Gibbs Family Tree

Captain William Gibbs, of Topsham

Male 1757 - 1830  (73 years)


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  • Name William Gibbs 
    Title Captain 
    Suffix of Topsham 
    Birth 1757  Topsham, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 19 Jun 1757  Topsham, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Officer in the Navy 
    Death 1830  Topsham, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 1830  Topsham, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Officer in the Navy, baptised at Topsham 19 June 1757. Died 1830 and buried there.

      His home after marriage was in Shapter Street., Topsham, but a different house to his father's. He and his brother John and their father are described as 'mariners' in a deed of 1788 ('Aldenham Genealogical Collections, p. 165) and he and his brothers John and Thomas in the deed of 1789 referred to below under Lieutenant George Gibbs. He certainly was a trading ship-captain, but the evidence is missing on which (following the old editions) he is described in the chart as an officer in the navy. His death in 1830 ended the family connection of five generations with Topsham.
    Person ID I3062  Gibbs Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2018 

    Father Captain John Gibbs, of Topsham,   b. 1725, Topsham, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1774, At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Meachin,   b. Bef 1731   d. 1779 (Age > 48 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1751/52 
    Family ID F1328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanna Ley,   b. 1766   d. 3 May 1834 (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Heny Gibbs,   b. 3 Jun 1791, Bristol, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1858, Clyst St George, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. John Ley Gibbs,   b. 15 Jun 1793, Bristol, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1837, Manchester, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     3. Frances Gibbs,   b. 3 Apr 1797   d. 16 Jan 1847 (Age 49 years)
     4. Thomas Lyle Gibbs,   b. 1799, Topsham, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1814 (Age 15 years)
     5. Mary Matilda Gibbs,   b. 1 Apr 1801, Topsham, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1877 (Age 75 years)
     6. Abraham Gibbs,   b. Aug 1805   d. Jan 1806 (Age 0 years)
     7. Charles Gibbs, of Genoa,   b. 23 May 1808, Topsham, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1857, Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    Family ID F1330  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2017 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1757 - Topsham, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 19 Jun 1757 - Topsham, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1830 - Topsham, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1830 - Topsham, Devon Link to Google Earth
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