Thomas GIBSON - Lincolnshire, UK / Victoria

[robertswain1970]

Looking for any information on a Thomas Gibson

Born Kexby, Lincolnshire, UK 23/5/1844
Died Victoria, Australia 29/11/1928

His brother John is my GG Grandfather, also born in Kexby, Lincs

The family ran a flour mill and as we understand it one of the family moved to Australia and also ran a mill. As Thomas moved to Australia we were wondering if this is the one?

Any information would be greatly appreciated

Many thanks
Robert

[alison2763]

Hi Robert,
From Victorian BDM
Thomas GIBSON d 1928 aged 84 parents  Thomas GIBSON and  Margaret unknown # 17446
This man fits the age are the parents correct ?
You can download the certificate which should tell you his occupation, children, wife, marriage details and when he arrived in Australia .

Regards
Alison

[judb]

IGI has this informatin - only a submitted entry though

Thomas GIBSON, b 23 May 1844, Kexby, Lincoln, parents, Thomas GIBSON, Ann Aisthorp
d 29 November 1928, Surrey Hills, Vic
buried 30 November 1928, Williamstown cemetery

There are four Thomas GIBSONs buried at Williamstown - one has a date 1989, two are shown with two forenames so I guess that leaves one.  There is a map showing where the grave is but no death or burial date (strange!!).

As Alison says, the only way to be sure is to download the death certificate - costs $AU17.50.  Death certificates in Victoria give very good information - depending on the informant's knowledge of the person.  You will need the registration number which Alison has given.

https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search?action=purchaseImage

Cheers, Judith - let us know if you find him!

[sparrett]

There are four Thomas GIBSONs buried at Williamstown - one has a date 1989, two are shown with two forenames so I guess that leaves one.  There is a map showing where the grave is but no death or burial date (strange!!).

There is, as you say, no death date shown, but I do see, for your interest that the  THOMAS you refer to, Judith, shares the grave with a GEORGE WILLIAM GIBSON.

Location is C of E. 27.5. 005

Sue

[judb]

IGI submitted record suggests a George GIBSON b 1839 has same parents as Thomas GIBSON and born Gainsborough, Lincs (near to Kexby) - very little detail though.

Judith

[robertswain1970]

Hi Robert,
From Victorian BDM
Thomas GIBSON d 1928 aged 84 parents  Thomas GIBSON and  Margaret unknown # 17446
This man fits the age are the parents correct ?
You can download the certificate which should tell you his occupation, children, wife, marriage details and when he arrived in Australia .

Regards
Alison

Thanks for that. Yes his fathers' name was Thomas. We have his mothers' name as Ann (Aisthorp), but we don't know alot about her at the moment and Margaret is a name that re-occurs a few times through the family so i think it's worth a look. Ishall give it a go and let you know

Robert

[robertswain1970]

There are four Thomas GIBSONs buried at Williamstown - one has a date 1989, two are shown with two forenames so I guess that leaves one.  There is a map showing where the grave is but no death or burial date (strange!!).

There is, as you say, no death date shown, but I do see, for your interest that the  THOMAS you refer to, Judith, shares the grave with a GEORGE WILLIAM GIBSON.

Location is C of E. 27.5. 005

Sue

That sounds promising as both George & William are names that occur in al of the generations we have found so far.

Thanks
Robert

[robertswain1970]

IGI submitted record suggests a George GIBSON b 1839 has same parents as Thomas GIBSON and born Gainsborough, Lincs (near to Kexby) - very little detail though.

Judith

That's right George is the elder of the brothers. There are 6 in total :-

George B. 1840 Gainsborough
William B. 1843 Kexby
Thomas B. 1844 Kexby
John B. 1846 Kexby
Henry B. 1851 Kexby
James B. 1853 Kexby

George, John & James took over the running of the flour mill, in Kexby, from their father Thomas.
Henry died in 1853
Thomas emigrated to Australia
William we haven't found yet

It was one of those bits of stories that get past down but nobody is quite sure of the details. All we knew was that one of 'The Gibsons' moved to Australia and ran a flour mill. It was supposed to be one of the first things you see, when arriving by boat, in one of the ports. Unfortunately we don't know which port.

It may be that Thomas wasn't the first. I have found information on a mill in Hobart, Tasmania ran by a William Gibson but haven't been able to tie it in yet or find any others. But it's certainly been interesting filling in the gaps in the family

Robert

[sparrett]

Hi Robert,
Here are links to images of Gibson's flour mills in Hobart.
The building is on the wharf and so woulld be visible as you come in by sea.

It was supposed to be one of the first things you see, when arriving by boat, in one of the ports. Unfortunately we don't know which port. ROBERT

http://www.rootschat.com/links/07zd/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/07ze/

Here is newspaper item about William G.  Gibson and the mill.


http://www.rootschat.com/links/07zf/

By the way, everyone can all see the messages on the open board, so you don't need to always make seperate postings to each contributor (nice though )


Sue