Does the name Nebbs exist?

[shaza]

Hi - been given the name Tom Nebbs in Ardrossan around the 1890's maybe a sea captain? married my ggrand mother 2nd marriage. Can't find any Nebbs in white pages. Have I got the name wrong - maybe it's short for something else. Any ideas out there
Much appreciated

Shaza

[PrueM]

Hi Shaza 

If you could post the name of your g-grandmother and the date (even approximate) of the marriage, I'm sure people will be able to confirm the name of her husband for you.  I think that would be the easiest way, rather than guessing at what the name could be (incidentally, I can't find any NEBBS in the 1891 Scotland census).

Cheers
Prue

[kiwihalfpint]

Shaza,

Just wonder if it could be Nobbs?     Easy enough for e and o to look the same.

Someone else will have a better idea.


Cheers
KHP

Sorry about the guessing part Prue, our posts coincided.

[MonicaL]

Hi All

There is one single family called Nebbs in 1901, which also happens to look a good fit!:

Thos W Nebbs 39, Coast Gaurd Comissoned, b. England
Margt Nebbs 41 b. Greenock, Renfrew
Hugh McLenn Nebbs 21, Locomtive Fermian (locomotive fireman?) b. Greenock
Jane McLenn Nebbs 18 b. Greenock
Thomas A Nebbs 9 b. Rent, England
Annie Nebbs 1 b. Ardrossan, Ayr

Address: Victoria Place Top Flat 1, Largs, Ayrshire

Monica 

[MonicaL]

The family in 1891 down in England (2 Coast Guard Station, Lydd, Kent) with a birth place for father:

Thomas W Nebbs 30 b. Sydenham, Surrey
Margaret Nebbs 31 b. Greenock, Scotland
Hugh M Nebbs 11 b. Greenock, Scotland
Jane W L Nebbs 8 b. Greenock, Scotland

RG12; Piece: 755; Folio 40; Page 5

Monica

[MonicaL]

Just remembered this website www.genuki.org.uk/big/Coastguards/M-O.html

Nebbs, Thomas W.    SRY 1861 Sydenham    
1881 General Labourer at Aylesford, KEN, with parents [RG11/0898/44]
1891 No 2 Station Lydd KEN
1901 Largs AYR    
Wife: Margaret, 1860 Greenock, SCT. Children: Hugh McLenn Nebbs & Jane McLenn Nebbs, 1880 & 1883, Greenock, SCT; Thomas, 1892, KEN; Annie, 1900, Ardrossan, AYR..
Parents: Thomas, 1836, Aylesford, KEN, & Rebecca, 1842, Maidstone, KEN.

Monica

[shaza]

Hello everyone I'm sorry I haven't replied sooner but have only just received these postings - I know not why!

Very appreciative thanks to all!

Shaza

[elaine447]

Thomas Nebbs and Margaret McLean this marriage is on SP
they married in Greenock 1889
Elaine

[elaine447]

the only birth showing on SP is Annie's she was born 1899 in Ayrshire