1435.

KING HENRY VIII

During the era of Sir Robert Wateron, having served King Henry VIII, the hall was three storeys high and came

to the waters edge. Sir Richard Tempest, the father-in-law to Sir Robert Waterton.

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The Knights Templar

Lord Neil's ConnectionMedieval Knights & Freemasonry

New evidence is causing us to take a second look at possible connections between Freemasons and Crusader knights. And the knightly degrees in Masonry are starting to take on additional meaning.

In 1737, Chevalier Ramsay raised the prospect that Masonry was connected to the knights of the Crusades — in particular the Knights Templar. That set off an explosion of interest in Freemasonry and membership soared. But he failed to provide supporting evidence, so that assertion eventually faded.

Others attempted to back Ramsay’s explanation by claiming that — after the Knights Templar were disbanded — a troop of them rode to the aid of Robert the Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn. The king was said to have rewarded them by creating Freemasonry. This claim failed, leading over-zealous critics to conclude no possible connection could ever exist between the Templars and Masonry.

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Guardians of History

Unveiling the Enigmatic Knights Templar

The Knights Templar, a mysterious and revered order that emerged during the Crusades, remains an enigmatic symbol of chivalry and valor. Founded in the early 12th century in Jerusalem, these warrior-monks dedicated their lives to protecting pilgrims and securing holy sites.

Clad in distinctive white mantles adorned with a red cross, the Knights Templar forged an indelible legacy of loyalty, honor, and devotion. Throughout history, their remarkable deeds and secret rituals have captivated the imagination, making them an enduring symbol of medieval knights and guardians of sacred history.

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