1758 - 1816 (57 years)
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Name |
Abraham Gibbs |
Suffix |
of Palermo |
Birth |
10 Sep 1758 |
Topsham, Devon |
Gender |
Male |
Baptism |
10 Sep 1758 |
Topsham, Devon |
Death |
15 Jul 1816 |
Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
Burial |
Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
Notes |
- Abraham Gibbs, Esq., of Palermo, merchant. Died 15 July 1816 at Palermo and buried there.
In business in Italy and Sicily from 1775 till he died; at Leghorn at least till 1788; later at Palermo where he traded under the style of Gibbs & Co., with a branch at Naples. He was Banker to the Court of the Two Sicilies at Naples, Consul at Palermo for the U.S. of America, Paymaster to the British Forces in the Mediterranean. A friend of Admiral Lord Nelson and agent for the management of his estates at Bronte, Sicily, and after his death to his brother and successor, Earl Nelson, D.D. A letter from Lord Nelson to Abraham which is preserved in the Aldenham collection of Family letters, is printed in 'Antony & Dorothea Gibbs' by J.A. Gibbs and there are more letters from Nelson to him in published collections of Nelson's letters and many references to him in letters from Nelson to others (see Additions of 1927 'Antony & Dorothea Gibbs' by J.A. Gibbs). Abraham died by suicide in his house in Palermo, and his firm, which had hitherto prospered well, was liquidated by his nephew and partner, William H. Gibbs, Portrait, see 'Antony & Dorothea Gibbs' by J.A. Gibbs.
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Person ID |
I3082 |
Gibbs Family Tree |
Last Modified |
19 May 2021 |
Family |
Mary Elizabeth Douglas, b. 10 Sep 1753, England d. 4 Mar 1797, Naples, Italy (Age 43 years) |
Marriage |
Aug 1790 |
Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy |
Children |
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Family ID |
F1337 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
9 Jul 2017 |
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