GIBSON family

[~MERLIN~]

You might be interested in this website & contact the owner:

Alfred George Lucas (1882-1944) married 1904  Maude Isabelle Louise Gibson (1882-) AUST-NZ

http://jo.warby.markingtime.bigpondhosting.com/p196.htm

[corblimey]

Due to the efforts of Rosball, Crisane and Merlin, I have now been able to further my research and have found a second marriage for Frank Montague Hillyard Gibson in Richmond, Victoria and another daughter born of this second marriage, Constance Ella May Gibson.  Now I will start looking for the two daughters' families.  Thank you all again 

[~MERLIN~]

Yes, just found the second marriage in VIC:

GIBSON Frank Montague Hillyard (born MADRAS) m. CLIFT Margt Ann (born FORFARSHIRE) 1890 #6014

Here's the birth in VIC:

GIBSON Constance Ella May b. 1891 RICHMOND #16491
Father: Frank Montague Hillyard
Mother: Margt Ann CLIFT

[corblimey]

thank you Merlin.  Where do you find this information?  I only seem to get so far on the IGI and Ancestry.  Are there websites that I should be looking at so that I can be of more help to myself and not rely on the hard work and kindness of others?

[martinrobb]

If you are still researching this line, I have information about the Gibson family going back to the beginning of the 18th century. Thomas Wheatley Gibson's father, Lt Colonel John Thomas Gibson, was the son of East India Company broker Bowes John Gibson, who was the younger brother of my 5 x great grandmother Elizabeth Gibson.

I've written about the Gibsons at my blog, Past Lives. Follow the link below and look under the 'Gibson' category, or use the search box. Happy to be contacted, too:

mprobb.wordpress.com

Best wishes
Martin Robb

PS Thank you for the information about Thomas Wheatley Gibson's family, which I've found very helpful. Did you know the family was living in Jersey at the time of the 1861 census?

[martinrobb]

I can't help with your specific query but if you want to know about Thomas Wheatley Gibson's family tree, I can certainly help. He was the son of John Thomas Gibson, who was the son of Bowes John Gibson, who was the son of John Gibson (1699 - 1763) - who was my 6 x great grandfather (and I can go back two more generations from him).

If you want to know more about the earlier Gibson generations (and they're certainly an interesting bunch), you can read about them on my family history blog, 'Past Lives'. Just follow this link:

http://mprobb.wordpress.com/category/gibson/

To contact me, leave a comment on the blog and I can send you further information - including wills, etc, if you need them.

In return, I'd be really interested to learn more about Thomas Wheatley, his family, and the other descendants of Bowes John Gibson.

Best wishes
Martin Robb

[rosball]

A little snippet about Thomas Wheatley Gibson http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12970648 in 1855 when he is promoted to captain - mentioned in "The Indian Extracts"

regards,
   Ros

[corblimey]

Thank you so much , Ros, your response is much appreciated.
 

[Lynda Raina]

Constance Ella May Gibson came to New Zealand and married my cousin Sinclair Macalister 1916/5358 https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz. I have her in my family tree https://www.geni.com/people/Constance-Macalister/6000000044812270891 but I'm not sure if they had any children. There's one listed with the name Beryl Hunt born 1917 but the record seems strange 1917/1154 https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz