George GIBBS born Mitcheldean about 1828 (General)

by rickandsheila, Saturday, November 15, 2008, 02:08 (5924 days ago)

I am trying to find any record of the death of George Gibbs baptised Mitcheldean 28 March 1828. He married his second wife Prudence COLLINS, nee HARRIS, at Westbury on Severn on 28 September 1873. By the 1881 census at Worral Hill, Westdean, Prudence is shown as a widow. I can find no matching death on FreeBMD between 1873 and 1881. Can anyone help?

I am also trying to identify George's grandfather. FOD parish records show his father, also named George GIBBS, was baptised 8 March 1797 at Mitcheldean giving his parents' names as William GIBBS and Molly. I can find no marriage record for William GIBBS and Molly, but there is a marriage recorded in the FOD parish records for William GIBBS and Mary THACKWELL 19 December 1774 at Longhope. There are 6 children baptised by William and Mary between 1778 and 1794. I understand that Molly is an 18th century pet name for Mary, so is it possible that Mary and Molly are one and the same? Can anyone help me make the connection please.